Environment & Wildlife Current Affairs 2026 for SSC

According to the Living Planet Report, what is the percentage decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations over the past 52 years?

→ 73 percent

Wildlife declines 73% over 52 years as tigers and mountain gorillas recover →

In which district of Odisha was the Shree Jagannath International Airport clearance granted?

→ Puri

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change grants clearance for Shree Jagannath International Airport →

Which snail species was rediscovered on Norfolk Island after being listed as Extinct by the IUCN Red List?

→ Campbell’s keeled glass-snail

Extinct Campbell’s keeled glass-snail population grows from 46 to over 1,300 individuals →

In which Rajasthan district was the Desert National Park located where Great Indian Bustards were released?

→ Jaisalmer

Bhupender Yadav releases two male Great Indian Bustards into Jaisalmer's Desert National Park →

What is the total number of cheetahs in India as of October 5, 2026?

→ 60

India-born cheetah KJP21 gives birth to 5 cubs in Kuno National Park →

Which plant, declared extinct in the 1990s, was honored at the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve exhibition?

→ Haplothismia exannulata

Parambikulam Tiger Reserve inaugurates exhibition honoring plant declared extinct in the 1990s →

Which country participated in the world's first ocean debt conversion to fund conservation?

→ Seychelles

World’s first ocean debt conversion turns $21.6 million into Seychelles conservation funding →

How many new species were confirmed by the international team at the San Carlos de Bariloche workshop?

→ 57

International team confirms 57 new species and five new genera in two weeks →

Which tigress was released from Bihar's Valmiki Tiger Reserve into the Buxa Tiger Reserve?

→ T138

Bhupender Yadav and Suvendu Adhikari release three-year-old tigress T138 into Buxa Tiger Reserve →