Environment & Ecology Current Affairs — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 25 Sept 2025
India's first fleet of swappable-battery EV trucks flagged off at JNPA
Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off India's first fleet of electric heavy trucks with swappable batteries at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority on 25 September 2025.
MoSPI releases 'Environmental Accounting on Forest 2025', its first dedicated forest accounts
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released 'Environmental Accounting on Forest – 2025' at the 29th CoCSSO in Chandigarh on 25 September 2025, its first dedicated publication on forest accounting.
Sat, 20 Sept 2025
India gets exclusive rights to explore polymetallic sulphides in Carlsberg Ridge; first country with two PMS contracts
India signed a 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority for exclusive rights to explore polymetallic sulphides in 10,000 sq km of the Carlsberg Ridge in the Indian Ocean, Dr. Jitendra Singh announced on 20 September 2025.
Indian Coast Guard leads International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025 with 26,000+ volunteers
The Indian Coast Guard observed International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025 across India on 20 September 2025, with more than 26,000 volunteers cleaning beaches.
Fri, 19 Sept 2025
Thu, 18 Sept 2025
Wed, 17 Sept 2025
Tue, 16 Sept 2025
Thu, 11 Sept 2025
PM announces ₹1,200 crore assistance for flood-hit Uttarakhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed flood damage in Uttarakhand at Dehradun on 11 September 2025 and announced financial assistance of ₹1,200 crore for the state.
India targets indigenous solar cells by 2028; non-fossil capacity crosses 251.5 GW
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on 11 September 2025 that India targets indigenous solar cell manufacturing by 2028 and has crossed 251.5 GW of non-fossil capacity, over half its 2030 target of 500 GW.
Wed, 10 Sept 2025
Two new black Aspergillus species discovered in Western Ghats soil
Researchers from MACS-Agharkar Research Institute, Pune identified two new species of black Aspergillus, Aspergillus dhakephalkarii and Aspergillus patriciawiltshireae, from Western Ghats soil, DST said on 10 September 2025.
India hosts 48th Conference on Oceans Law and Policy for the first time
India hosted the 48th Annual Conference on Oceans Law and Policy (COLP48) in New Delhi, the first time in the conference's nearly five-decade history that it was held in the Indian subcontinent, with MoES Secretary M. Ravichandran giving a keynote on 10 September 2025.
Tue, 09 Sept 2025
PM surveys floods in Himachal and Punjab, announces ₹1,500 crore and ₹1,600 crore aid
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted aerial surveys of flood-hit Himachal Pradesh and Punjab on 9 September 2025 and announced financial assistance of ₹1,500 crore for Himachal Pradesh and ₹1,600 crore for Punjab.
34-million-year-old fossil leaves from Nagaland link Antarctic ice to Indian monsoon
A study by the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences and Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, released by DST on 9 September 2025, used 34-million-year-old fossil leaves from Nagaland's Laisong Formation to link Antarctic ice formation with the early Indian monsoon.
Fri, 05 Sept 2025
Sonowal unveils green hydrogen pilot at VOC Port, Tuticorin; lays foundation for green methanol bunkering
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated a ₹3.87 crore, 10 Nm³/hr green hydrogen pilot at V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Tamil Nadu, on 5 September 2025 and laid the foundation for a 750 m³ green methanol bunkering facility.
Over 1,000 MY Bharat Aapda Mitras to aid flood relief in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya decided on 5 September 2025 to mobilise more than 1,000 NDMA-trained 'MY Bharat Aapda Mitras' for flood relief and rescue in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
Thu, 04 Sept 2025
Wed, 03 Sept 2025
Tue, 02 Sept 2025
Bose Institute study finds airborne pathogenic bacteria twice as high in densely populated Delhi
A Bose Institute study, reported by PIB on 2 September 2025, found that airborne pathogenic bacteria are two times higher over densely populated parts of Delhi, carried on fine PM2.5 particles.
Delhi Zoo reports no new bird deaths after avian influenza incident
The National Zoological Park, Delhi, said on 2 September 2025 that no new deaths had been reported in its water bird aviary or migratory birds pond after an avian influenza incident, with frontline staff screened by NCDC.
Mon, 01 Sept 2025
Delhi records best January–August average AQI in eight years
Delhi's average AQI for January–August 2025 was 172, its best for the period in eight years excluding the 2020 lockdown year, the Environment Ministry said on 1 September 2025.
Magnitude-6 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills over 800; India offers humanitarian aid
A magnitude-6 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan around midnight local time on 31 August 2025 killed more than 800 people in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, and PM Modi said on 1 September that India stands ready to provide aid.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025
Fri, 29 Aug 2025
MoEFCC notifies Environment Audit Rules, 2025, creating certified and registered environment auditors
The Environment Ministry notified the Environment Audit Rules, 2025 on 29 August 2025, creating a system of certified and registered environment auditors overseen by an Environment Audit Designated Agency.
INCOIS–NDMA conclave in Chennai on marine multi-hazards; cell-broadcast alert trial for fishermen from 1 September
INCOIS and NDMA held a Conclave on Marine Multi-Hazards Services for the Indian Coastline in Chennai on 29 August 2025, where NDMA member Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) announced a cell-broadcast alert trial from 1 September.
MoSPI holds workshop in Kochi to build coastal States' capacity on Ocean Accounts
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, with Kerala's Directorate of Economics and Statistics, held a workshop on developing Ocean Accounts for coastal States in Kochi on 29 August 2025.