Page-8 of Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs
India’s Non-Fossil Fuel Power Capacity Crosses 300 GW
India’s installed non-fossil fuel-based power capacity reached 300.50 GW as of 31 July 2026, crossing the 300 GW mark. This capacity formed more than 54% of India’s total...
Drosicha turkistanica Raises Quarantine Concerns in Jammu & Kashmir
Drosicha turkistanica, an invasive sap-sucking insect, has been identified in poplar and willow plantations in Hanjipora in Pulwama district and in parts of South Kashmir, including Kulgam and...
Fog-Harvesting Project Converts Mountain Fog into Water
Fog harvesting is a water-collection method that uses mesh nets to capture tiny water droplets from fog and channel them into storage or piping systems. In southwestern Morocco,...
India Launches First Guide to Grasslands at UNCCD COP17
India launched its first-ever Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) of India on 17 August 2026 at the 17th Session of the Conference of the...
20 Blackbucks Rewilded in Gujarat’s Banni Grasslands
Twenty blackbucks were released into the Banni Grasslands in Kutch, Gujarat, in August 2026 under a translocation and rewilding exercise. The herd included 15 females and five males...
Great Barrier Reef coral cover rebounds to 35.1%
The Australian Institute of Marine Science released the 2025/26 Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report on 11 August 2026. The report recorded a rebound in hard coral cover...
Parliamentary Panel Backs National Pine Needle Policy
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change presented its 412th report on forest fires in the Himalayan region in August 2026. The...
Uttar Pradesh: Parichha Weir Gets ICID Heritage Recognition
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) designated the 140-year-old Parichha Weir in Jhansi as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS) on 13 August 2026. The structure...
NBA Releases ₹15.52 Crore from Mustard Genetic Resources
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹15.52 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) proceeds from mustard genetic resources on 13 August 2026 under the Biological Diversity Act,...
Gujarat to Get Asia’s First Desert-Themed Night Safari
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...
Centre Redefines Ganga Floodplain Norms
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...
