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Why in news?A wild buffalo killed a farm worker near Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam on 6 September 2026. The incident occurred in a jute fie...
Why in news?A newly married couple was found dead in Sasthamcotta Lake in Kerala’s Kollam district on 6 September 2026. Police recovered the bodies ...
Why in news?Scientists have described a new caecilian species named Gegeneophis chandgadi from Maharashtra. The formal description appeared in a 2026 ...
Why in news?A new study examined how people understand the striped hyena in parts of West Bengal. Researchers conducted 104 semi-structured interviews...
Why in news?Scientists have described a striking new plant species named Thismia daemona from western Thailand. They found one small population inside...
Why in news?Mumbai's Tree Authority approved tree removal for a Department of Atomic Energy road project near Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. The propo...
Why in news?A research team has described two new pistol shrimp species from the Cochin estuary in Kerala. Their formal names are Alpheus vembanadi an...
Why in news?Botanists have formally described a flowering plant named Osbeckia ulotricha. The finding came from shola grasslands inside the Agasthyama...
Why in news?The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its Limiting Overshoot report on 2 September 2026. It says long-term warming will...
Why in news?Punjab politicians recently invoked the baaj during rival campaign speeches. One claim linked a circling bird with protection after an Aug...
Why in news?Researchers have described a new flowering plant called Ophiorrhiza assamensis. They found it beside the Sajjanpara-Satargaon Road in Assa...
Why in news?A new assessment has valued Pichavaram’s ecosystem services at ₹2,485.38 crore. This equals about ₹1.83 crore for each assessed hect...
