Environment Current Affairs 2026: Latest Updates & MCQs

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Environment
NITI Aayog and GIZ Sign NDC-TIA II Pact on Road Freight
NITI Aayog and GIZ India signed an Implementation Agreement under NDC-TIA Phase II to speed up the decarbonisation of India's road freight sector.
4 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
I-OECM Guidelines 2026 Released at CBD COP-17 in Yerevan
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released India's I-OECM Guidelines 2026 at CBD COP-17 in Yerevan, Armenia, supporting the 30x30 biodiversity target.
4 November 2026 · 3 min read
Environment
Cabinet Clears Rs 14,500 Crore VGF for 92 GWh Energy Storage
The Union Cabinet approved a Rs 14,500 crore Viability Gap Funding scheme to build 92 GWh of grid-scale energy storage, including 60 GWh of pumped storage.
4 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
BRE Summit 2026: Odisha Signs 18 MoUs of Rs 1.17 Lakh Crore
On day two of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026, Odisha signed 18 MoUs worth about Rs 1.17 lakh crore for renewable energy projects.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
India Lists Climate Finance Priorities for COP31 in Antalya
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said India will press for predictable climate finance and technology transfer at UNFCCC COP31 in Antalya in November 2026.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
Agri-Voltaics: India Has 36 Solar-Farming Projects of 37.54 MW
A PIB backgrounder on agri-voltaics says India had 36 operational projects of 37.54 MW as of August 2025, with national potential put between 3,000 and 14,000 GW.
2 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
Pumped Storage: India Has 7.43 GW Running, 345.38 GW Mapped
India has 7.43 GW of operational pumped storage capacity across 10 projects and has identified 320 sites with a combined potential of 345.38 GW, says a PIB note.
2 November 2026 · 3 min read
Environment
Green Hydrogen Mission: Rs 19,744 Crore for 5 MMT by 2030
A government backgrounder sets out the National Green Hydrogen Mission's Rs 19,744 crore outlay, its 5 MMT target for 2030 and progress on incentives.
2 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
PM Surya Ghar, PM-KUSUM Drive Solar Push Towards 500 GW Target
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged India’s solar growth under PM Surya Ghar and PM-KUSUM as the country moves towards a 500 GW renewable energy target.
2 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
National Zoological Park Marks 67th Foundation Day
The National Zoological Park, New Delhi marked its 67th Foundation Day on 1 November 2026 with a doodle activity and the 19th Sunday Bird Walk.
1 November 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
Delhi Logs Best October Air Quality in Eight Years at AQI 166
Delhi's average air quality index for October 2026 came in at 166, the capital's cleanest October in eight years, with 220 good to moderate days so far.
31 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
PAVAN-I3C Centre Tracks Delhi-NCR Air Quality in Real Time
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav reviewed CAQM's new PAVAN integrated command and control centre, which pulls over 30 air quality data streams together.
30 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
National Workshop on Coastal Resilience Opens in Delhi
A two-day national workshop on coastal resilience opened in New Delhi under the Green Climate Fund's GCF-ECRICC project, drawing close to 150 participants.
29 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
India Tops World in Green Hydrogen Offtake Commitments
Indian companies have signed green hydrogen offtake commitments of 5,55,610 MTPA till October 2026, the world's largest, needing about Rs 90,000 crore of capital.
29 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
India Releases Four Biodiversity Papers at CBD COP-17
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav released four publications on biodiversity, biosafety and benefit sharing at a CBD COP-17 side event in Yerevan, Armenia.
28 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
DRI Seizes 45 Live Reptiles at Trichy Airport, Two Arrested
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence recovered 45 sedated live reptiles hidden in food packets at Trichy airport and arrested two passengers from Bangkok.
28 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
National Green Hydrogen Mission: Targets, Outlay and Progress
A PIB backgrounder on green hydrogen sets out the National Green Hydrogen Mission's Rs 19,744 crore outlay, its 5 MMT target for 2030 and progress so far.
28 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
Kuno Cheetah KNG22 Dies of Pellet Injuries; Centre Sends Team
A 19-month-old male cheetah, KNG22, of Kuno National Park died of firearm pellet injuries, and the Centre has sent a high-level team to Madhya Pradesh.
28 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
MoRTH Amends Motor Vehicle Rules for E85, E100 Flex Fuel
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to include E100 alongside E85 in emission certification for flex fuel cars.
26 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
Ramsar Sites in India Reach 103 With Sukhna and Sauj Jheel
India's Ramsar Site network reached 103 wetlands on 15 October 2026 as Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh and Sauj Jheel in Uttar Pradesh joined the list.
25 October 2026 · 3 min read