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Sissoo village, located in the Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, is currently in the news due to a serious environmental threat.

Recently, two lion cubs died in the Gir National Park region of Gujarat due to a suspected Babesia infection.

The United Kingdom (UK) and many parts of Western and Central Europe are currently in the grip of a record-breaking spring heatwave. Scientists believe this is due to a weather system called the "Heat Dome," which has trapped extremely hot air over Europe.

Recently, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released key findings (Insights) from India's first national report on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS).

The Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) is a technology that maintains Earth-like habitable conditions within a spacecraft.

Loktak Lake was recently in the news because of its unique floating islands known as phumdis, which are considered one of the most remarkable ecological features in the world. Scientists and environmentalists have highlighted the need to conserve the lake due to increasing ecological pressures and changes in water flow patterns.

Recently, the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) completed the documentation, satellite-based mapping, and ground-truthing of 23,404 wetlands out of Maharashtra’s total 23,415 wetlands.

Recently, the Hyderabad team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovered a live Indian Red Sand Boa from a man in Warangal.

The famous Anaimangalam copper plates from the Chola period were recently brought back to India from the Netherlands.

India is undertaking one of the world’s largest dam rehabilitation and safety modernisation programmes as the country increasingly focuses on strengthening ageing water infrastructure through policy reforms, technological interventions, legal mechanisms and institutional strengthening.