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Pulicat Lake Ecosystem Faces Critical Fishing Crisis

Pulicat Lake, the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, is currently facing severe ecological and economic challenges. The estuary connecting the lake to the sea is blocked...

October 6, 2025

Painted Storks Return To Kaziranga After Four Years

The recent sighting of painted storks in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) marks a hopeful moment for conservation. After a four-year gap, these near-threatened birds have...

October 6, 2025

Baratang Mud Volcano Erupts After Two Decades

The Baratang mud volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands erupted violently on 2 October 2025. This eruption ended over twenty years of dormancy. The event was marked...

October 6, 2025

Cyclone Shakhti Highlights Arabian Sea Warming Trend

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed the formation of Cyclone Shakhti over the northeast Arabian Sea on 3 October 2025. The cyclone is expected to intensify rapidly and...

October 6, 2025

Himachal Pradesh Snow Leopard Population Surges Significantly

Recent surveys have revealed a remarkable increase in the snow leopard population across Himachal Pradesh. The Wildlife Wing of the state’s Forest Department reported an increase from 51...

October 4, 2025

Amazon Flying Rivers Threatened by Deforestation Impact

The Amazon rainforest faces increasing droughts and ecological stress in 2025. Scientists link these changes to the disruption of flying rivers — atmospheric water flows that carry moisture...

October 4, 2025

Goa Wildlife Clearance for Iron Ore Handling Proposal

Goa’s State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) recommended placing the proposal for wildlife clearance of iron ore handling at Kalem railway station before the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)....

October 4, 2025

Gaj Rakshak App Enhances Elephant Monitoring In Bandhavgarh

The Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has recently adopted advanced technology to monitor its growing elephant population. The newly launched ‘Gaj Rakshak’ mobile application offers real-time tracking...

October 3, 2025

Dragonfly Surge Signals Wetland Health in Delhi Parks

Recent surveys across seven Delhi Development Authority (DDA) biodiversity parks reveal rise in dragonfly and damselfly populations. Between September 25 and 27, 2025, a 54% increase was recorded...

September 30, 2025

New Discoveries in Western Ghats Lizard Diversity

Recent biodiversity surveys in the Western Ghats have revealed findings about rare and endemic lizard species. For the first time, Beddome’s cat skink (Ristella beddomii) has been recorded...

September 30, 2025

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