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15 stories for “GEM” · August 2026
Clear filtersWorld Lake Day, designated by the UN General Assembly and first observed globally in 2025, falls on August 27. It raises awareness of threats to lakes and promotes their conservation, restoration and sustainable manageme...
IntroductionIn a major victory for biodiversity conservation and sovereign genetic rights, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) on 18 August 2026 disbursed statutory funds generated through the Access and Benefit Sh...
IntroductionIn a major regulatory overhaul of riverine ecology management, the Ministry of Jal Shakti on 15 August 2026 notified significant amendments to the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authori...
IntroductionIn an extraordinary wildlife conservation triumph, the results of the 16th Asiatic Lion Population Estimation (2026) revealed that the population of the endangered Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) has surg...
World Lion Day was marked on 10 August 2026 to raise awareness about lion conservation and threats such as habitat loss, poaching and human-wildlife conflict. As apex predators, lions keep prey numbers in check and maint...
IntroductionIndia donated five peacocks to the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, as a diplomatic gesture highlighting the country's national heritage and cultural identity. The gift was arranged through India...
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 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...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive ecological summit, the 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA28) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive global policy advisory, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) strictly and officially released a fierce absolute report titled "No Transition Without Justic...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive entomological breakthrough, scientists strictly and officially discovered two fierce absolute new species of fruit flies, Zeugodacus umiam and Zeugodacus nasivittatus...
