Environment
Strengthening India’s disaster resilience
Why in news? Natural disasters such as cyclones, floods, and landslides regularly disrupt lives and livelihoods in India. In 2025 the government highl...
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Why in news? Natural disasters such as cyclones, floods, and landslides regularly disrupt lives and livelihoods in India. In 2025 the government highl...
Why in news? Winter storms in North America and Europe frequently make headlines, and the term “blizzard” is often used in weather forecasts. Whil...
Why in news? In August 2025 the Philippines established a regional cryobank to preserve coral larvae. It is the first such facility in South‑East As...
Why in news? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will hold its World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi from 9–15 October 2025...
Why in news? Ahead of the COP‑30 climate summit, activists and scholars emphasised that climate policy should not be guided by science and economics...
Why in news? The Himachal Pradesh forest department announced the results of a state‑wide camera‑trap survey revealing at least 83 snow leopards i...
Why in news? Reports in early October highlighted that India generated around 2.2 million tonnes of electronic waste in 2025—an increase of 150 perc...
Why in news? The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) announced in August 2025 that it would expand wastewater surveillance to monitor ten viruse...
Why in news? At a climate conference in September 2025 experts argued that the transition to a green economy must be rooted in landscapes. Rather than...
Why in news? UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere programme announced that India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve had been admitted to the World Network ...
Why in news? On 29 September 2025 the Ramsar Convention added two wetlands from Bihar—Gokul Jalashay and Udaipur Jheel—to its list of Wetlands of ...
Why in news? The 12th Sustainable Mountain Development Summit was hosted at Doon University in Dehradun from 25 to 28 September 2025. The summit broug...
Why in news? As severe heatwaves become more frequent, policy discussions in India and other tropical countries are focusing on access to cooling as a...
Why in news? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognised India’s Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay as an exemplary co...
Why in news? The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released its 2023 assessment of India’s river water quality in September 2025. The report no...
Why in news? News reports from Thiruvananthapuram in September 2025 stated that several bonnet macaques were found dead under suspicious circumstances...
Why in news? The forest department of Jharkhand announced in September 2025 that Betla National Park will host India’s first artificial‑intelligen...
Why in news? Conservationists in Hong Kong installed nest boxes for the critically endangered yellow‑crested cockatoo, as natural tree hollows have ...
Why in news? Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS) in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district has received attention for its success in conserving tigers and f...
Why in news? International studies warn that plastic waste could reach 1.2 billion tonnes per year by 2060, tripling current levels. Only about 9% of ...