Category: Environment Current Affairs

Namdapha Tiger Reserve: Employees of Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh engaged under the Centre’s Project Tiger have raised wage issue. Namdapha Tiger Reserve is located in Arunachal Pradesh. It is named after the river Namdapha originating from Daphabum, the highest mountain peak in the reserve. This area was originally Reserved Forests […]

Palamu Tiger Reserve : In News Villagers from 25 villages in the Garu region of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR), Latehar district, voluntarily surrendered 31 country-made guns to support wildlife protection. Palamu Tiger Reserve is located in Jharkhand. The reserve forms a part of the Betla National Park. It is one of the first tiger reserves […]

Chocolate Mahseer: Sikkim Chief Minister released ‘Chocolate Mahseer’ fish into the Rangeet river, underlining the importance of conserving indigenous fish species and protecting the state’s aquatic biodiversity. Chocolate Mahseer or copper mahseer (Neolissochilus hexagonolepis) is a freshwater fish species. The fish species belonging to the genus Tor and Neolissocheilus under the family Cyprinidae are popularly […]

Sex Reversal in Animals: A new study published in Science Advances on wild agile frogs (Rana dalmatina) in Hungary revealed that climate change-induced sex reversal creates significant reproductive disadvantages and elevates extinction risks. A biological phenomenon where an individual organism develops anatomical and physiological sexual traits—including reproductive organs and fertility—that differ from its genetically determined […]

Diamondback Terrapin: A rare two headed diamondback terrapin hatchling has been discovered on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is a species of turtle. It inhabits saltwater habitats, including brackish channels, lagoons, tidal flats, marshes, estuarine areas, and coastlines. It is native to the Northeastern and southern United States, and in It occurs […]

New Species of Springtails: Scientists recently discovered two new species of tiny soil-dwelling creatures called springtails named Folsomia ciega and Folsomia unioculata in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats, taking the number of known species of the genus Folsomia in India to 13. Folsomia ciega and Folsomia unioculata are two new species of tiny […]

Strategy for Environmental-Economic Accounts in India 2026–2030: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the Strategy for Environmental-Economic Accounts in India 2026–2030, a roadmap to strengthen environmental-economic accounting in India. The Strategy for Environmental-Economic Accounts in India 2026–2030, released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation […]

GPS Tracking of Elephants in Assam: The Assam Forest Department and World Wide Fund for Nature–India (WWF-India) released Tracking the Giants: Movement and Habitat-Use Patterns of GPS-Collared Elephants in Assam during the 72nd Wildlife Week. The study underscores the need to strengthen conservation of the Asian elephant amid rising habitat fragmentation and human-elephant conflict. Asian […]

Study Flags Widespread Illegal GM Cotton Cultivation: A field study found that cotton hybrids with unapproved genetically modified (GM) traits were grown on 24–30% of India’s cotton-growing area in 2025–26. Around 26.2-29 lakh hectares out of India’s 114.8 lakh hectares under cotton had such hybrids. GM Traits Found: The hybrids carried: cp4-epsps, which makes cotton […]

Central Asian Flyway Digital Hub: The Central Asian Conservation Network (CACN) has launched a new Central Asian Flyway Digital Hub, according to a recent statement by the organisation. Central Asian Flyway Digital Hub is developed by the Central Asian Conservation Network (CACN). It aim is to strengthen the sharing of knowledge and information for the […]