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...
A University of Oxford study released on 10 June 2026 placed Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai among the world’s top 50 urban centres facing significant heat risk. The...
Western honeybees (Apis mellifera) have been linked to the spread of Myrtle Rust (Austropuccinia psidii) in Australia. Myrtle rust is a fungal plant pathogen first detected in Australia...
Haryana fixed 31 December 2027 as the deadline for ongoing and proposed Yamuna pollution-control projects on 9 June 2026. The action plan covers sewage treatment, industrial waste management,...
