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19 stories for “Current” · May 2026
Clear filtersMontane Wildlife Protections: UNGA Coordinates Cross-Border Trans-Himalayan Corridors to End Illegal Poaching and Horn TraffickingTargeting the ecological protection of high-altitude alpine habitats and driving global bu...
The International Day for Biological Diversity is observed every year on 22 May to raise awareness about the need to conserve biodiversity. The day reminds people that the variety of plants, animals and ecosystems sustai...
The Panzath Nag Spring Conservation Festival was recently held in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a community-driven event in which local people come together to clean the spring, restore the surrounding we...
Wildlife Biology and Ecology: Over Half of Global Turtle Species Face Extinction Metrics Due to Habitat FragmentationObserved internationally to coordinate global conservation budgets and halt the rapid biodiversity decl...
Global Ecological Restoration: Advanced Metapopulation Management Models Deploy Across Central Indian GrasslandsMarking a triumphant chapter in international wildlife relocation history, the Ministry of Environment, Fore...
The Global Sand Dilemma: UNEP Warns Over-Extraction is Driving River Degradation and Aquifer DepletionHighlighting an overlooked ecological crisis in global material supply chains, the United Nations Environment Programm...
Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR) have discovered a new freshwater fish species, Labeo kaage, in the Cauvery River basin of Karnataka. It...
Two firsts in clean urban transport have been announced. India’s first hydrogen-powered shuttle bus service has begun in the Central Vista area of New Delhi. Hydrogen fuel cell buses produce electricity by combining hydr...
Crisis in the Deep Amazon: World's Largest Population of Uncontacted Tribes Faces Existential DisplacementA critical monitoring report compiled by global environmental coalitions has issued an urgent warnings red alert,...
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is observed twice a year, on 9 May and 10 October, to promote the conservation of migratory birds. The observance encourages ordinary people to take part through community science, such as...
The International Day of Plant Health is marked every year on 12 May to raise public awareness about the need to protect plants from pests and diseases. Healthy plants are central to food production, farmer incomes and t...
A Royal Bengal Tiger has been recorded in the D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, the first such sighting in the sanctuary in close to two decades. The sighting is significant for tiger conservation...
