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CDS Environment & Ecology Current Affairs 2026 — Page 2

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Articles — page 2

• 2 September 2026 Tigers as Natural Capital: The IBCA-ADB Turn in Conservation

  IBCA, ADB and the NTCA opened a two-day international workshop on tiger landscapes in New Delhi on 2 September 2026, with an IBCA-ADB MoU on nature-positive financing. An explainer on Projec…

• 30 August 2026 ₹5.68 Crore for Okra, Cucumber and Watermelon: How Benefit-Sharing Actually Pays

  The National Biodiversity Authority disbursed ₹5.68 crore in Access and Benefit-Sharing funds on 30 August 2026. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Biological Diversity Act 2002, the Nagoya Protocol…

• 27 August 2026 Counting Ghosts: The Science India Took to the Moscow Snow Leopard Roundtable

  India presented its snow leopard population estimation, radio telemetry and genetic analysis work at a Russian-Indian roundtable in Moscow on 26 August 2026. A CDS/OTA explainer on SPAI, the…

• 24 August 2026 Who Pays to Restore Land — India's 21.76 Million Hectares at UNCCD COP17

  A CDS/OTA explainer on India's intervention at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar (24 August 2026) — 21.76 million hectares brought under restoration during 2011-2020, 1.22 billion person-days of em…

• 23 August 2026 Regenerative Agriculture and the Long Repair of India's Soils

  PIB's 23 August 2026 backgrounder on regenerative agriculture. A CDS/OTA explainer on soil organic carbon, no-till and cover cropping, how regenerative farming differs from organic and natur…

• 20 August 2026 Mapping the Twilight Zone: India's First National Report on Deep-Sea Fishery Resources

  CMLRE released the National Report on Deep-Sea and Distant-Water Fishery Resources of the Indian EEZ on 20 August 2026. A CDS/OTA explainer on the 2.37 million sq km EEZ, the mesopelagic zon…

• 19 August 2026 1.2% of the Fleet, 3.3% of the Particulates: CAQM Moves on Light Goods Vehicles

  On 19 August 2026 CAQM announced Direction No. 102, phasing out new registration of diesel, petrol and CNG light goods vehicles across Delhi-NCR from January 2027. A CDS/OTA explainer on the…

• 17 August 2026 India's First Guide to Grasslands: Ending the 'Wasteland' Label at UNCCD COP17

  On 17 August 2026 India launched its first-ever Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar. A CDS/OTA explainer on ONEs, land degradation neutrality,…

• 13 August 2026 ₹15.52 Crore for Mustard Genes: How Access and Benefit Sharing Works

  On 13 August 2026 the National Biodiversity Authority released ₹15.52 crore in ABS proceeds from mustard hybrids to 26 State Biodiversity Boards. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Biological Divers…

• 10 August 2026 891 Asiatic Lions: World Lion Day, Project Lion and the Gir Story

  On World Lion Day, 10 August 2026, the Environment Ministry noted the Asiatic lion population rising from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025. A CDS/OTA explainer on Gir, Project Lion, Barda, the sec…

• 9 August 2026 India Crosses 300 GW Non-Fossil Power Capacity

  On 9 August 2026 India crossed 300 GW of non-fossil installed power capacity, over 60% of the 500 GW target for 2030. A CDS/OTA explainer on the solar-wind-hydro-nuclear mix, capacity vs gen…

• 29 July 2026 Microplastics & Marine Litter

  On 29 July 2026 the NCCR reported microplastic monitoring along India's coast. A CDS/OTA explainer on microplastics, marine litter, the Clean Coast Index, sources like ALDFG, the single-use …

• 27 July 2026 India's NDC & Climate Commitments

  On 27 July 2026 the government detailed India's progress on its Nationally Determined Contributions. A CDS/OTA explainer on the NDC, the three climate targets, Panchamrit, the Paris Agreemen…

• 22 July 2026 National Biodiversity Authority & Access-and-Benefit Sharing

  On 22 July 2026 the NBA released ₹6.67 crore under the Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism. A CDS/OTA explainer on the National Biodiversity Authority, the Biological Diversity Act 2002, AB…

• 21 July 2026 CAQM, GRAP & NCR Air Quality

  On 21 July 2026 the CAQM reported enforcement action across the NCR. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Commission for Air Quality Management, the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the Air Quality…

• 19 July 2026 'Catch the Rain' & Water Conservation

  On 19 July 2026 the government renewed its 'Catch the Rain' national water-conservation call. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge, India…

• 17 July 2026 Dam Safety in India & the Dam Safety Act, 2021

  On 17 July 2026 the 12th meeting of the National Committee on Dam Safety reviewed the Dam Safety Act, 2021. A CDS/OTA explainer on dam safety, the NCDS, NDSA and SDSOs, the Central Water Com…

• 16 July 2026 CAFE-III Fuel-Economy Norms

  On 16 July 2026 the Ministry of Power circulated draft CAFE-III (2027) fuel-economy norms for consultation. A CDS/OTA explainer on Corporate Average Fuel Economy norms, BEE, vehicle emission…

• 12 July 2026 Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar & Marine Litter

  On 12 July 2026 the government geared up for the Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar coastal cleanliness campaign (10–19 Sept 2026). A CDS/OTA explainer on marine litter, coastal ecosystems, the b…

• 10 July 2026 National CAMPA & Compensatory Afforestation

  On 10 July 2026 the 7th Governing Body of National CAMPA met and approved conservation projects for dolphins, snow leopards, wild buffalo and rhinoceros. A CDS/OTA explainer on CAMPA, compen…