National Green Tribunal probes pollution in the Markanda River
Why in news? On 15 October 2025 the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the pollution control boards of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana and the dep...
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Why in news? On 15 October 2025 the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the pollution control boards of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana and the dep...
Why in news? Data from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite mission, released in October 2025, show that the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) �...
Why in news? The Supreme Court of India permitted the sale and use of only “green” firecrackers in the Delhi–National Capital Region for Diwali�...
Why in news? Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary now hosts a thriving population of blackbuck antelopes after they had been locally extinc...
Why in news? The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations recognised the Sustainable Aquaculture in Mangrove Ecosystems (SAIME) m...
Why in news? During an odonate survey from 10 to 12 October 2025, researchers and forest staff recorded 83 species of dragonflies and damselflies in S...
Why in news? On 15 October 2025, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) invited entries for the 35th National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA). The aw...
Why in news? The CSIR‑National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has been in the spotlight for developing green firecrackers and ...
Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have discovered Impatiens rajibiana, a new species of balsam flower, in the natural fo...
Why in news? In October 2025 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published its first separate assessment of the Indian wolf (Can...
Why in news? During the IUCN World Conservation Congress held in Abu Dhabi in October 2025, Armenia was admitted as the newest State Member of the Int...
Why in news? The Blue Flag eco‑label remains a focus of discussion as tourist season approaches. As of the 2024/2025 season, twelve Indian beaches h...
Why in news? At the 2025 World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) presented its prestigious...
Why in news? During the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Congress held in Abu Dhabi in October 2025, the conservation status of t...
Why in news? The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy recognised three major ports—Deendayal in Gujarat, V.O. Chidambaranar in Tamil Nadu and Paradi...
Why in news? In the wake of rising tensions over water sharing, India’s environment ministry granted clearance for the 1,856 MW Sawalkote hydroelect...
Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the National Red List Roadmap in early October 2025. The initiative aims ...
Why in news? In October 2025 the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change inaugurated a living art installation called “Breathable Art” ...
Why in news? The government recently added nine new commodities to the National Agriculture Market (e‑NAM), increasing the total number of tradable ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the “Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves” (TOTR) project on 6 October 2025....