Environment and ecology current affairs for UPSC CSE, SSC CGL, and banking exams. Climate change, biodiversity, national parks, wildlife, and environmental policy updates.
Environment & Ecology current affairs for UPSC, State PSC and SSC exams. Practice the latest Environment & Ecology MCQs, important exam-ready facts and updates on climate action, biodiversity, protected areas and environment policy — refreshed regularly for 2026.
Practice the latest Environment & Ecology current affairs MCQs for UPSC, State PSC and SSC exams. This week's Environment & Ecology quiz has 12 timed questions with answers and detailed explanations — a quick way to test your revision before the exam.
On June 17, 2026 — World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (theme: 'Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore.') — India released its second progress report showing 21.76 million hectares of land restored under the Bonn Challenge.
India and Japan adopted the Rules of Implementation for the Joint Crediting Mechanism under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement.
On World Environment Day, India crossed a century of Ramsar sites as the Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, was designated the country's 100th Ramsar site.
Seven endangered golden langurs rescued from traffickers were released back into the wild at Assam's Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park.
The National Biodiversity Authority released a Standard Operating Procedure for the notification of threatened species under the Biological Diversity Act.
Scientists have discovered a new genus and species of tiger moth, Antaram idukki, in Kerala's Idukki district, highlighting the Western Ghats' hidden biodiversity.
The 5th Royal Ranthambore International Tiger Week 2026 began at Ranthambore on June 26 with a focus on ecosystem-based conservation and human-wildlife coexistence.
Scientists have described a new deep-sea catshark species, Apristurus drona, found in the Arabian Sea off the Kollam coast of Kerala.
President Droupadi Murmu toured Kuno National Park's Cheetah Management Area and reviewed Project Cheetah in Madhya Pradesh.
A Rs 19,700-crore CCUS scheme has cleared a key approval and is expected to attract Rs 37,500 crore of investment and create 7 million tonnes a year of carbon-capture capacity.
First-ever video footage of a herd of eight Mishmi Takins recorded on June 17, 2026 in North Sikkim's Tingda Reserve Forest — the most significant confirmed sighting of the Vulnerable Himalayan species in the state in 20+ years.
Three more Great Indian Bustard chicks hatched in Rajasthan, taking the conservation-breeding population to 94, Union minister Bhupender Yadav said.
India is targeting 100 GW of wind energy by 2030 and 155 GW by 2035, and launched the WT-MARUT portal to strengthen the wind-turbine supply chain.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Manas National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has recorded zero rhino and tiger poaching for three consecutive years.
The Environment Ministry and the National Biodiversity Authority launched VCS-I-ABS, described as the world's first dedicated voluntary certification scheme to incentivise Access and Benefit Sharing compliance under the Biological Diversity Act.
Plans are under way to reintroduce the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard into Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior region, drawing on Rajasthan's conservation-breeding programme, in the bird's historical habitat.
On World Environment Day, India presented its Carbon Credit Trading Scheme and renewable-energy standards at the WTO Trade and Environment Week 2026 in Geneva, highlighting climate targets met ahead of schedule.
A survey found the Nilgiri Tahr population in Tamil Nadu has increased to 1,364, signalling positive conservation outcomes for the endangered mountain ungulate.
A bird survey at Kaziranga National Park recorded 30 species of raptors and six of India's eight stork species, underscoring the park's rich avian biodiversity.
India recorded its highest-ever annual solar addition of 44.61 GW in FY2026, taking cumulative installed solar capacity past 150 GW, exceeding the government's 34 GW target.
Environment & Ecology current affairs cover climate action, biodiversity, protected areas and environment policy. These are frequently tested in UPSC, State PSC, SSC and other government exams, so revising them regularly helps in both prelims and mains.
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Recent high-value Environment & Ecology topics include UNCCD, Bonn Challenge, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, land restoration — all covered with key facts and MCQs on this page.
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