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Clear filtersFor the first time, India produced more than 100 billion units (BU) of electricity from renewable sources within a single quarter. The milestone came in the second quarter (Q2) of the 2026–27 financial year, as reported...
The Copernicus Climate Change Service of the European Union reported that sea surface temperatures in the Pacific's Niño 3.4 region climbed to a record 29.70°C in September 2026, above the peaks of the strong 1982–83, 19...
The Central Asian Conservation Network (CACN) has rolled out the Central Asian Flyway Digital Hub, an online platform meant to aid the protection of migratory birds. The hub brings together details on bird species, key s...
Madhya Pradesh has let eight wild water buffaloes into a 17-hectare enclosure inside Kanha Tiger Reserve, aiming to bring back a species that vanished from the State's forests nearly a hundred years ago. The group of six...
On 27 July 2026 the Union government issued its seventh draft notification to declare 56,825.7 sq km of the Western Ghats as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Ta...
The Chief Minister of Sikkim released Chocolate Mahseer fish into the Rangeet River as part of efforts to conserve native fish species. The Chocolate Mahseer (Neolissochilus hexagonolepis), also known as copper mahseer,...
Antarctic sea ice hit its third-lowest winter peak since satellite monitoring began, extending over about 17.59 million square kilometres on 14 September 2026. That was roughly 1 million square kilometres short of the lo...
Iceland is looking to partner with India on geothermal power and on CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage), notably through its Carbfix technology. Carbfix turns captured carbon dioxide (CO₂) into rock through pe...
Launched on 4 August 2026 by Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund, the Phoenix Species Project commits $200 million to recovering 100 threatened species in 30 countries, from mammals, birds and fish to amphibians, reptiles,...
World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day is marked on 8 October to spread awareness of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. For the 2026 observance, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) held an event in New Delhi on h...
Assam's Nameri Tiger Reserve has been granted Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS) Approved status in recognition of how it protects tigers and manages its protected area. CA|TS is an internationally accepted fra...
Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched India's first high-altitude wildlife safari built around snow leopard trails. It is run by the Snow Leopard and High-Altitude Nature Conservation (SHAN) Societ...
