Ecology and Environment Current Affairs

Scientists discover 1st known swimming dinosaur

US Scientists discover 1st known aquatic Dinosaur ‘Spinosaurus aegyptiacus’

AC Team - May 3, 2020 0

Researchers discover two new species of rare wasp

Two New Species of Rare Wasp Discovered: Monoceromyia flavoscutata, M. nigra

AC Team - January 3, 2022 0

Drought in 14708 Villages of Maharashtra

AC Team 1 - October 19, 2015 1

Experts discovered existence of thriving port town in Thanjavur district in Sangam Era

Excavations reveal existence of thriving port town in Sangam era

SenDhil - September 13, 2015 0

New Snake species discovered in Western Ghats

AC Team 1 - March 7, 2016 0

Indian boxer Amit Panghal secures top spot in AIBA World Men’s...

AC Team - July 7, 2020 0

Typhoon Hagupit Heads Toward Philippines.

Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby) Heads Toward Philippines

AC Team 1 - December 4, 2014 0

World Ocean Science Congress Concluded in Kerala

AC Team 1 - February 9, 2015 0

Four New Plant Species Discovered in the Western Ghats

Ashwin AC - October 9, 2025 0

Project ‘Mausam’ of M/O Culture aims to explore Multi-Faceted Indian Ocean...

AC Team 1 - March 10, 2016 0

FSI - India’s forest and tree cover increased by 5081 sq km

FSI – India’s forest & tree cover increased by 5081 sq...

Puneet Kaur - December 7, 2015 1

New snake species discovered in Odisha

AC Team 1 - September 28, 2014 0

New Species of Jumping Spider ‘Spartaeus karigiri’ Discovered in Southern India

Ashwin AC - June 18, 2025 0

Egypt-unveils-3,000-year-old-'lost'-city-near-Luxor

Egypt excavates 3,000-year-old ‘Lost Golden City’ in Luxor

AC Team - April 12, 2021 0

New Eel species discovered in West Bengal

Puneet Kaur - December 22, 2015 0

North Pole’s largest-ever ozone hole, 620,000 square miles, finally closes

AC Team - May 6, 2020 0

2019 report by “TRAFFIC” reveals 2000 tigers poached over the past...

AC Team 2 - August 24, 2019 0

Govt mulls policy to promote wind energy projects

AC Team 1 - March 9, 2016 0

Glaciers in Mount Everest shrink 28% in 40 years: Report

Puneet Kaur - December 10, 2015 2

Nilgiri Tahr Faces Threat

AC Team 1 - September 22, 2014 0

India richer by 349 new species

SenDhil - June 11, 2015 0

National Watershed Management Project – Neeranchal

AC Team 1 - October 9, 2015 1

Earth’s Inner Core has it’s Own Core

AC Team 1 - February 11, 2015 0

Mount Aso erupted in Japan

AC Team 1 - November 30, 2014 0

U.S. places Indian Lion in endangered species list

U.S. listed Indian Lion in “endangered” species

Puneet Kaur - December 28, 2015 0

First Elephant Sanctuary in India to come up in Bengaluru

AC Team 1 - February 1, 2015 2

WHO: Tobacco kills 1.3 million every year

SenDhil - September 11, 2015 0

Beijing issued first-ever Red Alert on “Air Pollution”

Puneet Kaur - December 9, 2015 0

MoEF&CC: 14 Tiger Reserves of India Received CA|TS Accreditation

AC Team - July 30, 2021 0

El Nino aided in massive carbon dioxide release

Sowba - August 15, 2017 0

Japan’s Mount Ontake volcano eruption

AC Team 1 - September 29, 2014 0

Mumbai Noisiest city: Central Pollution Control Board

AC Team 1 - April 27, 2016 0

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Environment

Centre Launches First Ever Survey in the River Ganga to Count Population of Aquatic Life

Zoological Survey of India lists 20 species of amphibians as critically endangered and 35 as endangered

High sediment mercury levels reported in Arctic region

U.S. listed Indian Lion in “endangered” species

India richer by 349 new species

US Scientists discover 1st known aquatic Dinosaur ‘Spinosaurus aegyptiacus’

Two New Species of Rare Wasp Discovered: Monoceromyia flavoscutata, M. nigra

Drought in 14708 Villages of Maharashtra

Excavations reveal existence of thriving port town in Sangam era

New Snake species discovered in Western Ghats

Indian boxer Amit Panghal secures top spot in AIBA World Men’s...

Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby) Heads Toward Philippines

World Ocean Science Congress Concluded in Kerala

Four New Plant Species Discovered in the Western Ghats

Project ‘Mausam’ of M/O Culture aims to explore Multi-Faceted Indian Ocean...

FSI – India’s forest & tree cover increased by 5081 sq...

New snake species discovered in Odisha

New Species of Jumping Spider ‘Spartaeus karigiri’ Discovered in Southern India

Egypt excavates 3,000-year-old ‘Lost Golden City’ in Luxor

New Eel species discovered in West Bengal

North Pole’s largest-ever ozone hole, 620,000 square miles, finally closes

2019 report by “TRAFFIC” reveals 2000 tigers poached over the past...

Govt mulls policy to promote wind energy projects

Glaciers in Mount Everest shrink 28% in 40 years: Report

Nilgiri Tahr Faces Threat

India richer by 349 new species

National Watershed Management Project – Neeranchal

Earth’s Inner Core has it’s Own Core

Mount Aso erupted in Japan

U.S. listed Indian Lion in “endangered” species

First Elephant Sanctuary in India to come up in Bengaluru

WHO: Tobacco kills 1.3 million every year

Beijing issued first-ever Red Alert on “Air Pollution”

MoEF&CC: 14 Tiger Reserves of India Received CA|TS Accreditation

El Nino aided in massive carbon dioxide release

Japan’s Mount Ontake volcano eruption

Mumbai Noisiest city: Central Pollution Control Board