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The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) disbursed ₹8.22 crore to three research institutions and 33 State Biodiversity Boards and UT Biodiversity Councils, one of the largest single access and benefit-sharing (ABS) rel...
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) under MoEFCC completed the National Catalogue of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), with the final volume published in Zootaxa.India has 13,703 Lepidoptera species in 3,705 genera,...
The Supreme Court ruled that a 10-km mining buffer applies to all notified wetland reserves, even where no separate buffer zone has been notified, to protect fragile wetlands from mining.Wetlands are regulated under the...
A new species of stream-dwelling catfish, Pseudecheneis likimroensis, has been discovered in the fast-flowing Likimro River in Nagaland.The fish is named after the river where it was found. Catfishes of the genus Pseudec...
A snow leopard (Panthera uncia) has been recorded for the first time in the Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.The sighting extends the known range of the elusive high-altitude cat in the...
IntroductionIndia hosted the first-ever Global South Climate Summit, officially designated 'Vasudhaiva 2026' (from the Sanskrit phrase Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — 'The World is One Family'), in New Delhi from 7–9 August 2026...
P. Pechiyammal of Ramanathapuram and Govindhammal of Villupuram received the Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for Environment Protection 2026 in Chennai.Pechiyammal was honoured for removing abandoned fishing nets to protect m...
International Clouded Leopard Day was observed on 4 August to raise awareness about conserving clouded leopards, the smallest of the big cats.There are two species, the Mainland Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) and th...
India ranked 176th of 177 countries in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2026 with a score of 22.46, second from bottom, and has stayed among the five worst performers since 2022. It ranked 174th in both air qual...
A joint communication from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and MoEFCC asked States to align Community Forest Resource Management Plans (CFRMPs) with Forest Department Working Plans, raising concern that it could dilute Gr...
The NTCA's 'Roadmap for Active Management of Tigers in India', based on the 2022 All India Tiger Estimation, found that 38 of India's 58 tiger reserves have a declining prey base, poor habitat, or both.Only 20 reserves h...
Scientists have described a new species of blind, blood-red eel, Rakthamichthys anchi, from underground aquifers linked to dug-out wells in Goalpara district, Assam.The species belongs to the genus Rakthamichthys, a grou...
