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143 stories for “Red” · September 2026
Clear filtersConcerns over the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) have highlighted gaps in population data and conservation planning in India. The species is Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, with an estimated 5,000-14,000 animals wor...
Lahore in Pakistan was declared the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2026-27 at the 26th SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek. The annually rotating title, introduced i...
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to recognise Tamil as the principal language of the Madras High Court. Article 348(2) permits a State's official language in High Cour...
A rare Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) was recently sighted in Chandu village, Gurgaon. The species is listed as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Researchers have discovered and formally described a new scorpion species, Liocheles gracilipalpus, from the Shivalik Hills in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir. It belongs to the Hormuridae family and was found at an el...
The Centre has deferred Census operations in Manipur. Meiteis, Pangals (Meitei Muslims) and Nagas demanded that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) be updated first with 1951 as the base year, and petitions in the Ma...
IIT Bombay hosted the National Conference on Quantum Biotechnology 2026 to promote the use of quantum technology in life sciences and healthcare. Sessions covered diagnostics, biomedical imaging, drug discovery, precisio...
The Tamil Nadu government has launched 'Vettri Karangal' to give construction workers international-standard skills for jobs abroad. 1,000 registered workers will be trained at a cost of ₹15 crore, and another 50,000 wil...
India launched its first Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It treats grasslands, savannas, deserts, scrublands, ravines and rocky plateaus as valuable ecosyste...
India's exports of coconut products grew 62% in FY 2025–26 to ₹7,038.35 crore (USD 794.70 million), up from ₹4,349.03 crore the previous year. India remains the largest coconut producer with 31.24% of world output, and K...
The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Assam has marked 25 years of rescue and rehabilitation work. Set up at Panbari near Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, it is India's first dedicat...
A new species of freshwater flowering plant, Ammannia telanganensis, has been discovered in Telangana. It is an annual, herbaceous and semi-aquatic plant that belongs to the Lythraceae family. The species is named after...
