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Prosopis juliflora: Invasive Alien Species, Vilayati Babul & Desertification

Prosopis juliflora: Invasive Alien Species, Vilayati Babul & Desertification

Why in news? Environmental experts have warned that climate change is likely to accelerate the spread of Prosopis juliflora, a hardy shrub introduced ...

Lipulekh Pass: Indo-Tibetan Trade, Kailash-Mansarovar & Uttarakhand

Lipulekh Pass: Indo-Tibetan Trade, Kailash-Mansarovar & Uttarakhand

Why in news? India announced plans to reopen the Lipulekh Pass for cross‑border trade with China in June 2026 after a six‑year hiatus caused by th...

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary: Indian One-Horned Rhino, Assam & Brahmaputra

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary: Indian One-Horned Rhino, Assam & Brahmaputra

Why in news? The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam reopened to tourists for the 2025–26 season, drawing attention to its remarkable population of...

Hypercapnic Hypoxia: Mangrove Estuaries, Climate Change & Fisheries

Hypercapnic Hypoxia: Mangrove Estuaries, Climate Change & Fisheries

Why in news? A new study has warned that mangrove estuaries across the tropics are slipping into a chemical state called hypercapnic hypoxia, where ca...

Adipose Tissue: White, Brown & Beige Fat, Metabolism & Thermogenesis

Adipose Tissue: White, Brown & Beige Fat, Metabolism & Thermogenesis

Why in news? Fat is often thought of as inert storage, but recent research has highlighted that adipose tissue is metabolically active and plays a key...

World Happiness Report 2026: India Ranking, Finland & Social Media

World Happiness Report 2026: India Ranking, Finland & Social Media

Why in news? The World Happiness Report 2026 has been released by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network in partnership with ...

South Shetland Islands: Antarctic Peninsula, Earthquake & Tectonics

South Shetland Islands: Antarctic Peninsula, Earthquake & Tectonics

Why in news? On 20 March 2026 a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the remote South Shetland Islands north of the Antarctic Peninsula. The quake occurred...

RELIEF Scheme: Export Facilitation, West Asia Crisis & MSMEs

RELIEF Scheme: Export Facilitation, West Asia Crisis & MSMEs

Why in news? The Government of India has launched the RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme to assist exporters ...

ALMM Framework: Solar Energy, Domestic Manufacturing & PV Modules

ALMM Framework: Solar Energy, Domestic Manufacturing & PV Modules

Why in news? India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has expanded its Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) framework to include sol...

Irula Tribe: Tamil Nadu PVTG, Land Rights & Snake Catchers

Irula Tribe: Tamil Nadu PVTG, Land Rights & Snake Catchers

Why in news? In the village of Kunnapattu in Tamil Nadu, Irula families who have lived on community land for generations have been served eviction not...

Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve: Eco-Sensitive Zone, Wildlife Corridors & Tamil Nadu

Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve: Eco-Sensitive Zone, Wildlife Corridors & Tamil Nadu

Why in news? The Tamil Nadu government informed the Madras High Court that 42 illegal resorts and farmhouses operating in the eco‑sensitive zone of ...

Methane Emissions: Super-Emitters, Greenhouse Gas & Global Warming

Methane Emissions: Super-Emitters, Greenhouse Gas & Global Warming

Why in news? Recent satellite data processed by Carbon Mapper and analysed by the Stop Methane Project have revealed that 15 of the world’s top 25 m...

Coconut Promotion Scheme: India Production, Kalpavriksha & Horticulture

Coconut Promotion Scheme: India Production, Kalpavriksha & Horticulture

Why in news? During the Budget session in March 2026, the Minister of State for Agriculture told Parliament that India contributes over 30 percent of ...

Garo Hills District Council: Sixth Schedule, Meghalaya & Autonomy

Garo Hills District Council: Sixth Schedule, Meghalaya & Autonomy

Why in news? The Meghalaya cabinet extended the term of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months in March 2026 following prote...

Small Hydro Power Scheme: Run-of-River Projects, Clean Energy & CFA

Small Hydro Power Scheme: Run-of-River Projects, Clean Energy & CFA

Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved a new Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for 2026‑27 to 2030‑31 with an outlay of about ₹2,584.6...

IOS SAGAR Initiative: Indian Navy, Maritime Security & MAHASAGAR

IOS SAGAR Initiative: Indian Navy, Maritime Security & MAHASAGAR

Why in news? On 16 March 2026 the Indian Navy commenced the second edition of the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR initiative. Training sessions were hel...

Indian Wolf: Vulnerable Status, Grasslands & Wildlife Conflict

Indian Wolf: Vulnerable Status, Grasslands & Wildlife Conflict

Why in news? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released a 2025 assessment treating the Indian wolf as a distinct taxon and cat...

Vietnam Geography: Indochinese Peninsula, Mekong Delta & Southeast Asia

Vietnam Geography: Indochinese Peninsula, Mekong Delta & Southeast Asia

Why in news? Vietnam features regularly in international discourse because of its strategic location in the Indo‑Pacific and its rapidly growing eco...

BHAVYA Scheme: Industrial Parks, NICDC & Plug-and-Play Manufacturing

BHAVYA Scheme: Industrial Parks, NICDC & Plug-and-Play Manufacturing

Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) with an allocation of about ₹33,660 crore to develop 100 plug‑and...

Stockholm Water Prize 2026: Kaveh Madani, Water Governance & SIWI

Stockholm Water Prize 2026: Kaveh Madani, Water Governance & SIWI

Why in news? The Stockholm International Water Institute announced that Professor Kaveh Madani, Director of the United Nations University’s Institut...

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