Silent Valley National Park : Bird Survey A comprehensive bird survey conducted in Silent Valley National Park documented 192 bird species. It is located along the southwest corner of the Nilgiris in South India, in Kerala. It is one of the last undisturbed tracts of tropical rainforest in India. It constitutes the centerpiece of the […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Anavaran Portal
Anavaran Portal: The Forest Survey of India stopped its Anavaran-Deforestation Alert System to states on deforestation. Anavaran Portal has been operational since 2024. It has been using satellite data and machine learning to enable Forest Survey of India to issue location alerts on the loss of forest cover to states every 15 days so that […]
Blue-and-White Flycatcher
Blue-and-White Flycatcher: A male blue-and-white flycatcher, a small and striking migratory bird rarely seen in India, was recently spotted on Pavagadh Hills, Gujarat. It is a migratory songbird in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Scientific Name: Cyanoptila cyanomelana It is also known as the Japanese flycatch It breeds in Japan, Korea, and in parts […]
Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary
Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary: The Karnataka High Court directed the state government that no activities on the ground should be carried out within the Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary and its Eco-Sensitive Zone. It is located in Karnataka. It is part of the Western Ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was formed by combining the […]
Stenothoe lowryi
Stenothoe lowryi: For the first time, a rare marine amphipod, a shrimp-like species, named Stenothoe lowryi was found in Indian water at Arjyapalli in Ganjam district by marine science researchers of Berhampur University. Stenothoe lowryi is a rare marine amphipod. This shrimp-like crustacean, previously known only from Malaysian shores, was detected for the first time […]
7th National Report (NR7) On Biological Diversity
7th National Report (NR7) On Biological Diversity: India has officially submitted its 7th National Report (NR7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), marking the first comprehensive assessment since the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The NR7 is a mandatory periodic submission by member nations of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It serves as […]
Air Pollution in India : Report
Air Pollution in India : Report An analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a Finland-based independent research group, found that 204 out of 238 Indian cities failed to meet national air quality standards during winter 2025–26. The analysis used data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) collected through […]
Sambar Deer : Presence Recorded
Sambar Deer : Presence Recorded The Wildlife Wing of the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department recently recorded the presence of sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) in high-altitude protected areas of Chamba district through camera traps for the first time. Sambar Deer is a large deer native to the Indian Subcontinent, southern China and Southeast Asia. Scientific Name: […]
Striped Hyena : In News
Striped Hyena : In News The Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have urged the inclusion of the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in Appendix I and II of the Convention of Migratory Species (CMS) at the upcoming Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP15). Striped Hyena is one of four species belonging to […]
New Earthworm Species
New Earthworm Species: A team of researchers have discovered two previously unknown species of moniligastrid earthworms and named them as Moniligaster girishi and Drawida reynoldsi. New Earthworm Species: Moniligaster girishi: It is endemic to Western Ghats and belongs to the family Moniligastridae. It is named after P. Girish Kumar, a scientist at the Zoological Survey […]
