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Two days were observed on 21 March:International Colour Day: Celebrated every year around the world to recognise the importance of colours in art, science and everyday life.World Day for Glaciers: Observed to draw attent...
A new plant species, Osbeckia zubeengargiana, has been discovered in the grasslands of Manas National Park in Assam. It belongs to the Melastomataceae family and has been named after Zubeen Garg. Separately, Myiophanes k...
A faunal survey by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, has identified nine species new to science. They include the jumping spider Stenaelurillus megamalai, the mayflies E...
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has withdrawn the 2025 version of the seismic code (IS 1893) following concerns raised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The earlier standard, IS 1893 (Part 1): 20...
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, aiming to reach "Lakshya Zero Dumpsites" by September 2026.The progr...
Scientists have identified two fruit fly species new to science, Acidoxantha paratotoflava and Hemilea suneriae, in the Himalayan foothills of the Solan region in Himachal Pradesh.Both belong to the subfamily Trypetinae....
India's cheetah population has risen to 53 after the cheetah Jwala gave birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park, taking the number of India-born cubs to 33. Separately, two India-born cheetahs, KP2 and KP3, were tracked...
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have proposed listing the Striped Hyena in Appendix I and Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The proposal will be taken up at the 15th...
India has submitted its 7th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), reviewing progress on 23 National Biodiversity Targets (NBTs) through 142 indicators. The targets are aligned with the Kunming-...
A Slender Loris Conservation Centre, the first facility of its kind in India, has been opened in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu to support the conservation of and research on the species. The slender loris is a small tr...
StartupBlink has released the Innovators Business Environment Index (IBEI) 2026, which rates how favourable national business conditions are for innovators.Countries are scored from 0 to 100 on regulation, access to capi...
The Supreme Court closed its 2021 suo motu case on polluted rivers and handed the task of monitoring river pollution to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The Court reiterated that the right to live in clean and hygienic...
