WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT CURRENT AFFAIRS IN AUGUST 2026

* India Is Home To 13,703 SPECIES Of Lepidoptera Butterflies And Moths, ( Which Is 8.25% Of World) 

*  India Launches The First Ever Guide To Grassland And Other Open Natural Ecosystem At UNCCD COP 17 At ULAANBAATAR, Mangolia 

* India Restored 21.76 Million ha Land During 2011- 2020 

NEW SPECIES - 

* Scientists At ICAR CMFRI Have Identified A New Fish SPECIES - Cyttopsis Indica ( The Indian Dory) in LAKSHADWEEP Sea.

* A New Catfish Species PSEUDECHENEIS LIKIMROENSIS Described From Nagaland 

* SPECIES Named After LIMIMRO River 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SEA HORSE SPECIES IN KERALA.

* SPECIES NAMED - HIPPOCAMPUS AMANDAVINCENTAE 

* SPECIES NAMED IN HONOUR OF NOTED MARINE BIOLOGIST AMANDA VINCENT 

* THE SPECIES IS FOUND AT TUTICORIN FISHERIES HARBOUR 

* A TEAM OF BOTANIST HAVE DISCOVERED A RARE SPECIES OF FERN IN THE KOLI HILLS OF EASTERN GHATS ( TAMILNADU REGION) 

* SPECIES NAMED - PTERIS MADHUSOODANANII 

* RESEARCHERS FROM GOVERNMENT VICTORIA COLLEGE, AND SRI VYASA NSS COLLEGE IN KERALA DISCOVERD THIS SPECIES.

* SPECIES CATEGORISE AS - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 

* THE SPECIES FEATURES AS - 

STIFF, LEATHERY LEAVES, DEEP GREEN COLOUR 

* SPECIES NAMED IN HONOUR TO - PROFESSOR P V MADHUSOODANAN ( FORMER HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY AT UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT) 

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* RESEARCHERS FROM ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ( ZSI) HAVE DISCOVERED A RARE HIMALAYAN BEE SPECIES IN TAWANG, ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - COLLETES BHUTANICUS 

* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED THREE NEW SPECIES OF CASCADE FROG SPECIES IN NORTH EAST FORESTS.

* THREE NEW SPECIES ARE - 

* AMMACHI'S CASCADE FROG ( Amolops Ammachi) ( Jampui Hills From Tripura) 

- The Name In HONOUR To Late Kerala Social Worker And Philanthropist Padmini Varkey ( Known As Ammachi Means Mother) 

* SENDENYU CASCADE FROG ( Amolops Sendenyu) ( Found In Nagaland) 

- This Species Named After Sendenyu Village Of Nagaland 

* Beautiful Cascade FROG ( Amolops Bella) ( Found In West Bengal ) 

* Named For It's Striking Green Body Marked With Yellowish - Green Or Reddish Brown Mosaic Pattern 

 * A Rare Black And Golden Cicada Has Been Recorded In Assam's Manas National Park.

* A New Species Of Miniature Stygobitic Earthworm Eel ( Synbranchiformes, Chaudhuriidae) Gangaichthys Indonepalicus Found In Indo- Gangetic Plain In Bihar 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FRESH WATER CRAB SPECIES IN MOOKAMBIKA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, UDUPI, KARNATAKA 

* SPECIES NAMED - GHATIANA KARNATAKA 

* THIS IS THE 15TH SPECIES OF GHATIANA FAMILY DISCOVERED IN WESTERN GHATS.

* ENDEMIC SPECIES IN KARNATAKA 

* THIS SPECIES IS LIVES IN PERENNIAL STREAMS, EVERGREEN OR SEMI - EVERGREEN FOREST.

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* BOTANIST HAVE DISCOVERED A SMALL HERB SPECIES IN COROMANDEL COAST, TAMILNADU.

* SPECIES NAMED - LEUCAS DROUPADIAE 

* SPECIES NAMED AFTER PRESIDENT OF INDIA DROUPADI MURMU 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY & GOVERNMENT SIDHHA MEDICAL COLLEGE 

* THE PLANT PRODUCES OBLONG FRUIT CALLED - NUTLETS ( GOLDEN YELLOW COLOUR AND COVERED IN IRREGULAR DARK BROWN SPOT ) 

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* RESEARCHERS FROM CSIR - INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY ( IHBT) HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - DORONICUM SANCTUM 

* SUNFLOWER FAMILY 

* THIS SPECIES DISCOVERD AT THE 4086 meter Above SEA LEVEL IN TAWANG DISTRICT 

* SANCTUM IS A LATIN WORD MEANS - HOLY OR SACRED 

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* A NEW PLANT SPECIES DISCOVERED BY BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ( BSI) IN AGASTHYAMALA BIOSPHERE RESERVES IN SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS .

