All 5 Environment updates published in May 2026, grouped into 4 subtopics. Each one carries the exam-relevant facts and its GK Bytes; open an update for the complete note with static GK.
Concerns were raised over alleged violations of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 in the diversion of more than 13,000 hectares of forest land on Great Nicobar Island for a mega-infrastructure project.
The sixth cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation - the world's largest wildlife monitoring exercise - continued through 2026, building on the previous count of 3,682 tigers (about 74% of the world's wild tigers).
The India Meteorological Department forecast normal-to-below-normal maximum temperatures in many regions due to above-normal rainfall, while issuing heatwave alerts for parts of north, central and east India amid an intensifying El Nino.
As of May 2026, India had 99 Ramsar wetland sites covering about 13.85 lakh hectares, with Tamil Nadu (20 sites) leading; the 99th site, Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary (Aligarh, UP), was designated in April 2026.
Observed globally on 22 May with the theme 'Acting locally for global impact', a call to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in line with the global biodiversity framework.