Environment & Ecology Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Wed, 10 Dec 2025

• A Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences study of deodar trees at Batseri in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, announced on 10 December 2025, found a shift from wetter springs in the Little Ice Age to drier conditions after 1757 CE.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025

• Minister of State for Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar launched the State-Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025 and Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN at Naga Solidarity Park, Kohima, Nagaland, on 8 December 2025.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025

• The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) clarified on 7 December 2025 that it had not asked lenders to stop financing renewable energy projects or manufacturing, and said India's non-fossil installed capacity stood at about 259 GW.
• The two-day Regional Conference on Environment 2025, organised by the National Green Tribunal's Southern Zone Bench with southern State Pollution Control Boards, concluded at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai, on 7 December 2025.

Sat, 06 Dec 2025

• A fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, on the night of 6 December 2025 killed 25 people and injured six; Goa ordered a magisterial inquiry and the Centre and State announced ex gratia relief.

Thu, 04 Dec 2025

• On International Cheetah Day, 4 December 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted conservationists and said Project Cheetah was launched three years ago to safeguard the cheetah and restore its ecosystem.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off the steel-cutting ceremony of India's first all-electric green tug for Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla on 3 December 2025 under the Green Tug Transition Programme.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025

• The first-of-its-kind R&D Roadmap to Enable India's Net Zero Targets through Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), prepared by DST, was launched by Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood on 2 December 2025.
• The Indian Navy undertook humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Sri Lanka after Cyclonic Storm Ditwah under Operation Sagar Bandhu, using INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri and INS Sukanya, as reported on 2 December 2025.
• MNRE said on 2 December 2025 that India added 31.2 GW of non-fossil capacity in FY 2025-26 up to October, taking non-fossil capacity to about 259 GW and 50% of installed capacity, five years ahead of its NDC target.
• National Pollution Control Day was observed on 2 December 2025, and the Mizoram Pollution Control Board's Environment Education Programme held online poster and quiz competitions for students.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025

• Punjab recorded 5,114 and Haryana 662 paddy stubble-burning incidents in the 2025 season, the lowest so far, the Commission for Air Quality Management said on 1 December 2025.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025

• On 30 November 2025 the Department of Telecommunications set up a 24x7 control room and ensured Intra Circle Roaming and Cell Broadcast readiness as Cyclone Ditwah over the Bay of Bengal threatened coastal Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
• At the World Summit on Disaster Management in Dehradun on 30 November 2025, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said three more weather radars will be commissioned in Uttarakhand at Haridwar, Pantnagar and Auli.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025

• A block-level climate vulnerability assessment by the Meghalaya Climate Change Centre, released on 29 November 2025, found 25 of the state's 39 C&RD blocks in the high or very high vulnerability categories.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

• On 28 November 2025 India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu to send humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah; the first relief was handed over in Colombo from INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri.

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹5.34 crore to about 85 Biodiversity Management Committees in Wada tehsil of Palghar district and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area of Maharashtra under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) framework (27 November 2025).
• On 27 November 2025 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated two dual-polarised C-band Doppler Weather Radars of IMD at Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Mangaluru (Karnataka), a 771 kWp solar power system at Mausam Bhawan and a Meteorological Museum.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025

• The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) revoked all actions under Stage-III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the entire NCR with immediate effect on 26 November 2025, as Delhi's average AQI fell to 327.

Mon, 24 Nov 2025

• Union New & Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated a 240 tonnes-per-day biomass pellet plant in Rewari, Haryana, on 24 November 2025.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025

• India delivered a high-level statement at the Closing Plenary of the UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on 22 November 2025, welcoming several decisions including the establishment of the Just Transition Mechanism.
• The 10th Session of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM), on Inclusive Disaster Risk Data Governance, was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on 22 November 2025.
• The Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (BWUE) of the National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti, held the first Regional Conference on Enhancing Water Use Efficiency in the Irrigation Sector at CCS NIAM, Jaipur, on 22 November 2025.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025

• The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) revised the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for the entire NCR on 21 November 2025, moving several measures to earlier stages to make it more stringent.
• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹38.36 crore to the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department and ₹1.48 crore to the Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board for protection and conservation of Red Sanders, the Environment Ministry said on 21 November 2025.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025

• Mukhi, the first Indian-born female cheetah, aged 33 months, has given birth to five cubs, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on 20 November 2025.

Wed, 19 Nov 2025

• NITI Aayog released a report on 'Water Budgeting in Aspirational Blocks' on 19 November 2025, assessing 18 aspirational blocks across 11 states to improve local water security.
• The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) wrote on 19 November 2025 to the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to postpone physical sports competitions scheduled in November and December to protect students' health from air pollution.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 6th National Water Awards, 2024 and the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 18 November 2025, with Maharashtra ranked the best state, followed by Gujarat and Haryana.

Mon, 17 Nov 2025

• Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav delivered India's National Statement at the High-Level Segment of COP30 to the UNFCCC in Belém, Brazil on 17 November 2025, calling for it to be a 'COP of Implementation' and a 'COP of Delivery on Promises'.