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A rare Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) was recently sighted in Chandu village, Gurgaon. The species is listed as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Researchers have discovered and formally described a new scorpion species, Liocheles gracilipalpus, from the Shivalik Hills in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir. It belongs to the Hormuridae family and was found at an el...
Scientists have described a new stingless honey bee species, Tetragonula nagalandensis, from the Medziphema region of Nagaland. It is named in honour of the state where it was first found. The discovery takes the number...
The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) released its seventh Status of Coral Reefs of the World report, showing bleaching events are growing more frequent. Global hard coral cover has fallen about 9.5% against t...
India launched its first Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It treats grasslands, savannas, deserts, scrublands, ravines and rocky plateaus as valuable ecosyste...
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported that the global daily average sea surface temperature for the extra-polar ocean (60°S–60°N) reached a record 21.104°C on August 22, 2026, just above the earlier record...
The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Assam has marked 25 years of rescue and rehabilitation work. Set up at Panbari near Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, it is India's first dedicat...
Arunachal Pradesh has recorded the first verifiable photographic evidence of the spoon-tailed duskhawker (Gynacantha basiguttata) in Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve. With this record, the species has been added...
A new species of freshwater flowering plant, Ammannia telanganensis, has been discovered in Telangana. It is an annual, herbaceous and semi-aquatic plant that belongs to the Lythraceae family. The species is named after...
At the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, countries could not agree on a global drought framework. The proposal sought better drought p...
A two-hectare plot in Khalingduar Reserve Forest, Udalguri district, Assam, will be restored as elephant habitat using biochar. The International Elephant Foundation (IEF) is supporting the work. Invasive species such as...
The Smew (Mergellus albellus), a rare migratory duck, has been recorded for the first time at Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. It is a small diving duck of the family Anatidae that breeds in northern Eurasia and mov...
