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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Delhi Important

12th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting adopts joint statement in New Delhi

The 12th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on 18 August 2026 adopted a Joint Ministerial Statement by consensus and launched four knowledge compendiums.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Mongolia Important

India launches first-ever guide to grasslands and open natural ecosystems at UNCCD COP17

India on 17 August 2026 launched its first-ever Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) of India at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 West Bengal

Hotel fire in Tarapith, West Bengal, kills nine pilgrims

A pre-dawn fire at a hotel in the temple town of Tarapith in West Bengal's Birbhum district on 17 August 2026 killed nine people, five of them from one Meghalaya family.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Bihar

Stampede at Ashok Dham temple in Bihar's Lakhisarai kills at least seven

A stampede at the Ashok Dham temple in Lakhisarai, Bihar, on 17 August 2026, the third Monday of Shravan, killed at least seven women devotees.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Nagaland

Nagaland commissions 10 MW Hovukhu Solar Power Plant on Independence Day

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on 15 August 2026 virtually commissioned the 10 MW Hovukhu Solar Power Plant in Niuland district during the State's 80th Independence Day celebration.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

World Elephant Day 2026 national celebrations at Visakhapatnam; Gaj Gaurav Awards conferred

The national celebrations of World Elephant Day 2026 were held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, where MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh conferred the Gaj Gaurav Awards 2026 and released a regional plan on human–elephant conflict in southern India, the Environment Ministry said on 13 August 2026.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

National Biodiversity Authority shares ₹15.52 crore benefit from mustard hybrids with 26 states and 3 UTs

The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹15.52 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing proceeds from Pioneer Overseas Corporation's mustard hybrids on 13 August 2026, to be shared among 26 State Biodiversity Boards and 3 UT Biodiversity Councils by mustard cultivation area.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

30 KTPA green hydrogen capacity awarded for four refineries under SIGHT Mode-2B

Green hydrogen production capacity of 30 kilo tonnes per annum has been awarded for four public sector refineries under SIGHT Mode-2B of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the government told the Rajya Sabha on 11 August 2026.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Gujarat Must know

World Lion Day 2026: Asiatic lion population up from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025

On World Lion Day, 10 August 2026, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said India's Asiatic lion population rose from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025, with the lion range expanding to nearly 35,000 sq km.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Scientists detect unusual ozone layer above North Bay of Bengal

Scientists including researchers from ARIES, Nainital, detected an unusually high ozone concentration in the stratosphere over the North Bay of Bengal, the Science Ministry said on 10 August 2026.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

India crosses 300 GW of non-fossil fuel power capacity

India's non-fossil fuel installed power capacity crossed 300 GW (300.50 GW) as on 31 July 2026, over 60% of the 500 GW target for 2030, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on 9 August 2026.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

NBA disburses ₹3.79 crore Access and Benefit Sharing funds to 33 States/UTs

The National Biodiversity Authority disbursed about ₹3.79 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing funds to 33 State Biodiversity Boards and UT Biodiversity Councils and national institutes, the Environment Ministry said on 9 August 2026.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Jitendra Singh dedicates CSIR-NBRI's first-of-its-kind 'Eco-Educational Hub' in Lucknow

Union Minister Jitendra Singh dedicated to the nation a first-of-its-kind 'Eco-Educational Hub' developed by CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute in Lucknow on 8 August 2026.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India

Oil companies' nationwide tests find E20 petrol within limits; chloride and moisture claims not validated

Oil Marketing Companies said on 8 August 2026 that nationwide intensive testing of E20 petrol found fuel quality within prescribed limits and did not validate claims of 500 ppm chloride or moisture.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Bhutan Important

India and Bhutan review trans-border river cooperation and Punatsangchhu-I project

Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil and Bhutan's Energy Minister Lyonpo Gem Tshering held a high-level meeting on trans-border rivers in New Delhi on 7 August 2026 and reviewed the Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric project.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

SECL leads India in scientific closure of abandoned coal mines

South Eastern Coalfields Limited has scientifically closed 28 abandoned mines, the highest among Coal India subsidiaries and 67% of all such closures in the country, the Coal Ministry said on 7 August 2026.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Gujarat Important

