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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...
World Coconut Day is marked on September 2 to highlight the farm, economic and everyday value of the coconut. It was first observed in 2009; the date is the founding day of the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC),...
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...
The FAO's Status of the World's Soil Resources 2026 report finds soil degradation worsening worldwide, with South Asia, especially India, badly affected. 58% of regional assessments showed decline since 2015 and only abo...
The Smew (Mergellus albellus), a rare migratory duck, has been recorded for the first time at Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. It is a small diving duck of the family Anatidae that breeds in northern Eurasia and mov...
State-run Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has delivered Mangrol, the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC). Named after the coastal town of Mangrol in Gujarat's Junagadh district, it is built...
World Lake Day, designated by the UN General Assembly and first observed globally in 2025, falls on August 27. It raises awareness of threats to lakes and promotes their conservation, restoration and sustainable manageme...
A new global drought resilience architecture was unveiled at UNCCD COP17. It includes the world's first Drought Resilience Index (DRI), which measures a country's ability to anticipate, prepare for and withstand droughts...
At the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, India urged a shift in global drought policy from reacting to crises towards proactive, technology-based resilience. It called for st...
The Tamil Nadu government is studying a ₹876.35-crore proposal to make a 7.2-km central stretch of the Buckingham Canal navigable, from Napier Bridge to the Adyar River via Greenways Road, with passenger boats, floating...
Forty-four social and environmental groups, along with retired forest officers and scientists, have asked the Himachal Pradesh government to prohibit glyphosate-based herbicides on forest land. The chemical is reportedly...
Chhattisgarh has become India’s first inland State to start exporting value-added Tilapia fish products, shipping 382 tonnes to the United States. The State has put nearly ₹900 crore into fisheries under the Pradhan Mant...
