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45 stories for “Environment” · February 2026
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...
Indian Railways has introduced an AI-enabled Intrusion Detection System to prevent elephant deaths on tracks. Distributed Acoustic Sensors fitted along optical fibre cables detect elephant movement and send real-time ale...
The National Statistics Office released a beta Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for eSankhyiki, India's national portal for official statistics. MCP allows AI tools to query datasets in real time without downloading f...
In 2025 India ranked second outside the United States for LEED-certified building space with 16 million gross square metres, behind China's 26 million GSM. The US leads overall with more than 50 million GSM. India record...
Cochin International Airport (CIAL) in Kerala will be the first airport in India to deploy hydrogen-powered buses for passenger movement, cutting emissions from airside transport. Also reported: two new marine worm speci...
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...
