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The fifth edition of Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar (SSSS) 2026 was launched on 1 September 2026 to remove marine litter and conserve coasts. Its week-long drive runs from 12 to 19 September 2026, ending on International...
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched the India Net Zero Portal and the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) Dashboard in Mumbai on 16 September 2026, World Ozone Day. The por...
Schizopygopsis waddellii has been recorded in India for the first time from Pangkang Teng Tso Lake in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. It is a cold-adapted freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family and belongs to the snowtrout...
Ophiopogon japonicus, an evergreen perennial commonly called dwarf lilyturf or mondo grass, has been recorded in India for the first time from West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. Its tuberous roots, known as Ophio...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, with the Landscape Alliance, has published "Forests for food: Nourishing people, sustaining the planet". It stresses the role of forests in reducing hunger and pover...
Four moth bean varieties developed by ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur, namely CAZRI Moth-4, 5, 6 and 7, withstood a prolonged 35-day dry spell during Kharif 2026 in western Rajasthan. Bred for...
World Ozone Day, observed on September 16, raises awareness about protecting the ozone layer, which shields Earth by reducing harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching the surface. The day commemorates the Montreal Pro...
Four years into the reintroduction programme, India's cheetah count has grown to 52, including 32 born in the country. Of these, 49 are in Kuno National Park and 3 in Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary, both in Madhya Pradesh. By or...
Assam had 3,260 greater one-horned rhinoceroses as of September 2026, around 80% of the species' global population. Kaziranga National Park, with more than 2,600 rhinos, is its largest stronghold. The state recorded zero...
According to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), the 2026 Antarctic ozone hole reached 15 million km² by the end of August, a little earlier than usual, and then grew sharply to about 25 million km² on S...
BirdLife International's State of the World's Birds 2026 report, the first edition dedicated to migratory birds and their flyways, says 45% of migratory bird species are in decline and one in nine is threatened with exti...
Assam's population of the endangered pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) has grown from 6 in 1996 to 194 through captive breeding. The world's smallest and rarest wild pig is listed Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red Li...
