Category: Environment Current Affairs

‘Grandala’ electric-blue bird: A Rare ‘Grandala’ electric-blue bird was recently spotted in Sainj Valley, Himachal Pradesh. Grandala is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. Scientific Name: Grandala coelicolor It is the only species placed in the genus Grandala. It is an arboreal insectivore. It ranges across the northeastern Indian Subcontinent and some […]

Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve:   An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands region. The Tanimbar Islands are in the Indonesian province of Maluku, at the end of the long arc of islands that stretches from Sumatra through Java, Bali, Lombok and down through Timor. These Islands are a group of […]

RhoDIS India Programme: A specialised team has initiated the genetic analysis of samples collected from 2,573 rhino horns and will add them to the RhoDIS India DNA data library. The Rhino DNA Index (RhoDIS) System is a wildlife forensics tool that was specially developed for investigating wildlife crime cases. In 2016, the Ministry of Environment, […]

Centre’s Exemption Policy for Thermal Plants: The Union Environment Ministry has exempted 78% of India’s thermal power plant units from installing Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems meant to reduce SO₂ emissions. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued new norms based on a scientific advisory panel led by the Principal Scientific Adviser. […]

Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary: Environmentalists recently expressed serious concern over the approval of an eco-tourism resort project on the Surla plateau, stating that the project area falls within a critical tiger habitat within the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary.It is located in the northern part of Goa in the Western Ghats. It spreads over an area of 208 […]

New Butterfly Species Found in Kerala’s Western Ghats: A team of Indian scientists has discovered a new butterfly species named Zographetus mathewi in the Western Ghats of Kerala. The butterfly, found in low-elevation forests, is unique to this region and adds to India’s rich wildlife diversity. This rare discovery highlights the importance of studying and […]

Flue Gas Desulphurisation: In News The Environment Ministry has exempted most coal-fired plants in India from installing Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems aimed at reducing sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) is a pollution-control process that removes Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂) from the flue gases produced by the combustion of fossil fuels, especially coal. […]

Grey Seal: As climate change, pollution, and overfishing threaten the Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the Baltic Sea, Lithuania has launched a rehabilitation effort to support their survival and restore population balance. Gray seals live in coastal waters of the North Atlantic, from the US and Canada to the Baltic Sea and parts of Europe. […]

Blackbuck : Population declined Wildlife officials admit that the population of black bucks has declined sharply over the years in the Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary, Punjab. Blackbuck is a species of antelope native to India and Nepal. Scientific Name: Antilope cervicapra It is widespread in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and […]

Laughing Dove: It is a small pigeon that is a resident breeder in Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian Subcontinent. Scientific Name: Spilopelia senegalensis Other names include laughing turtle dove, palm dove, and Senegal dove, while in India the name of little brown dove is often used. The species is found in much of […]