Current Affair Category: Environment & Ecology

Why in News ? A recent IUCN report released at the Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi warns that India’s dugongs (sea cows) face a growing risk of extinction. Key findings: · Found mainly in the Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Mannar–Palk Bay, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, their survival outlook is grim: long-term survival […]

A new ‘country platform’ is expected to help India tap Green Climate Fund resources more easily; the fund has faced criticism from developing countries for its complex disbursal procedures and lack of technical support to avail it   India was among the 13 countries and a regional alliance of African countries that announced plans to […]

Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2026: ✔️ Publisher • Germanwatch (annual index assessing extreme weather events on countries) How does CRI work? • Evaluates the long-term vulnerability of countries to extreme weather events • Measured through: • Lives lost • Economic losses (USD) • Number of extreme events • Long-term averages (1995–2024) Global Findings (1995–2024) • […]

Why in News? India and Botswana has recently formally announced the translocation of eight cheetahs from the African nation during the state visit of President Droupadi Murmu.The two heads of state will preside over an event where five of the eight captured cheetahs will be released into a quarantine facility at the Mokolodi nature reserve. […]

However, in per capita terms, India’s emissions remained less than half the global average. Key facts : In 2024, India registered the largest absolute increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among all countries compared to the previous year. India was the third largest overall emitter of GHGs in 2024, behind only China and the United […]

Rhesus Macaque to be Protected under Wildlife Act, 1972: The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) which is headed by the Union Environment Minister has recently proposed the re-inclusion of Rhesus Macaque species of monkeys under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 to again, give statutory protection, enforcement against illegal […]

Delhi, India’s 6th most polluted city during October 2025: According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), Delhi was the sixth most polluted among India’s one hundred most polluted cites in October, 2025.  The average PM2.5 was 107 µg/m³ – almost three times the PM2.5 average in September, of 36 µg/m³. […]

The Rowmari-Donduwa Wetland Complex Experts, researchers, and forest officials have joined forces to seek Ramsar site status for the Rowmari–Donduwa wetland complex in Assam’s Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, after it recorded higher bird diversity than existing Ramsar sites in Northeast India. The Rowmari–Donduwa wetland complex is an interconnected floodplain–marsh ecosystem located within the Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary (70.13 […]

To adapt to climate change, developing countries will require anywhere from $310-365 billion (at least Rs 27 lakh crore) annually by 2035, according to a United Nations analysis. This is nearly 12 times more than the money that currently flows from the developed to the developing world for this purpose. The analysis, underlining the huge […]

Why in News ? Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary, located in Latehar district, Jharkhand State, is the first wildlife sanctuary in India fully devoted to the Indian Grey Wolf. The sanctuary was set up in 1976 and is unique in that it is not well-known compared to the popular tiger reserves such as Jim Corbett and Ranthambore. […]