Sirkeer Malkoha: The rare Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii), a bird species typically found in Uttarakhand’s plains, has been recently recorded for the first time in the Uttarkashi district. The sirkeer malkoha, or sirkeer cuckoo, is a special type of cuckoo bird. Scientific Name: Taccocua leschenaultii Unlike some cuckoos, it does not lay its eggs in […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
E-Bill System for fertiliser subsidies
E-Bill System for fertiliser subsidies: The Union Government has launched an integrated e-Bill System to digitally process fertiliser subsidies worth about ₹2 lakh crore. The e-Bill System is an end-to-end digital platform for submission, processing, tracking, and payment of fertiliser subsidy bills, replacing the earlier manual, paper-based workflow. Ministry involved: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers […]
Amazon’s Stingless Bees
Amazon’s Stingless Bees: Amazonian stingless bees have become the first insects in the world to be granted legal rights after Peruvian municipalities passed a landmark ordinance recognising their right to exist and flourish.Stingless bees are a group of bees that either lack stingers or have non-functional stingers, making them harmless to humans. They are crucial […]
The World Weather Attribution Annual Report 2025
The World Weather Attribution Annual Report 2025: The World Weather Attribution (WWA) Annual Report 2025 warns that climate change-driven extremes in 2025 pushed millions of people close to the limits of adaptation, despite La Niña conditions. World Weather Attribution (WWA) is an international scientific collaboration that analyses how human-induced climate change influences extreme weather events […]
Industrial Hemp
Industrial Hemp: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister has launched a policy push to legalise and regulate the cultivation of industrial hemp. Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is botanically related to marijuana, but with very different properties. While marijuana is rich with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component that makes pot a drug of choice by many, hemp […]
Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary : Eco Sensitive Zone
Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary : Eco Sensitive Zone The Government has declared the Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh as an Eco sensitive zone. It is situated in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh. It is a permanent freshwater environment consisting of two oxbow lakes namely Parvati and Arga. It is designated as Ramsar site. It is […]
Parasynnemellisia khasiana
Parasynnemellisia khasiana: A previously unknown fungus named Parasynnemellisia khasiana has been discovered in the bamboo forests around Mawsynram, adding a new species — and even a new genus — to the scientific record from Meghalaya. It is a new species of fungus. It was discovered in the bamboo forests around Mawsynram, Meghalaya. It is named […]
Supreme Court stay on Aravallis Judgment
Supreme Court stay on Aravallis Judgment: The Supreme Court has stayed its November 20 judgment that accepted a 100-metre elevation criterion for defining the Aravalli hills, amid nationwide protests by environmental groups.The stay pauses the Court’s earlier acceptance of the Union government’s height-based definition of the Aravalli hills (landforms ≥100 m above local relief) for […]
Glacier Disappearance
Glacier Disappearance: A new study published in Nature Climate Change projects that global glacier disappearance will peak around mid-century, with up to 4,000 glaciers vanishing annually under high-warming scenarios.Glacier disappearance refers to the complete extinction of individual glaciers when their area falls below 0.01 sq km or their remaining ice volume drops below 1% of […]
Banded Krait
Banded Krait: An Indian Forest Service officer has drawn widespread attention on social media after sharing a striking video of a highly venomous Banded Krait encountered during a night patrol. Banded Krait is a highly venomous snake native to South and Southeast Asia. Scientific Name: Bungarus fasciatus Part of the elapid family, which includes cobras […]
