Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena laid the foundation stone for two high-altitude flower fields in Leh district, Ladakh, on 22 June 2026. The projects are being developed at...
The Meghalaya State Zoo recorded its first successful birth of a Stump-tailed Macaque, or Macaca arctoides, in June 2026. The newborn was reported to be healthy and remained...
India became the world’s top ship recycling nation in 2025, with a global share of 35.4 per cent and a recycling volume of 2.99 million gross tons. The...
India’s 166 major reservoirs held 51.92 billion cubic metres of live storage on 11 June 2026, which was 28.28% of their total live storage capacity of 183.56 billion...
On 19 June 2026, the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh ordered a ban on identified single-use plastic items and littering across the Union Territory of Ladakh. The order applies...
Fossils dating back nearly 15 million years were discovered near Baripada in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on 18 June 2026. The find includes shark teeth, shark vertebrae, fish bones,...
A herd of eight Mishmi Takins, scientifically classified as Budorcas taxicolor, was filmed in North Sikkim’s Tingda Reserve Forest in the Bakuchen area around 17 June 2026. The...
Yarsagumba, also called Yartsa Gunbu, is a high-altitude entomopathogenic fungus found in the Himalayas and used in traditional medicine. The fungus grows from the larva of ghost moths...
West Bengal planned two dolphin parks on 18 June 2026, with one site along the Hooghly River and another at Kanthi in East Midnapore. The proposal was linked...
On 16 June 2026, the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh approved the constitution of the Snow Leopard and High-Altitude Nature (SHAN) Conservation Society. The body is a dedicated institutional...
Global Wind Day 2026 will be observed on 15 June 2026 as the 18th annual observance of the day. WindEurope and the Global Wind Energy Council organise the...
The first carbon credits issued under the United Nations Article 6.4 mechanism of the Paris Agreement are under scrutiny over alleged links to Myanmar’s military junta and questions...
