The National Board for Wildlife’s Standing Committee has granted in-principle approval for diverting 142 hectares of forest land in Karnataka’s Sharavathi Valley Lion-Tailed Macaque Wildlife Sanctuary. This decision...
The National Board for Wildlife’s Standing Committee recently approved the diversion of 310 hectares of forest land from Namdapha Tiger Reserve’s core area. This is for the Arunachal...
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change recently issued a notification revising the Islands Protection Zone (IPZ) rules. These changes affect infrastructure projects in the Andaman...
India has recently introduced its first customer-focused incentive scheme for electric trucks under the PM E-DRIVE initiative. The scheme offers financial support of up to Rs 9.6 lakh...
The Mediterranean Sea is experiencing an unprecedented marine heatwave in 2025. Temperatures are up to eight degrees Celsius above normal for this time of year. Scientists describe this...
The Maharashtra government has officially declared Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav as the state festival. This announcement marks the festival’s deep roots in social unity, nationalism, and cultural pride. The government...
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are flat molecules made of carbon and hydrogen. They are abundant in space and may have played a key role in the origin of...
1. Which organization has launched the Agricultural Monitoring and Event Detection (AMED) API for Indian farmers? [A] Google[B] Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)[C] Food and Agricultural Organization...
The United Nations is currently reviewing a draft political declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) ahead of a high-level meeting in September 2025. The draft includes a commitment to...
Europe is intensifying efforts to remove barriers from rivers. The goal is to make 25,000 kilometres of rivers barrier-free by 2030. In 2024, 23 countries demolished 542 barriers....
