Category: Environment Current Affairs

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 […]

Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: A new report “Nanda Devi Biosphere Decadal Monitoring Campaign 2026”, has found that landslide-prone zones in the core have nearly doubled over the past decade. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is one of India’s most important protected mountain ecosystems located in the Western Himalayas of Uttarakhand. It includes the Nanda Devi National […]

Red-Headed Vulture: In News A rare red-headed vulture sighted at an altitude of about 2,650 metres in Uttarakhand’s Munsiyari. The Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) is an Old World vulture. It is also known as the Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture, or Pondicherry vulture. They are usually found in open country and in cultivated and […]

Snow Leopard Wildlife Safari: India’s first high-altitude snow leopard wildlife safari was launched in the cold desert of Ladakh recently.Snow Leopard is a large wild cat native to the high-altitude mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.It is popularly known as the “Ghost of the Mountains” because of its elusive nature and excellent camouflage. Scientific […]

What is the Green Keelback? A snake, identified as ‘Green Keelback’, that is usually found in Central Asia, Sri Lanka and Eastern India, was recently found near Gangawadi village, on the fringes of Biligiri Rangana Betta (BR Hills), in Yelandur taluk, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka.Green Keelback:It is a non-venomous, semi-aquatic snake that is native to South […]