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WWF-India Launches Nationwide Green Diwali Campaign 2026

The WWF-India EIACP Programme Centre started its countrywide Green Diwali Campaign on 20 October 2026; it will continue till 8 November 2026. Backed by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the drive urges people to mark the festival with less pollution and waste, with special attention to the 130 cities under the National Clean Air Programme…

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National

President Promulgates LAHDC (Amendment) Regulation 2026, Paving Way for Hill Councils in All Eight Ladakh Districts

President Droupadi Murmu has issued the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDC) (Amendment) Regulation, 2026, clearing the path for hill council polls in all eight districts of Ladakh, including the newly formed Sankoo district. The Union Cabinet had cleared the changes on 14 October 2026.

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Tamil Nadu

European Bee-eater Recorded in Chennai for the First Time

A young European bee-eater, scientifically named Merops apiaster, has been sighted in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This is the first time the bird has been documented in the city. The European bee-eater is placed in the family Meropidae under the order Coraciiformes.

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Tamil Nadu Sanctions 'Vetri 150' Scheme to Extend Rural Employment to 150 Days

On 20 October 2026, the Tamil Nadu government approved the Vetri 150 scheme to give extra work to vulnerable rural families. Under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), eligible households get 125 days of guaranteed work a year; Vetri 150 adds 25 more days once those 125 are completed, taking the total to 150.…

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National

Friendliest Cities Index 2026: Mérida Tops, Delhi Among Ten Lowest-Scoring Cities

Mérida in Mexico has been rated the friendliest city on the planet in the Friendliest Cities Index 2026, a ranking commissioned by travel platform Fernwayer, with a score of 95 out of 100. Second and third places went to Glasgow, Scotland (94.9) and Bogotá, Colombia (94.5).

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Environment

India's First Leopard Immunocontraception Study Launched in Junnar, Maharashtra

India's first scientific trial on curbing leopard breeding through immunocontraception has started in the Junnar forest division of Pune district, Maharashtra, where two vaccinated female leopards were released into the wild. This non-lethal method uses a vaccine to block pregnancy for a time, without lasting harm to fertility.

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Environment

CBD COP17 Global Biodiversity Summit Begins in Yerevan, Armenia

The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has got under way in Yerevan, Armenia. The meeting will take stock of global efforts to implement the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), agreed in 2022.

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Science & Tech

Kufri Jamunia: ICAR-CPRI's Biofortified Purple Potato to Tackle Hidden Hunger

To fight hidden hunger, India has developed Kufri Jamunia, a biofortified, purple-coloured potato variety. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Central Potato Research Institute (ICAR-CPRI) bred it and released it in 2024. Every 100 g of the potato supplies vitamin C at 42.75 mg, iron at 3.22 mg and zinc at 2.28 mg.

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