Category: Environment Current Affairs

Irrawaddy Dolphin: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently launched the second nationwide range-wide estimation of riverine and estuarine dolphins under Project Dolphin, which, for the first time, includes the estimation of the Irrawaddy dolphin in the Sundarbans and in Odisha. It is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in discontinuous […]

Royle’s Pika: Scientist said that climate change threatens creatures like Royle’s pika that have weathered extreme environments for thousands of years. Royle’s pika (Ochotona roylei), also called the Himalayan mouse hare or hui shutu, is a species of pika. It is found in open rocky landscapes and rhododendron forests. It is found in northwestern Pakistan […]

Dugongs: The Union government’s Expert Appraisal Committee (MoEFCC) has asked Tamil Nadu to revise the design of the proposed International Dugong Conservation Centre at Manora (Thanjavur).Dugong is a large, slow-moving marine mammal, commonly called a “sea cow”, that feeds exclusively on seagrass.It is a keystone species, playing a vital role in maintaining healthy seagrass meadows.Scientific […]

Gegeneophis valmiki: Indian scientists recently discovered a rare subterranean amphibian species in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra and named it Gegeneophis valmiki. It is a rare, subterranean amphibian species, discovered in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra. The name Gegeneophis valmiki honors the historic Maharshi Valmiki Mandir located near the discovery site. It belongs […]

Kawal Tiger Reserve: Forest officials are gearing up to conduct the wildlife census at the Kawal Tiger Reserve. It is located in the state of Telangana. It is along the banks of river Godavari, forming part of the Deccan peninsula-central highlands. The reserve is nestled in the Sahyadri Mountain Ranges. The government of India declared […]

Kruger National Park: Kruger National Park was temporarily shut to day visitors after severe flooding caused multiple rivers to overflow due to prolonged heavy rainfall.Kruger National Park is South Africa’s largest and oldest national park, and one of Africa’s most renowned wildlife reserves, globally famous for conservation and eco-tourism.It lies in northeastern South Africa, spanning […]

Gharial : Survey Despite significant existential threats, a comprehensive survey across the Ganga River basin recently revealed a population of 3,037 gharials (Gavialis gangeticus), the critically endangered fish-eating crocodile, inhabiting 13 of the surveyed rivers Gharial is a freshwater crocodile belonging to the Crocodylia Order and Crocodylidae Family. Scientific Name: Gavialis gangeticus The name ‘gharial’ […]

Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary: The Delhi government recently said that over 6,500 monkeys rescued by civic bodies from residential and commercial areas across the city have been shifted to Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in the last five years. Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, on the Southern Delhi Ridge of the Aravalli hill range on the Delhi-Haryana border, lies in […]

Bannerghatta National Park: The Central Empowered Committee recommended that the Ecologically Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) should be restored to its original 2016 extent. It is in the hills of the Anekal range, near Bangalore, Karnataka. It was declared a National Park in 1974. In 2006, India’s first butterfly enclosure was […]

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary: Flamingo Festival attracted many families to Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary near Sullurpeta in Andhra Pradesh Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated just near the Pulicat Lake, which is the second-largest salt lake in all of India. It is an important breeding site for spot-billed pelicans. […]