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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) disbursed nearly ₹3.79 crore on 9 August 2026 under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism. The amount was distributed to 33 State...
A 1.5-hectare wildfire broke out on 5 August 2026 near the Sugar Mountain Trail in təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. The...
Ladakh approved India’s first guided high-altitude wildlife safari on 6 August 2026. The plan covers snow-leopard and bird-watching trails in Hemis National Park, Changthang, Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary, Nubra,...
Pacific typhoons and warming in the equatorial Pacific are linked with changes in the Indian southwest monsoon through shifts in atmospheric circulation, rainfall distribution, and cyclone activity over...
