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Great Barrier Reef coral cover rebounds to 35.1%

The Australian Institute of Marine Science released the 2025/26 Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report on 11 August 2026. The report recorded a rebound in hard coral cover...

August 14, 2026

Parliamentary Panel Backs National Pine Needle Policy

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change presented its 412th report on forest fires in the Himalayan region in August 2026. The...

August 13, 2026

Uttar Pradesh: Parichha Weir Gets ICID Heritage Recognition

The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) designated the 140-year-old Parichha Weir in Jhansi as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS) on 13 August 2026. The structure...

August 13, 2026

NBA Releases ₹15.52 Crore from Mustard Genetic Resources

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹15.52 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) proceeds from mustard genetic resources on 13 August 2026 under the Biological Diversity Act,...

August 13, 2026

Gujarat to Get Asia’s First Desert-Themed Night Safari

Gujarat has received approval for the Desert Zoological Park and Night Safari at Juna Deesa in Banaskantha district. The project will be developed on about 103 hectares of...

August 13, 2026

Centre Redefines Ganga Floodplain Norms

The Union Jal Shakti Ministry issued the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities (Second Amendment) Order, 2026 on 7 August 2026, and the order was published in...

August 12, 2026

India Reaffirms Elephant Conservation on World Elephant Day

India marked World Elephant Day on 12 August 2026 with official statements on elephant conservation, habitat protection, and human-elephant conflict management. The country has 33 Elephant Reserves across...

August 12, 2026

Two Tribal Representatives Join Kerala Wildlife Board

Kerala included two tribal representatives in its State Wildlife Board for the first time on 11 August 2026. The board now includes Raman Raja Mannan of the Mannan...

August 12, 2026

Gujarat Launches ₹2.94 Crore Plastic Waste Management Project at Nalsarovar

The Gujarat Forest Department launched a ₹2.94 crore Plastic Waste Management Project around the Ramsar-designated Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary on 11 August 2026. The project is linked to the...

August 11, 2026

V.O.C. Port Becomes India’s First Scope-2 Emission-Free Major Port

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, became India’s first major port to achieve Scope-2 Emission-Free status on 10 August 2026. The port also became the first...

August 11, 2026

India’s Asiatic Lion Population Reaches 891

India’s Asiatic lion population increased from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025, as recorded in the 16th Asiatic Lion Population Estimation. The species is found mainly in...

August 10, 2026

Mount Bromo Wildfire Spreads in Indonesia

A wildfire broke out on 3 August 2026 inside Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia, and affected the Gunung Bromo Watu Gede and Jantur areas....

August 10, 2026

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