* SPECIES NAMED - OSBECKIA  ULOTRICHA 

* ULOTRICHA ( FROM GREEK WORD - OULOS ) MEANING CRISPY ( THRIX MEANING HAIR) 

* THIS SPECIES DISTINGUISHED BY - 

* Sub - Globose Hypanthium 

* True Bristles On The Ovary Crown 

* Protruding Capsule 

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* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF MOSQUITO IN WESTERN GHATS ( KERALA) 

* SPECIES NAMED - URANOTAENIA KANI 

* SPECIES NAMED AFTER KANI TRIBE OF KERALA 

* THIS IS THE 124TH GLOBAL URANOTAENIA GENUS ( 15th IN INDIA) 

* KANI TRIBES ARE RECITED AT AGASTHYAMALA BIOSPHERE RESERVES 

* BLUISH WHITE HEAD VERTEX, DARK SCALE WINGS & LEGS, SMALL PALE BROWN BODY, 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ICMR - NIVCR RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED 

NEW WETLAND - 

* GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ADDED GLAW LAKE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AS RAMSAR SITE.

* THIS IS THE FIRST WETLAND OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* INDIA'S 101ST RAMSAR SITE 

* NEAR BY KAMLANG TIGER RESERVES 

* 49 ORCHID SPECIES RECORDED 

AWARDS - 

* P PECHIYAMMAL ( From Ramnathpuram) 

* GOVINDHAMMAL ( From Villupuram) 

TWO WERE RECEIVED THE M S SWAMINATHAN AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION 2026 

* FOR PLASTIC FREE COASTAL AREA 

* Varun Goswami Has Awarded Hidden Hero's Award For The Outstanding Commitment To Biodiversity 

* National Biodiversity Authority Has Disbursed ODISHA Rs 5.68. Crores 

PM NARENDRA MODI ON VISIT TO UZBEKISTAN

CAPITAL OF UZBEKISTAN -   TASHKENT 

HONOUR - 

 * PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HAS HONOURED WITH THE OLIY DARAJALI DO STLIK ORDER 

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ON VISIT TO UZBEKISTAN AHEAD OF SCO SUMMIT 2026 IN KYRGYSTAN 

16 MOU SIGNED  BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES - 

MOU SIGNED BW TWO NATIONS- 

* Elevating The Strategic Partnership With Uzbekistan To Comprehensive Strategic Partnership 

* Cultural Exchange Program Between India And Uzbekistan For The Year 2026-30 

* Letter Of Intent On Conservation And Restoration Of Ancient Buddhist Site Of Fayaz Tepa And Kara Tepa Located In Termez, Uzbekistan 

* MoU In The Field Of Archival Work ..

* MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Ayurveda And Other Traditional SYSTEM In Medicine 

* MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Geology And Minerals Resources 

* Partnership Program In The Field Of Tourism 2026-28 

* MoU Between Sushma Swaraj Institute Of Foreign Service Of India And The Diplomatic Academy At The University of World Economy And Diplomacy Of Uzbekistan 

* MoU On Economic And Financial Dialogue 

* Agreement On Cooperation In Environmental Protection 

* MoU In The Field Of Higher Education And Scientific Research 

* Cooperation Agreement Between The Samarkand Region Of Uzbekistan And Gujarat State Of India Of Establishment Of Partnership Relation 

* Grants of USD 1 million For Afforestation in The Aral Sea Region 

* Lal Bahadur Shastri Scholarship For Hindi Language 

* Establishment Of ICCR Sanskrit Chair In Tashkent State University Of Oriental Studies .

* Agreement Between NPCI International Payment Limited ( NIPL) And National Interbank Processing Centre JSC ( NIPC) Uzbekistan To Enable UPI Apps To Scan National QR 

OPERATION BRAHMA ( MYANMAR EARTHQUAKE)

OPERATION BRAHMA ( 28TH MARCH 2025) 

* INDIA IS OPERATES A DISASTER RELEIF AND RESCUE OPERATION UNDERTAKEN FOR MYANMAR EARTHQUAKE. 

* EXECUTIVE BY - INDIAN ARMED FORCES, INDIAN AIR FORCE, AND NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 4TH OCTOBER 2025

1) Guwahati, Assam To Host The BWF World Junior Championship 2025. (

2) 5.97 Lakh Crores Transaction Done Through UPI In September 2025.

- 19,895 Crores Average Daily Transaction Amount in September 2025.

3) Moamoud Rajab Became The First Ever Medallist From Libya in World Para Athletics Championship ( First From Country) 

4) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Imposed Rs 32 Lakh Penalty On Indian Overseas Bank.

5) NCRB 2023 Reports On Womens 

* 9% Drop on Modesty Outrages Cases ( 9735 in 2024 - 8823 in 2023) 

* 27% Drop In Dowry Deaths ( 8455 in 2014 & 6156 in 2023) 

* 19% Dropped in Rape Cases ( 36,735 in 2014 & 29,670 in 2023) 

6) Astronomers Have Discovered A New Baby Planet ( PROTOPLANET)  - Named WIAPIT 2b ( Ring Shaped Gap In The Disk Of Dust ( Gas Surrounded) 

- 5 Times Of Mass Of Jupiter 

- lies 437 Lights Years From Earth 

- 5 Millions Years Old 

- Discovered Through MagAO -X Instrument By Magellan 2 Telescope in Chile.

