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India has submitted its First National Report (NR1) on implementing the Nagoya Protocol to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.It covers India's Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) work from 2017 to 20...
Three notable biodiversity records have been reported. A new parasitic wasp, Chelonus (Carinichelonus) mahadeb, was discovered in tea estates of Assam; it belongs to the Braconidae family, known for parasitoid behaviour....
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 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched the National Climate Stack Innovation Challenge. The initiative seeks to build a National Climate Stack that brings various climate datasets t...
Scientists have published India's first comprehensive checklist of fireflies, recording 92 species in 27 genera based on records from 1881 to 2025. More than 60% of these species are endemic to India, and several have no...
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has withdrawn the 2025 version of the seismic code (IS 1893) following concerns raised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).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 Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released the State of India's Environment Report 2026. It records that extreme weather events occurred on 99% of days in 2025, causing 4,419 deaths and affecting 17.41 mil...
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced standards for Green Ammonia and Green Methanol under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, to promote trade in green hydrogen derivatives. The standards set el...
India has launched the Zero Prize, described as the country's first results-based environmental award. Unlike awards that reward plans or intentions, it recognises pollution reduction that has been verified on the ground...
**Overview** On March 1, 2026, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), operating under the Ministry of Power, celebrated its 25th Foundation Day in New Delhi, powerfully reaffirming its critical role in advancing India's...
Zoological Survey of India scientists described a new Diplura species, Lepidocampa sikkimensis, from the eastern Himalayas. Diplura are primitive, soil-dwelling hexapods. It is the first Diplura species formally describe...
The National Green Tribunal approved the Great Nicobar Island infrastructure project subject to strict environmental compliance. The project comprises an International Container Transshipment Terminal, a township and a 4...
