Environment & Ecology Current Affairs — Last 12 months · Page 12 of 14 | Daily News + MCQs

🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Himachal Pradesh

BSIP study of deodar tree rings in Kinnaur traces shift from wet Little Ice Age springs to drier conditions after 1757

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.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Nagaland

Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN launched at State-Level Watershed Mahotsav in Kohima

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.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

MNRE says it issued no advisory to halt renewable energy lending; non-fossil capacity at 259 GW

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Tamil Nadu

NGT's Regional Conference on Environment 2025 concludes in Chennai

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.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🌿 Disasters 📍 Goa Must know

Fire at Arpora nightclub in North Goa kills 25; magisterial inquiry ordered, three officials suspended

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

International Cheetah Day 2025: PM recalls three years of Project Cheetah

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat Important

Steel-cutting of India's first all-electric green tug for Deendayal Port, Kandla

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Important

DST's R&D Roadmap for Net Zero through CCUS launched by PSA Ajay Kumar Sood

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

Indian Navy extends HADR to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah under Operation Sagar Bandhu

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India adds 31.2 GW non-fossil capacity in FY 2025-26 till October; total about 259 GW

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Mizoram

National Pollution Control Day 2025: Mizoram Pollution Control Board holds student competitions

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.

For: State PSC · Teaching · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Punjab Important

Punjab and Haryana record lowest farm fires as paddy season 2025 ends

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌿 Disasters 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

DoT sets up 24x7 control room to keep telecom running during Cyclone Ditwah

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌿 Disasters 📍 Uttarakhand Important

World Summit on Disaster Management in Dehradun; three more weather radars for Uttarakhand

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌿 Climate Change 📍 Meghalaya Important

Meghalaya's first block-level climate vulnerability study: 25 of 39 blocks high or very high

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Sri Lanka Must know

India launches Operation Sagar Bandhu to aid cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Maharashtra Important

NBA releases ₹5.34 crore to Maharashtra BMCs under Access and Benefit Sharing

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).

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

IMD gets Doppler Weather Radars at Raipur and Mangaluru; network to grow from 47 to 126 by 2027

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-III curbs across Delhi-NCR as AQI improves

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Haryana

240 TPD biomass pellet plant inaugurated in Rewari, Haryana

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

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🌿 Climate Change 📍 Brazil Must know

At COP30 closing in Belém, India welcomes Just Transition Mechanism, presses on climate finance

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

🌐 International Organisations 📍 India

India hosts 10th Session of APDIM on inclusive disaster risk data governance

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Rajasthan

National Water Mission holds first regional conference on irrigation water-use efficiency in Jaipur

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.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM revises GRAP, moves measures to earlier stages for Delhi–NCR

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Andhra Pradesh

NBA releases ₹39.84 crore to Andhra Pradesh for Red Sanders conservation

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.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

Mukhi, the first Indian-born female cheetah, gives birth to five cubs

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog releases report on Water Budgeting in Aspirational Blocks

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM asks Delhi–NCR states to postpone physical sports competitions in November–December

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.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs

🏆 National Awards 📍 India Must know

6th National Water Awards: Maharashtra first, Gujarat second, Haryana third

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

India's national statement at COP30: 'a COP of Implementation'

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'.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs