Environment & Ecology Current Affairs — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 23 Oct 2025
Tarun Kumar Pithode takes charge as full-time Member Secretary of CAQM
IAS officer Tarun Kumar Pithode took charge as the full-time Member Secretary of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas on 23 October 2025.
NHRC asks 19 states and 4 UTs to protect homeless people from cold waves
The National Human Rights Commission urged 19 states and 4 Union Territories to take preventive steps to protect the homeless and vulnerable from cold waves, citing 3,639 cold-wave deaths in 2019–2023.
Wed, 22 Oct 2025
India rises to 9th in global forest area, stays 3rd in annual forest gain: FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025
India moved up to 9th place globally in total forest area, from 10th, and kept 3rd place in annual forest area gain, according to the FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment (GFRA) 2025 released in Bali (PIB, 22 October 2025).
NBA releases ₹67 lakh to Dapur Biodiversity Management Committee in Nashik, Maharashtra
The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹67 lakh to the Dapur Biodiversity Management Committee in Sinnar taluk, Nashik district, Maharashtra, as access and benefit-sharing money for commercial use of soil microorganisms (PIB, 22 October 2025).
Mon, 20 Oct 2025
Delhi marks Diwali 2025 under GRAP Stage II as air turns 'very poor'
Delhi celebrated Diwali on 20 October 2025 with Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan in force across NCR, after CAQM invoked it on 19 October when Delhi's hourly AQI crossed 300.
WWF-India EIACP centre runs 'Green Diwali' campaign under Mission LiFE
On 20 October 2025, the Environment Ministry said WWF-India's EIACP Programme Centre was running a 'Green Diwali' campaign under Mission LiFE, including a 'Breathable Art' installation in Rohini, Delhi.
Sun, 19 Oct 2025
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Sun, 12 Oct 2025
Jitendra Singh reviews IMD's indigenous Multi-Hazard Early Warning DSS and 'Mausamgram' platform
On 12 October 2025 at IMD headquarters in New Delhi, Dr Jitendra Singh reviewed the Web-GIS Multi-Hazard Early Warning Decision Support System, credited with saving about ₹250 crore by ending dependence on foreign vendors, and the village-level 'Mausamgram' forecast platform.
India's MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh joins forest rangers' recognition ceremony at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi
On 11 October 2025 in Abu Dhabi, Environment MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh took part in the Recognition Ceremony of Forest Rangers, organised by IUCN and the Wildlife Trust of India on the sidelines of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 (PIB, 12 October 2025).
Fri, 10 Oct 2025
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Mon, 06 Oct 2025
Coast Guard's 10th national pollution response exercise NATPOLREX-X held off Chennai
On 5–6 October 2025 off the coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the Indian Coast Guard held the 10th National Level Pollution Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-X) with the 27th NOSDCP meeting, attended by 40 foreign observers from 32 countries.
Wildlife Week 2025 at Dehradun on 'Human-Wildlife Coexistence': Project Sloth Bear, Project Gharial, Project Dolphin Phase II launched
On 6 October 2025 at the FRI campus, Dehradun, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav led Wildlife Week 2025 celebrations on the theme 'Human-Wildlife Coexistence' and launched five national projects including Project Sloth Bear, Project Gharial and a Centre of Excellence on human–wildlife conflict at SACON.