New Guidelines on Tiger Corridors
Why in news? The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has issued updated guidelines on identifying and conserving tiger corridors. T...
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Why in news? The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has issued updated guidelines on identifying and conserving tiger corridors. T...
Why in news? World Orangutan Day is celebrated every year on 19 August. The 2025 theme urged people to save orangutans and the rainforests t...
Why in news? The latest census in the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve recorded 213 sightings of saltwater crocodiles in 2025, including a large...
Why in news? In AugustĀ 2025 the government released updated data on districts facing severe groundwater stress. It identified 193 districts...
Why in news? An unfortunate incident in AugustĀ 2025 left twenty tourists stranded during a tiger safari in Rajasthanās Ranthambore Nation...
Why in news? Researchers reported on 18 August 2025 that coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannar off the Tamil Nadu coast are recovering after two...
Why in news? An inspiring story from Chhattisgarhās UdantiāSitanadi Tiger Reserve made headlines on 18 August 2025. Forest officials use...
Why in news? The third round of negotiations for a global treaty on plastic pollution, held in Geneva in August 2025, ended without agreemen...
Location and features Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Karnataka, declared in 1987 and expanded to over 1,027 kmĀ² in 2013....
Why in news? Assamās government announced the success of āOperation Falconā, a yearālong antiāpoaching drive that has led to the a...
Why in news? World Elephant Day is observed every year on 12 August to raise awareness about the importance of elephants and the threats the...
Why in news? The 16th census of the Asiatic lion population, released in 2025, reports an increase in the number of lions in and around Guja...
Why in News? The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its largest decline in coral cover in nearly four decades, largely due to severe coral b...
Why in News? The Maharashtra Chief Minister held talks with the team running the Vantara wildlife centre after public controversy over the r...
Why in news? Marine biologists recently identified Vibrio pectenicida, a bacterium, as the agent causing sea star wasting disease (SSWD), wh...
Why in news? A synchronised survey conducted in early 2025 across Tamil Nadu and Kerala found that the population of the Nilgiri tahr, Tamil...
Why in news? New data released in August 2025 show significant shifts in Indiaās pesticide sector. Insecticides, herbicides and fungicides...
Why in news? On 5 August 2025, Haryana launched the 750āacre Matri Van project in Gurugramās Aravalli hills to restore degraded forest a...
Why in news? Ten critically endangered Asian giant tortoises were released into the Zeliang Community Reserve in Nagaland in August 2025 as ...
Why in news? In August 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) can impose restitutionary damages on polluters und...