Day: July 11, 2022

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: On July 1, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, put out a note, proposing amendments in the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The EPA establishes the “framework for studying, planning, and implementing long-term requirements of environmental safety and laying down a system of speedy and adequate response to situations threatening […]

Red Pandas: The Singalila National Park in West Bengal, will soon get new red pandas. A zoo in the picturesque Darjeeling Hills has started an ambitious programme to augment the wild red panda population. In the first rewilding programme of red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in India, the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park will release 20 […]