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

Tue, 16 Jun 2026

• On 16 June 2026 in New Delhi, the 42nd meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board, chaired by Manohar Lal, decided to retain the existing extent of the NCR and proposed four semi-greenfield 'Namo Cities' under Regional Plan-2041.

Sun, 14 Jun 2026

• On 14 June 2026, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said Project GIB added three chicks, taking captive stock to 94 and chicks hatched in the fourth breeding year to 26.

Sat, 13 Jun 2026

• The National Biodiversity Authority has reconstituted its Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity for one year under Section 13(1) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, with Dr P. L. Gautam as Chair.

Fri, 12 Jun 2026

• On 12 June 2026, one year after the Air India Flight AI-171 accident, the AAIB issued an interim statement on its investigation under the 2017 rules and ICAO Annex 13.

Wed, 10 Jun 2026

• On 10 June 2026 at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi, CSIR-CRRI signed an MoA with the PWD, Government of Uttar Pradesh and SPA New Delhi to implement the CAQM standard framework for paving and greening of urban roads in UP's NCR areas.

Mon, 08 Jun 2026

• On 8 June 2026, the Governments of India and Japan adopted the Rule of Implementation of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement.
• On 8 June 2026 at Lucknow, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC).
• On 8 June 2026 at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi, the institute signed an MoA with the Government of Haryana to implement the standard framework for paving and greening of urban roads under CAQM guidance.

Sun, 07 Jun 2026

• On 7 June 2026 at the National Zoological Park, New Delhi, MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh launched the 'NZP Saathi App', a smart digital zoo guide, and inaugurated self-ticketing kiosks.

Fri, 05 Jun 2026

• On 5 June 2026, World Environment Day was marked worldwide with the official commemoration hosted by Azerbaijan in Baku and a UNEP campaign focused on climate action (#NowForClimate).
• On 5 June 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the designation of Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, as India's 100th Ramsar site.
• On 5 June 2026 in Jammu, Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated India's seventh Regional Meteorological Centre, which will serve Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.
• On 5 June 2026 in Surat, Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over ₹18,800 crore in the road, power and industrial sectors.
• On 5 June 2026 at Namo Oxygen Park, Maidangarhi, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Delhi CM Rekha Gupta inaugurated 18 Namo Oxygen Parks across Delhi.
• On 5 June 2026 in New Delhi, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched E85 fuel, with the rollout starting at 48 retail outlets of public sector oil marketing companies.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026

• On 3 June 2026, the Union Cabinet approved a two-year, ₹9,585 crore scheme funded through the National Capital Region Planning Board to help owners replace BS-IV or older trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR with BS-VI or electric vehicles.
• On 3 June 2026 in New Delhi, Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Hardeep Singh Puri addressed the launch of Hero MotoCorp's first flex-fuel motorcycles.

Mon, 01 Jun 2026

• A study by the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, released on 1 June 2026, reconstructed nearly 4,000 years of climate and vegetation history of Majuli, Assam, the world's largest inhabited river island.

Sat, 30 May 2026

• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) realised ₹21.26 crore through the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism in 2025–26, with the seed sector the largest contributor (₹11.75 crore).
• Fighting a forest fire near Kasauli (Solan, Himachal Pradesh) in late May 2026, the Indian Air Force for the first time carried out night Bambi Bucket operations using Night Vision Goggles.

Fri, 29 May 2026

• In its second-stage forecast on 29 May 2026, IMD said the 2026 southwest monsoon (June–September) rainfall is likely to be 90% of the Long Period Average (±4%), with an 84% probability of below-normal or less rainfall.
• Under the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) created nearly 32,000 rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge structures in 2025, becoming a model for urban groundwater recharge, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on 29 May 2026.

Thu, 28 May 2026

• On 28 May 2026 Union Minister Manohar Lal reviewed legacy waste remediation at Delhi's Bhalswa dumpsite, where nearly 43 acres of the roughly 70-acre site has been reclaimed.

Mon, 25 May 2026

• On 25 May 2026 the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy decided that no blanket extension of the 1 June 2026 deadline for ALMM List-II for solar PV cells is needed, offering case-to-case relief instead.
• At a review on 25 May 2026, the Ministry of Mines said a record 212 mineral blocks were auctioned in FY 2025-26, the most in a single year since auctions began in 2015, including 22 critical and strategic mineral blocks.
• Researchers at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), an autonomous institute of DST, found molecular evidence of massive wildfires that swept ancient Gondwana forests about 250 million years ago, as reported on 25 May 2026.

Sun, 24 May 2026

• On 24 May 2026 ten people, most from one extended family, drowned when a sudden surge of water swept them away while they were collecting shellfish near Shirali in Bhatkal taluk of Uttara Kannada (Karwar) district, Karnataka.

Fri, 22 May 2026

• On 22 May 2026 Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav led the national celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity at IIFM Bhopal, themed 'Acting Locally for Global Impact'.

Thu, 21 May 2026

• On 21 May 2026 the Environment Ministry said the First International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit, set for 1 June 2026 in New Delhi alongside the Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit, will be held at a later date.

Tue, 19 May 2026

• A Project Cheetah review chaired by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on 19 May 2026 reported 53 cheetahs in India, 33 of them born in the country, with Banni grasslands in Gujarat and Nauradehi in MP lined up for expansion.