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31 stories for “of” · February 2026
Clear filtersZoological Survey of India scientists described a new Diplura species, Lepidocampa sikkimensis, from the eastern Himalayas. Diplura are primitive, soil-dwelling hexapods. It is the first Diplura species formally describe...
Jharkhand's Palamu Tiger Reserve launched 'Vanjeevi Didi' on 17 February 2026 in the Garu range to involve communities in wildlife protection. Educated women from 17 villages, 18 from each, will serve as forest ambassado...
Overview 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...
The National Highways Authority of India started the country's first Bee Corridors initiative to create pollinator-friendly green belts along highways. Native nectar-bearing trees such as Neem, Karanj, Mahua, Palash, Jam...
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...
In a public poll conducted by the Forest Department, the Indian Grey Hornbill was selected as the 'Bird of Tirupattur' district. The exercise aimed to make students and young people more aware of biodiversity and forest...
A mud volcano erupted at Diglipur in the Andaman Islands. Also called sedimentary or gas-oil volcanoes, mud volcanoes are mounds formed when mud, water and gases burst out from below the surface, usually in oil-field or...
The Sangtam tribal body of Nagaland adopted a resolution against hunting and trading pangolins in Kiphire and Tuensang districts, near the India-Myanmar border, a known wildlife-trafficking route. Pangolins are the world...
