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Environment & Ecology Current Affairs — Last 6 months

Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.

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Fri, 17 Apr 2026

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM Enforcement Task Force reviews 162 inspections and 64 violations across NCR

The 129th meeting of the Enforcement Task Force of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), held on 17 April 2026, reviewed 162 inspections and 64 violations recorded between 27 March and 10 April 2026.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

Thu, 16 Apr 2026

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM invokes GRAP Stage-I across NCR as Delhi's AQI turns 'Poor'

The CAQM Sub-Committee on the Graded Response Action Plan on 16 April 2026 invoked all 31 Stage-I actions across the NCR after Delhi's daily average Air Quality Index reached 226, in the 'Poor' category.

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

Tue, 14 Apr 2026

🌿 Disasters 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Explosion at Vedanta power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district kills workers; PM announces ex-gratia

An explosion in a boiler steam tube at Vedanta's power plant at Singhitarai in Sakti district, Chhattisgarh, on the afternoon of 14 April 2026 killed several workers, with the toll reaching 21 by 17 April; the Prime Minister announced ₹2 lakh from PMNRF for each deceased worker's family.

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

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

IMD forecasts below-normal 2026 southwest monsoon at 92% of LPA

The India Meteorological Department's first-stage forecast on 13 April 2026 said the June–September 2026 southwest monsoon rainfall is most likely to be below normal, at 92% of the Long Period Average with a model error of ±5%.

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

Sat, 11 Apr 2026

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Madhya Pradesh Must know

Indian-born cheetah gives birth to four cubs in the wild at Kuno, a first

An Indian-born female cheetah, KGP12, gave birth to four cubs in the wild at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, the first recorded birth in the wild since cheetah reintroduction began in 2022, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on 11 April 2026.

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

Fri, 10 Apr 2026

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

NHAI-WII report 'Landscapes Reconnected' finds wildlife using Delhi–Dehradun corridor underpasses

NHAI and the Wildlife Institute of India released 'Landscapes Reconnected', a study documenting about 40,444 images of 18 wild species using animal underpasses on the Ganeshpur–Asharodi stretch of the Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor, the Ministry said on 10 April 2026.

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

Wed, 08 Apr 2026

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Punjab Important

CAQM imposes ₹61.85 crore compensation on six thermal plants for missing biomass co-firing norms

The Commission for Air Quality Management imposed Environmental Compensation of about ₹61.85 crore on six thermal power plants within 300 km of Delhi on 8 April 2026 for failing to co-fire paddy-straw biomass with coal in 2024-25.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Important

India rises to third in the world for renewable energy capacity, overtaking Brazil

India ranks third in the world for installed renewable energy capacity, ahead of Brazil, according to IRENA's Renewable Energy Statistics 2026, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on 8 April 2026.

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

Tue, 07 Apr 2026

🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Kerala

CMLRE Kochi and Agharkar Research Institute Pune notified as biodiversity repositories

The Referral Centre Bhavasagara at CMLRE, Kochi, and two collections at Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, have been notified as designated repositories under Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, the Environment Ministry said on 7 April 2026.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

Sun, 05 Apr 2026

🌿 Disasters 📍 India

Agriculture Minister orders review of crop damage from hailstorms and heavy rain

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 5 April 2026 took cognisance of heavy rainfall and hailstorms in several states and directed officials to review crop damage.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs