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Clear filtersA new flowering plant of the Acanthaceae family, Dicliptera pakhalica, was described from Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary, Telangana, named after Pakhal Lake and rated Data Deficient under IUCN guidelines; the genus has over 2...
Migratory griffon vultures were sighted in Maharashtra's Melghat and Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserves after almost ten years: a Himalayan Griffon (Near Threatened) at Melghat and a Eurasian Griffon (Least Concern) at Tadoba...
ICAR's Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has succeeded in breeding the mangrove clam Geloina erosa in captivity. Known as mud clams and locally as 'Kandal Kakka' in northern Kerala, these burrowing bivalves inh...
A live rusty-spotted cat, one of the world's smallest wild cats, was recorded in Shergarh Sanctuary in Baran district, Rajasthan. The nocturnal, solitary species is listed as Near Threatened by IUCN. Other biodiversity r...
Researchers at IIT Guwahati have devised a method to forecast glacial hazards in the Eastern Himalayas, identifying 492 locations where glacial lakes could form in the future. Such lakes can trigger Glacial Lake Outburst...
Growing freshwater inflow is upsetting the ecology of Lonar Lake in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India's only meteor impact crater lake in basalt rock, formed about 50,000 years ago when a meteorite struck the Deccan...
Goa has become the second Indian State, after Kerala, to bring out a state-level Bird Atlas, released at the 9th Bird Festival of Goa in Valpoi. Using grid-based surveys, the atlas maps bird distribution and allows chang...
The Environment Ministry notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, replacing the 2016 rules from 1 April 2026 for both urban and rural local bodies. Waste must be separ...
The SAKSHAM (Sanrakshan Kshamata Mahotsav) 2026 campaign on fuel conservation was launched in Chandigarh. It runs from February 1 to February 15, 2026, and promotes efficient use of petroleum products and cleaner energy...
A pair of peacocks was seen at roughly 6,000 feet near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, an unusually high altitude for the bird. The Indian or Blue Peacock (Pavo cristatus), India's National Bird, belongs to the pheasant fami...
A faunal survey in Kerala's Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary recorded 171 bird, 177 butterfly and 42 odonate species, many of them new to the sanctuary. Its total species count now stands at 247 birds, 223 butterflies and 6...
Snow settled on the interior desert of Saudi Arabia's Al-Jawf region for the first time on record, around November-December 2025, following heavy rain and hail. A cold weather system moving in from the Mediterranean brou...
