Page-5 of Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs
Nearly 100 Years Later, Tiger Spotted in Maharashtra’s Beed District
A four-year-old male tiger weighing more than 200 kg was captured by a camera trap on 20 August 2026 in the Brahmgaon forest range of Ashti tehsil, Beed...
WWF-India EIACP Launches Green Diwali Campaign 2026
The WWF-India EIACP Programme Centre – Resource Partner, supported by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), launched its nationwide Green Diwali Campaign on 20...
European Bee-eater Makes First Recorded Appearance in Chennai
A juvenile European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) was recorded for the first time in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 11 October 2026. Birders spotted it near the Broken Bridge, close...
India Begins Red List Assessment of 1,211 Bird Species
India has begun a national Red List Assessment of 1,211 regularly occurring bird species, including resident and migratory birds. The assessment follows the International Union for Conservation of...
Government Launches ₹8,941 Crore Yamuna Rejuvenation Projects
On 22 October 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated 10 Delhi Jal Board projects and laid foundation stones for 33 others, with a combined value of ₹8,941.22...
Delhi Inaugurates 200-Tonne-Per-Day Biogas Plant
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated a biogas plant with a capacity of 200 tonnes per day (TPD) at Goyla Dairy on 19 October 2026 under the Seva...
India Repatriates Rescued Sumatran Baby Orangutan to Indonesia
India repatriated a rescued Sumatran baby orangutan to Indonesia on 19 October 2026. Rescued in India in November 2024, the animal received veterinary care and appropriate habitat facilities...
How Did Himachal Pradesh Increase Cheer Pheasant Survival?
Himachal Pradesh’s Cheer pheasant conservation programme recorded a rise in the survival rate of released birds from 11.11% in 2019–20 to 100% in 2024–25. During Wildlife Week in...
Peechi Survey Adds 36 Species to Wildlife Checklist
A four-day wildlife survey in Kerala’s Peechi wildlife division, conducted from 8 to 11 October 2026, recorded 395 species of birds, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies. It added 36...
Invasive Lantana Spreads Across More Than 13 Million Hectares in India
American lantana, scientifically known as Lantana camara, is an invasive shrub that has spread through forest ecosystems in India. As of October 2026, one estimate places its spread...
Rare Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Photographed in Kozhikode
A Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl (“Bubo nipalensis” or “Ketupa nipalensis”) was photographed in Janakikkad forest, Kozhikode district, on 16 October 2026. The observation is the first photographic record of the...