7) Mirabai Chanu Wins Silver In World Weightlifting Championships 2025 

( 2017 GOLD, 2022 - SILVER & SILVER IN 2025) 

8) 18 Years old Indian Boy Yohaan Benjamin Became First Indian To Be In Slovenia Club.

9) Chhattisgarh Balod Became The India's First OFFICIALLY Child Marriage FREE District.

10) Dharamvir Nain Wins Silver In Men's Throw Club F51 At World Para Athletics Championship 

- Atul Kaushik Wins Bronze 

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11) Luxembourg Crowned GUILLAUME As New Grand Duke 

12) UK Names SARAH MULLALLY As First Female Archbishop Church oF England.

13) Simran Sharma Wins Gold In Women's 100 meter T12 In World Para Athletics Championship.

- Nishad Kumar Wins Gold in Men's T47 High Jump 

- Preeti Pal Has Wins Bronze in Women's 200 Meter T35 F64 

* Pradeep Kumar Wins Bronze in Men's Discus Throw 

13) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The 3 Days JAIN International Trade Organisation (JITO) in Hyderabad.

14) Shri T S C Bose Has Been Appointed As The Director (Projects) REC LIMITED.

15) Maharashtra State Government Has Launched E- Bond System For Import And Export Business.

16) Kolkata Port Adopts Sunderban Village For Development. Under Swacch Sujal Gaon Schemes 

17) THE IMF Executive Board Appointed Dan Katz As First Deputy Managing Director.

18) TRIONDA, FIFA 2026 Official Ball Unveiled.

19) Navi Mumbai International Airport Will Be Rename After Loknete D B Patil.

20) Veteran Journalist T J S George Passed Away.

21) Actress Dame Patrica Passed Away.

27 INTERNATIONAL HONOURES RECEIVED BY PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI

 * Palestine's Grand Collar Of The State Of Palestine ( 2018) 

* Saudi Arabia's Order Of King Abdul-Aziz (2016) 

* Afghanistan's State Order Of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan 

* UAE's Order Of Zayed Award - 

* Maldives Order Of Nishan Izzuddin 

* Bahrain's King Hamad Order Of The Renaissance 

* US Government's Legion Of Merit 

* Bhutan's Order Of The Druk Gyalpo - 

* Fiji's Order Of Fiji -

* Papua New Guinea's Order Of Logohu - 

* Republic Of Palau's Ebakl Award - 

* Egypt's Order Of The Nile - 

* France's Grand Cross Of The Legion - 

* Greece's Grand Cross Of The Order Of Honour - 

* Order Of St. Andrew The Apostle ( Russia) - 

* Grand Commander Of The Order Of The Niger ( 17th NOVEMBER 2024) 

*  PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI RECEIVED THE GUYANA HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOUR 

* 17TH HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOUR 

* THE ORDER OF EXCELLENCE 

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI RECEIVED THE DOMINICA AWARD OF HONOUR 

* President Of Dominca Sylvanie Burton Presented to The PM NARENDRA MODI.

* 17TH Honour Received By PM NARENDRA MODI.

* Barbados Prime Minister Mottley Presented The Barbados Honorary Order Of Freedom Of Barbados To Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

*  PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HONOURED WITH MUBARAK - AI- KABEER Order By The Amir Of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al- Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah 

* PM Narendra Modi's 20th Honour In Terms Of Civilian .

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HAS RECEIVED PRESTIGIOUS HIGHEST HONOUR OF MAURITIUS BY THEIR PM NAVIN RAMGOOLAM.

* GRAND COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE STAR 

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* * SRILANKA PRESIDENT ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE HONOURS PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI WITH 

MITHRA VIBHUSHANA AWARD - 

* COUNTRY'S HIGHEST AWARD 

* ON THE VISIT TO CYPRUS INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HAS BEEN CONFERRED WITH THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST HONOUR - 

GRAND CROSS OF THE ORDER OF MAKARIOS III 

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* * PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HAS HONOURED WITH THE NATIONAL HONOUR OF GHANA - THE OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE STAR OF GHANA BY PRESIDENT OF GHANA - JOHN MAHAMA 

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HAS RECEIVED 24TH GLOBAL HONOUR INCLUDING IT.

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*  * PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD TOBAGO KAMALA  PERSED BISSESSER HONOURS INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI WITH THE ORDER OF THE TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 

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* * PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ON BRAZIL TOUR ( FOR BRICS SUMMIT (17TH EDITION) 

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI CONFERRED WITH THE BRAZIL HIGHEST HONOUR - 

GRAND COLLAR OF THE NATIONAL ORDER OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS 

* PM NARENDRA MODI HONOURS WITH THE 26TH HIGHEST HONOUR 

* * PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ON VISIT TO NAMIBIA 

* PM MODI CONFERRED WITH THE NAMIBIA HIGHEST HONOUR - 

THE STRUCTURE MOST ANCIENT ORDER OF WELWITSCHIA MIRABILIS 

* PM MODI RECEIVED 27TH INTERNATIONAL HONOUR 

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