Category: Environment Current Affairs

Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs Ecosystems: A study presented at the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa (Kenya) highlighted that coral reefs off Kenya’s coast are showing signs of resilience despite climate change, marking a rare positive development in marine conservation. Despite severe bleaching in 2024, coral cover in the studied Kenyan region recovered significantly from 27% to […]

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2026: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought was observed globally recently. It is observed annually on June 17 to spread awareness about international cooperation to combat desertification and the effects of drought. Desertification was identified as one of the greatest challenges to sustainable development during the Rio […]

Mishmi Takin: The first-ever video footage of a herd of the elusive Mishmi Takin have been recently recorded in the Tingda Reserve Forest of North Sikkim Mishmi Takin is a species of goat-antelope belonging to the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla). It is one of 4 subspecies of Takin, which vary in coat color. Scientific Name: […]

Hamataliwa mawlyngot: Researchers recently identified a new species of spider named Hamataliwa mawlyngot from Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills. Hamataliwa mawlyngot is a new species of lynx spider. It was discovered from a hillside shrub in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills. Researchers found male and female specimens living on Molucca brambles growing along the slopes of the […]

Indocolea devendrae:   A team of researchers from Kerala recently identified a new genus of bryophyte plant named Indocolea devendrae from the forests of northern Kerala. Indocolea devendrae is a new species of bryophyte plant. It was discovered in the forests of northern Kerala. It has been named ‘Indocolea devendrae’ in honour of noted bryologist […]

Venus Flytrap: Scientists have found the physical mechanism ‌behind the snapping action of Venus flytrap. Venus flytrap is a small perennial carnivorous plant of the sundew family. It is native to a limited region of North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States. The plant grows in moist, acidic soil. It grows in nutrient-poor […]

Planetary Climate Vital Signs Report 2026: A new global climate assessment released during the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB64), 2026 warns that all major planetary climate indicators have worsened since the last IPCC assessment cycle. The Planetary Climate Vital Signs Report 2026 is a global scientific assessment published in Earth System Science Data by around […]

Wind Turbine Supply Chain Management Portal (WT-MARUT): Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy officially launched India’s first dedicated wind turbine supply chain management portal, WT-MARUT, at the Global Wind Day Conference in Goa. WT-MARUT is India’s first indigenous, centralized digital platform explicitly dedicated to managing, tracking, and optimizing the domestic wind turbine manufacturing supply […]

Greater Hog Badger: The Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has released the first scientific assessment report on the greater hog badger (Arctonyx collaris). Greater Hog Badger is a nocturnal small burrowing omnivore mammal. It is called ‘mati gahori’ in Assamese. Globally, there are three extant species of this mammal—the greater hog badger, the northern […]