Category: Environment Current Affairs

Red Sand Boa: The Hyderabad zonal unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recently recovered live Indian Red Sand Boa (Eryx johnii) from a person, who was involved in illegal trading of live snakes at Warangal. The Red Sand Boa, commonly called the Indian Sand Boa, is a non-venomous snake species found throughout the dry […]

Red-Necked Falcon: A rare Red-necked falcon was sighted in Kawal Tiger Reserve. The red-necked falcon (Falco chicquera ) is a bird of prey in the falcon family It has two disjunctive populations, one in India and the other in Africa. It is a medium-sized bird of prey recognised for its distinctive reddish-brown crown and neck, […]

Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary: In News The irrigation engineers of Telangana say they would ensure that the proposed Pranahita-Chevella barrage on River Pranahita does not submerge the Chaprala wildlife sanctuary located near the barrage site. Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. It is located on the bank of the confluence of […]

Common Bronzeback: A rare species of snake, identified as the “Common Bronze-back Tree Snake”, has been recently spotted in the Belrayan range of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district. It is a non-venomous species of tree snake found in South and Southeast Asia. Scientific Name: Dendrelaphis tristis Other Names: Indian Bronzeback Tree […]

Ganges Soft-shell Turtle: India’s first satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle was released in the 1,302 sq. km Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam. Ganges Soft-shell Turtle is one of the largest freshwater turtle species in the world. It is also known as the Indian softshell turtles (Nilssonia gangetica) It has a long neck and […]

United Nations Forum on Forests: The Global Forest Goals Report 2026 was launched during the 21st session of the United Nations Forum on Forests. United Nations Forum on Forests is an intergovernmental body established in 2000 by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Its objective is to promote sustainable forest management and conservation worldwide. […]

Western Hoolock Gibbon: In a first, a male Western Hoolock Gibbon housed in the Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in Assam’s Jorhat district crossed the canopy bridges installed over a railway line passing through the sanctuary. Western Hoolock Gibbon is the smallest and fastest of all apes. It is found in a range of forest types, from […]

Eublepharis jhuma: Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India recently discovered a new species of leopard gecko named Eublepharis jhuma from the rocky hills of Bihar, India. Eublepharis jhuma is a new species of leopard gecko. It was discovered during a wildlife survey on the outskirts of the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, Bihar. It is the […]

Barn Swallow: Descendants of migratory barn swallows may have gradually stopped making long journeys and settled permanently in Manipur’s Imphal Valley, a new study suggests. Barn Swallow is a migratory passerine bird species. Scientific Name: Hirundo rustica It is the most abundant and widely distributed swallow species in the world. It breeds throughout the Northern […]

Sonerila roxburghii: Researchers recently identified a new species of flowering plant named Sonerila roxburghii from the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats in Kerala. It is a new species of flowering plant. It was discovered in the Mankulam and Kallar areas of the Idukki district of Kerala, at elevations ranging between 1,380 and 1,480 metres above sea […]