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Worsening Air Quality Forces Delhi-NCR to Escalate Curbs Twice in One Day

Delhi-NCR witnessed a rapid escalation in pollution control measures as authorities tightened restrictions twice within a single day. With air quality deteriorating sharply on Saturday, the Commission for...

December 13, 2025

Siliserh Lake Declared India’s 96th Ramsar Wetland

Siliserh Lake in Rajasthan’s Alwar district has been designated as a Ramsar site, becoming India’s 96th wetland of international importance. The recognition, announced by the Convention on Wetlands,...

December 13, 2025

Meghalaya Inaugurates Soil Lake to Boost Conservation and Sustainable Development

Meghalaya has taken a significant step towards environmental conservation and sustainable development with the inauguration of Soil Lake at Williamnagar in East Garo Hills district. Developed under the...

December 13, 2025

Chhattisgarh Gets Its First Ramsar Site with Kopra Reservoir Declaration

Chhattisgarh has marked a significant environmental milestone with the declaration of the Kopra Reservoir in Bilaspur district as the state’s first Ramsar Site. The recognition places Kopra on...

December 13, 2025

Statutory Delhi Ridge Board Constituted To Protect Capital’s Green Lungs

The Union environment ministry has reconstituted the Delhi Ridge Management Board with statutory powers under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, fulfilling a Supreme Court directive aimed at strengthening...

December 12, 2025

New Shieldtail Species Discovered In Siruvani Hills

A rare shieldtail snake species, Rhinophis siruvaniensis, has been formally identified from Kerala’s Western Ghats, underscoring the region’s exceptional biodiversity. The non-venomous burrowing snake was discovered through citizen...

December 12, 2025

World Bank Approves Funding For Haryana Clean Air Project

The World Bank has cleared a USD 305 million assistance package to support Haryana’s Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development, a major intervention aimed at delivering measurable improvements...

December 12, 2025

Two New Jumping Spider Species Discovered in Meghalaya

Meghalaya has added two newly identified jumping spider species to India’s rich biodiversity record, reaffirming the State’s ecological importance within the Indo-Burma mega hotspot. Scientists from the Zoological...

December 11, 2025

India Unveils R&D Roadmap for Carbon Capture to Meet Net-Zero Goals

India has introduced a national R&D roadmap to advance Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technologies, positioning them as critical tools for achieving the country’s 2070 net-zero target....

December 9, 2025

New Semi-Aquatic Spider Species Dolomedes indicus Found in Western Ghats

A research team in Kerala has identified a new species of semi-aquatic spider, Dolomedes indicus, marking the first confirmed record of a fishing spider from this genus in...

December 8, 2025

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