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World Car Free Day is marked every year on 22 September. The day encourages people to travel without using private cars and to choose cleaner and safer modes of transport such as walking, cycling and public transit. By h...
A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, referred to as Arnab, crossed the coast near Kalingapatnam, between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur, and later weakened into a depression over Odisha and adjoining Chhattisgarh. Locat...
The 9th India International Water Week (IIWW) 2026 was inaugurated at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti from 22 to 26 September 2026, it carries the theme "Climate Resilient Water Manage...
Hazaribagh in Jharkhand is emerging as a safe home for vultures, with their regular presence and natural breeding recorded. Five of India's nine vulture species occur here: White-rumped Vulture, Indian Vulture, Slender-b...
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...
A new species of flowering plant, Begonia neelamorum, has been found in Keyi Panyor district of Arunachal Pradesh. The species is named after the Neelam clan of the Nyishi community. Locally, the plant is known as "kobii...
The fifth edition of Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar was held from 12 to 19 September 2026, with coastal clean-up drives at 231 locations across 13 States and Union Territories. About 15 lakh people took the Ocean Conservat...
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...
Madhya Pradesh's Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, being developed as India's second home for cheetahs, has received a new female cheetah from Botswana. The sanctuary, about 300 km from Kuno National Park — the ground zer...
The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Global Conservation Conference opened in Jaipur, Rajasthan. WWF, an international NGO founded in 1961, works on wildlife conservation, habitat protection, climate action and sustainab...
India has been ranked first among 41 global markets in the Global Business Climate Survey 2026. The survey was conducted by Business Sweden together with the Swedish Chambers of Commerce.
The rare ghost flower orchid Gastrodia keyiensis, known locally as “Oram Opuh” in the Nyishi dialect, has been recorded in Keyi Panyor district of Arunachal Pradesh. The species is classified as Data Deficient.
