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India BioWatch

Real-time climate, ecology and biodiversity data for India — CO₂ levels, air quality, forest fires, and species conservation status, all in one place.

Last updated: 14/5/2026, 7:08:04 am

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)

431.1ppm

↑+1.5 ppm vs last year

India Avg AQI

122AQI

Average across monitored cities

Active Fire Alerts

5808

Satellite-detected fires in last 24h

Forest Cover

21.7%

of India's land area (FSI 2023)

431.1

parts per million (ppm)

↑1.5 ppm since last year

CO₂ is the primary greenhouse gas driving global warming. 350 ppm is considered safe. We are at 431.1 ppm.

CO₂ Trend (Recent)

Global Temperature Anomaly (°C)

Worst AQI Cities→View all →

Pune

232

Hazardous
PM2.5: 232PM10: 138

Chennai

175

Poor
PM2.5: 175PM10: 102

Bhopal

118

Poor
PM2.5: 118PM10: 116
Flagship Species Status→View all →

Bengal tiger

Panthera tigris

EN
↑increasingAssessed 2023

Gangetic dolphin

Platanista gangetica

EN
↓decreasingAssessed 2022

Snow leopard

Panthera uncia

Recent Bird Sightings →

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Recent Bird Sightings

5 sightings recorded

Chestnut-tailed Starling

Gandipet Landscape Park

×2

14 May 2026

Collared Pratincole

Choglamsar - Indus belt

×1

14 May 2026

Crested Serpent-Eagle

Unnamed Road, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, IN (8.928, 77.454)

×1

14 May 2026

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Climate

CO₂ levels, temperature trends, and seasonal data

Forest

Forest cover, fire alerts, and deforestation monitoring

Biodiversity

Species occurrences, IUCN status, and bird sightings

Air Quality

City-wise AQI, pollutant breakdowns, and trends

States

State-wise forest cover, AQI, and fire data with district-level breakdown

Compare

Side-by-side comparison of states and districts across environmental metrics

Wetlands

Hyderabad

116

Poor
PM2.5: 116PM10: 66

Mumbai

115

Poor
PM2.5: 115PM10: 70
Fire Alerts→View all →
5808active fires detected

Satellite-detected thermal anomalies across India in the last 24 hours.

VU
↓decreasingAssessed 2017

Asian elephant

Elephas maximus

EN
↓decreasingAssessed 2020

Indian rhinoceros

Rhinoceros unicornis

VU
↑increasingAssessed 2022

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

LC
→stableAssessed 2016

Great Indian Bustard

Ardeotis nigriceps

CR
↓decreasingAssessed 2022

Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

CR
↓decreasingAssessed 2022

Eurasian otter

Lutra lutra

NT
↓decreasingAssessed 2021

Indian porcupine

Hystrix indica

LC
→stableAssessed 2016

Chital deer

Axis axis

LC
→stableAssessed 2016

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Badi, Uttarakhand, IN (29.608, 79.643), District Court Campus

×1

14 May 2026

River Tern

Unnamed Road, Chuchot Shama (34.086, 77.602)

×1

14 May 2026

Policy Signals →

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National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)

In Progress

Target of 40% reduction in PM2.5 by 2026 relative to 2017 levels across 131 non-attainment cities.

MoEFCC
15 Dec 2025

Green Credit Rules, 2024

Contested

Market-based mechanism for incentivising voluntary environmental actions with tradeable green credits.

MoEFCC
20 Nov 2025

Forest Conservation Amendment Act

Critical

Streamlined approval for strategic projects near forests; concerns raised over dilution of protections.

Parliament
10 Sept 2025

Ramsar wetlands directory — 99 sites mapped with stats and details

Protected Areas

Tiger reserves, biosphere reserves & national parks directory with maps

Rivers

15 major Indian river systems mapped with courses, stats, and classification

Policy

Environmental policy signals and legislative tracking

Explainers

Learn about climate and ecology concepts

Timeline

Environmental history of India from 1972 to present