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Uttarakhand has started installing its first Glacial Lake Early-Warning System at Vasundhara Tal in Chamoli district to guard against Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). The system will track water level, weather, snow...
The Chemical Review Committee (CRC-22) of the Rotterdam Convention, meeting in Rome, adopted a Decision Guidance Document on the insecticide methyl parathion. It is an organophosphorus insecticide used on crops such as c...
World Rhino Day is observed on September 22 to raise awareness about protecting the five surviving rhino species: White, Black, Greater One-horned, Javan and Sumatran. Only about 27,000 rhinos remain in the wild, compare...
Himalaya Diwas, observed on September 9, draws attention to the Himalayan ecosystem and the need to conserve it. It was first declared in Uttarakhand in 2015 to promote conservation, sustainable development and community...
At the 5th e-FAST India Summit 2026, NITI Aayog's e-FAST India launched the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT) and a ZET Marketplace. e-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport-Indi...
Sikkim has flagged 40 high-hazard glacial lakes, 16 of them in the top-risk Category A for possible Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). Such lakes form from glacier meltwater and can burst suddenly due to excess water...
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...
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, a Ramsar wetland in Jamnagar district, Gujarat, has been identified as a major breeding site for the Black-necked Stork, listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Surveys from July 2024 to...
Twenty blackbucks, 15 females and 5 males, were released into the Banni Grasslands of Kutch, Gujarat, after being shifted from Vantara in Jamnagar. The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a South Asian grassland antelope...
IntroductionIn a major boost to wildlife tourism and arid-zone ecological education, the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) on 18 August 2026 officially approved the Master Plan for the Desert Zoological Park and Night Safari a...
IntroductionTo galvanize high-altitude wetland conservation and celebrate its iconic avian state symbol, the Union Territory of Ladakh on 18 August 2026 inaugurated the first-ever Black-Necked Crane Festival across the p...
IntroductionThe Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) presented the prestigious Gaj Gaurav Awards 2026 on 13 August 2026 during the national World Elephant Day celebrations in Visakhapatnam, Andhra...
