Environment
Namdapha Butterfly Festival Showcases the Wild Heart of Arunachal Pradesh
Namdapha Butterfly Festival is an ecotourism festival held in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, on 26 to 28 November 2025 at Khachang village near Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve.
Gogabeel Lake Achieves Ramsar Status for Biodiversity and Conservation
Gogabeel Lake, part of the Katihar district of the Indian state of Bihar, became the latest Ramsar Site of the wetland of international importance. The oxbow lake is the
Cyclone Montha Makes Landfall Near Kakinada, Bringing Destruction to Andhra and Odisha
A strong storm in the west-central Bay of Bengal, named Cyclone Montha, reached the east coast of India near Kakinada, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam. With speeds of 100km/h and
India Conducts First-Ever DNA-Based Elephant Census, Reveals Population Decline by 25%
The number of wild animals in India, especially wild elephants, has decreased by a quarter in the last eight years, and this has as well cast serious concerns about
Maharashtra Gets India’s First Cooperative CBG Plant | 12 Tonnes Biogas Daily Production
The first move in the clean energy movement in India occurred in the opening of the first cooperative-run Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant in Kopargaon in Maharashtra, Ahmednagar district. The
Pulicat Fishermen Demand Long-Term Solution as Silt Threatens Lake and Livelihoods
The second-largest lagoon of brackish water in India, Pulicat Lake, is experiencing a serious ecological crisis due to high siltation in its outlet. Fishermen in neighboring villages in Andhra
Reintroduction of Asian Giant Tortoise in Nagaland: A Step Towards Community-Led Biodiversity Conservation
Reintroduction of the Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) In August 2025, 10 members of the critically endangered Asian Giant Tortoise (Manouria emys) the largest tortoise species found on the mainland
Kaziranga in Assam Records Third-Highest Tiger Density in India
More than 70% of the wild tigers in the world live in India and it is important that the population of tigers be monitored as a form of conservation
World Mangrove Day celebrated on 26th July
World Mangrove Day that is celebrated on 26 th July emphasizes on the ecological, economical and climatic importance of the mangrove ecosystems. These special forests occur along the coastlines
Union Minister Inaugurates C-FLOOD: India’s Unified Inundation Forecasting System
C-FLOOD, a web-based system to forecast floods designed during the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), was launched on July 2, 2025, by the Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C.
