CURRENT AFFAIRS

The Government recently revived the long-pending 930 MW Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab River in Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir after years of delay.

In a major push to eco-tourism and wildlife conservation, the Punjab forest department has prepared a ₹5.36-crore development plan for the Jhajjar-Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary.

The Supreme Court ordered the removal of encroachments from the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. 

On the occasion of World Environment Day (5 June 2026), the Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh was declared India's 100th Ramsar Site.

Kaziranga National Park recorded its first sighting of the Yellow-Throated Marten.

The Union Minister of Science & Technology recently launched the MAHA Water Mission.

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).