February 24, 2026  Introduction: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to restore the Suav’s classification from a “nullah” (drain) to a “river” in official revenue records and gazette notifications. The order came in response to a petition challenging the downgrading of the Suav, a key tributary of the Rapti river in Balrampur district. The […]

February 23, 2026 Introduction: The Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Jharkhand has launched the ‘Vanjeevi Didi’ initiative, a community-driven conservation programme aimed at empowering women to protect forests and wildlife. Rolled out by the south division of PTR, the project seeks to build grassroots awareness and strengthen local participation in safeguarding biodiversity. Women as Forest Ambassadors Under the initiative, 18 […]

February 20, 2026  Introduction; Researchers have identified a new species of tiny crab measuring just three millimetres from the coral reefs of Agatti in the Lakshadweep Islands. The discovery was made by a team from the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Kochi, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The species has been named “Galathea […]

 February 19, 2026  Introduction: Kerala has declared tidal flooding along its coastline a State-specific disaster, enabling victims to receive financial assistance under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). The decision marks the first time in India that tidal flooding has been officially recognised as a disaster category by a State. The move follows repeated instances […]

 February 19, 2026  Introduction: Researchers from the School of Industrial Fisheries at Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) have identified a new species of pistol shrimp in the Kochi backwaters. The species, named Alpheus madhusoodanai, belongs to the family Alpheidae and marks the first alpheid shrimp recorded from an estuary in this region. The […]

February 19, 2026  Introduction:         Deep in southern Iraq’s desert plains, the long-lost city of Charax Spasinou has re-emerged through advanced archaeological technology. Once a thriving port on the Tigris River, the city lay buried for more than a millennium. Scholars now confirm it was among the final ambitious foundations associated with Alexander the Great. Digital mapping […]

February 19, 2026  Introduction: The waters of Lake Victoria, the world’s largest tropical lake, have shifted to a persistent toxic green. What were once seasonal algal blooms have become a permanent feature. The lake supports nearly 47 million people across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda for drinking water, transport, and fisheries. Scientists now warn that decades of nutrient pollution have […]

February 18, 2026  Introduction: India’s ambitious cheetah reintroduction programme has achieved a fresh milestone as three new cubs were born at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The latest births have taken the country’s total cheetah population to 38. The announcement was made by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, who confirmed that Gamini, a South African […]

 February 18, 2026  Introduction: Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of Diplura in the eastern Himalayas, marking a milestone in Indian entomology. The wingless, soil-dwelling micro-arthropod has been named “Lepidocampa sikkimensis”. The discovery ends nearly five decades of limited research on Diplura in India and represents the first species […]

February 17, 2026  Introduction: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has dismissed fresh pleas challenging environmental and coastal clearances granted to the Great Nicobar Island infrastructure project, allowing it to proceed subject to strict compliance with safeguards. The tribunal acknowledged the project’s strategic importance and held that there was no ground to interfere with the approvals granted in […]