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10 stories for “ADE” · February 2026
Clear filtersOverview In February 2026, the 25th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) was held in New Delhi, hosted by TERI. This landmark event served as a global platform to discuss climate resilience, focusin...
A study found that wetlands in West Bengal's Murshidabad district are shrinking by about 2.1% a year, nearly three times the global rate and 1.5 times India's average. The combined area of 14 major wetlands fell from 5,5...
Three cubs were born to Gamini, a cheetah brought from South Africa, at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, taking India's cheetah count to 38. The number of cubs born in India has now reached 27. Project Cheetah began...
The 1,750 MW Demwe Lower Hydroelectric Project on the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh received an 11-year extension of its environmental clearance, now valid until 2037. The project was first cleared in 2010. Separately...
The Prime Minister inaugurated the world's first commercial-scale second-generation (2G) bioethanol plant using bamboo as feedstock at Golaghat in Assam. Second-generation ethanol is made from non-food biomass, so it doe...
World Pangolin Day, first held in 2012 and marked on the third Saturday of February, fell on 21 February 2026. It raises awareness about protecting pangolins and fighting the illegal wildlife trade, which makes them amon...
A 2026 census in Odisha recorded 765 dolphins in the State's marine and estuarine waters, its best tally in the past five years. Chilika Lake was home to 159 Irrawaddy dolphins, making it the single area with the densest...
Migratory griffon vultures were sighted in Maharashtra's Melghat and Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserves after almost ten years: a Himalayan Griffon (Near Threatened) at Melghat and a Eurasian Griffon (Least Concern) at Tadoba...
A pair of peacocks was seen at roughly 6,000 feet near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, an unusually high altitude for the bird. The Indian or Blue Peacock (Pavo cristatus), India's National Bird, belongs to the pheasant fami...
Two more wetlands, the Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh and Chhari-Dhand in Gujarat's Kutch district, have been designated Ramsar sites, taking India's total to 98. India joined the Ramsar Conventio...