Centre deploys National Joint Outbreak Response Team for Chandipura virus outbreak in Gujarat and Rajasthan

The Health Ministry deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan to strengthen the response to the Chandipura Virus Disease outbreak, it said on 5 August 2026.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Assam Important

Assam Cabinet approves Compressed Biogas Policy 2026 and two new reserve forests in Goalpara

On 31 July 2026 the Assam Cabinet approved the Assam Compressed Biogas (CBG) Policy 2026 and the final notification of two proposed reserve forests in Goalpara district as reserve forests.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Odisha Important

Jal Shakti Minister meets CMs of Chhattisgarh and Odisha for amicable settlement of Mahanadi water dispute

On 30 July 2026 Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Paatil chaired a meeting with Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi to facilitate an amicable settlement of the Mahanadi water dispute.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

National Green Hydrogen Mission: 12 pilot projects for 70 hydrogen vehicles on 21 routes

MNRE informed on 29 July 2026 that 12 transport pilot projects have been awarded under the National Green Hydrogen Mission to deploy 70 hydrogen-powered vehicles and 16 refuelling stations across 21 routes.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

Global Tiger Day 2026: India has 3,682 tigers and 58 tiger reserves; NTCA eco-tourism webpage launched

At the NTCA's Global Tiger Day event in New Delhi on 29 July 2026, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav highlighted India's 3,682 tigers and 58 tiger reserves and launched the NTCA eco-tourism webpage.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Haryana Important

Haryana Cabinet approves 100% motor vehicle tax exemption for EVs up to Rs 30 lakh

On 28 July 2026 the Haryana Cabinet chaired by CM Nayab Singh Saini approved a 100% motor vehicle tax exemption on new electric two-, three- and four-wheelers costing up to Rs 30 lakh, and 50% for costlier EVs.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Meghalaya Important

Meghalaya Cabinet approves Electric Vehicle Policy 2026

The Meghalaya Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, approved the Meghalaya Electric Vehicle Policy 2026 on 27 July 2026, offering EV buyers an incentive of ₹25,000 and a full waiver of registration fees.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Rajnandgaon's Mission Jal Raksha shows the way under 'Catch the Rain'

The Jal Shakti Ministry on 26 July 2026 highlighted Mission Jal Raksha of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, which has created over 60,000 water-conservation and recharge structures in 662 villages and raised groundwater levels by about 2.04 m on average.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Coast Guard rescues 170 people in floods in Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and South Gujarat

The Indian Coast Guard said on 25 July 2026 it had rescued 170 stranded persons through 11 rescue operations since midnight of 22 July in flood-hit areas of Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and South Gujarat.

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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 India Important

India hosts BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction; Joint Statement adopted

Under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, the NDMA hosted the 3rd BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in New Delhi on 24 July 2026, chaired by MoS Home Nityanand Rai, which unanimously adopted the BRICS Joint Statement on DRR.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Haryana

Union Environment Minister reviews Haryana's air pollution action plan

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on 24 July 2026 reviewed Haryana's measures to improve Delhi-NCR air quality with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, stressing strict enforcement before the onset of winter.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Nagaland

DoT activates Intra-Circle Roaming in flood-hit districts; Longleng second in Nagaland

The Department of Telecommunications on 24 July 2026 activated Intra-Circle Roaming (ICR) in disaster-affected districts of Nagaland, Gujarat and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, with Longleng becoming the second district in Nagaland after Mon to get ICR.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry releases 'AAROH', India's first report on scientific mine closure

The Ministry of Coal released 'AAROH – Annual Report on Mine Closure', India's first comprehensive documentation of scientific mine closure and repurposing practices, in New Delhi on 22 July 2026, and signed an implementation agreement with Germany's GIZ on 'to-be closed mines'.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

NBA releases ₹6.67 crore under Access and Benefit Sharing to 11 cotton-growing States

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) announced on 22 July 2026 that it has released ₹6.67 crore under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism to 11 cotton-growing States for biodiversity conservation and livelihood support.

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