Environment & Ecology Current Affairs One-liners

Yesterday

• On 2 October 2026 a tigress translocated from Valmiki Tiger Reserve (Bihar) was released in Buxa Tiger Reserve (West Bengal), the first phase of a Tiger Reintroduction Programme, marking the start of Wildlife Week 2026.

Wed, 30 Sept 2026

• On 30 September 2026 the Union Cabinet approved Green Energy Corridor Phase-III to strengthen intra-state transmission for evacuating up to 135 GW of renewable energy, plus 50 GWh of battery storage, with an outlay of ₹1,86,405 crore by FY 2032-33.
• On 30 September 2026 Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched the guidelines for National Coastal Mission 2.0, a ₹767-crore Central Sector Scheme to run till 2030-31 across nine coastal States and four Union Territories.
• The Ministry of Power notified new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) norms for passenger vehicles on 30 September 2026, effective 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, tightening the fuel-consumption benchmark by about 16.7%.
• Delhi's monthly average AQI for September 2026 was 102, its lowest for September in five years (2022–2026), the Environment Ministry said on 30 September 2026.

Tue, 29 Sept 2026

• On 29 September 2026 Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav handed over the first PRAMAAN certificates under IFWCS to the Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (33,000 ha of plantations) and Govind Mohapatra, a farmer linked to the Odisha Bamboo Development Agency.
• The Commission for Air Quality Management approved a revised Graded Response Action Plan for the National Capital Region at its 30th full Commission meeting chaired by Rajesh Verma; PIB announced it on 29 September 2026.
• The 4th Eco Warrior Awards, organised by IFSA and Indian Masterminds and reported by PIB on 29 September 2026, honoured 15 forest officers, with B. K. Singh receiving the lifetime award.

Mon, 28 Sept 2026

• At the 28th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 28) in Rome (28 September – 2 October 2026), India highlighted that its forest and tree cover is 82.74 million hectares, or 25.17% of its geographical area.

Sun, 27 Sept 2026

• In the 138th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 27 September 2026, PM Narendra Modi said the first phase of the census is nearly complete, with data of over 32 crore families recorded, and urged people to self-register on the census portal.

Fri, 25 Sept 2026

• On 25 September 2026 Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched the inception workshop for the 6th cycle of Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves (MEE-TR), which will cover all 58 tiger reserves.

Tue, 22 Sept 2026

• On 22 September 2026, Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 9th India International Water Week (IIWW) 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on the theme 'Climate Resilient Water Management'.
• On 22 September 2026, World Rhino Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Assam holds nearly 80% of the world's rhino population and shared that Project Rhino has been initiated to support rhino range states.
• On 22 September 2026, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted two persons at Mariani, Assam, and seized 86 live Tokay geckos under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Mon, 21 Sept 2026

• On 21 September 2026, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Global Conservation Conference of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Jaipur, Rajasthan, attended by representatives of more than 100 countries.

Sun, 20 Sept 2026

• On 20 September 2026, President Droupadi Murmu addressed the valedictory session of the National Green Tribunal's two-day International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics' in New Delhi.

Sat, 19 Sept 2026

• On 19 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics', organised by the National Green Tribunal, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
• On 19 September 2026, the 'Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar' 5.0 coastal clean-up campaign, held from 12 to 19 September, concluded after covering 231 locations across 13 States/UTs.

Wed, 16 Sept 2026

• On 16 September 2026, the Environment Ministry held the national celebration of the 32nd World Ozone Day in Mumbai with the theme 'Global Action for a Cooler Planet', where MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh launched India's Net Zero Portal and the NAPCC Dashboard.
• On 16 September 2026, the two-day World Circular Economy Forum 2026 (WCEF2026) concluded in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, after bringing together around 2,700 delegates and 260 speakers from over 60 countries.

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

• On 15 September 2026, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) inspected 22 industrial units in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, found 16 non-compliant and issued 12 show cause notices.

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

• On 14 September 2026, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav visited the Great Indian Bustard habitat at Naliya in Gujarat's Kachchh district, inaugurated a GIB Soft Release Centre and the Sayara Van Kavach, and reviewed mangrove work at Jakhau.
• On 14 September 2026, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs highlighted Kerala's Student Green Brigade Scholarship – EcoSense, which is giving scholarships to 45,880 students under Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0.