Eastern Swamp Deer: The population of the vulnerable eastern swamp deer, extinct elsewhere in South Asia, has dipped in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. Officials attributed the decrease from 907 individuals in 2018 to 868 during the Eastern Swamp Deer Estimation on January 10 and 11 to two high floods in 2019 and […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Sustaining Food Production under Environmental Stress
Sustaining Food Production under Environmental Stress: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh addressed the India-UK meet on “Sustaining Food Production under Environmental Stress” through virtual mode. The Workshop is being organized jointly by National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, an institute under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and University of Birmingham, UK and supported by […]
Segregation of Domestic Hazardous Waste
Domestic Hazardous Waste: Segregation of domestic hazardous waste remains a distant dream for most Indian cities in absence of robust framework and infrastructure. Indore is the only city in the country that safely handles its domestic hazardous waste. Domestic Hazardous Waste is any chemical or product that can cause serious illness or pose an environmental […]
Net-Zero Energy Buildings
Net-Zero Energy Buildings: A net-zero energy building is one that relies on renewable sources to produce as much energy as it uses, usually as measured over the course of a year. Homes and other structures that create almost as much energy as they use are sometimes called near-zero energy buildings. It is also possible for […]
Sixth Mass Extinction: New Research
Sixth Mass Extinction: The ongoing sixth mass extinction may be one of the most serious environmental threats to the persistence of civilisation, according to new research. Earth was once home to two million known species. According to the study, however, since 1500, as many as 7.5%-13% of these species may have been lost. That numbers […]
Solar Waste in India
Solar Waste: According to a report by the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI), India could generate over 34,600 tonnes of cumulative solar waste in India by 2030. India does not have a solar waste management policy, but it does have ambitious solar power installation targets. NSEFI is an umbrella organisation of all solar […]
Vehicular Emissions In India
Vehicular Emissions In India: The annual car sales in India are projected to increase from the current 3.5 million to about 10.5 million — a three times increase — by 2030, which will increase exposure to vehicular exhaust emissions. India is the fifth-largest global car manufacturer with one of the highest compound annual growth rates […]
Green Energy Corridor
Green Energy Corridor: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the scheme on Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II for Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS). It aims at synchronizing the electricity produced from renewable resources, such as wind and solar, with the conventional power stations in the grid. It aims to achieve the target of 450 GW […]
Nilgais
Nilgais: The Bihar government has announced that it will not cull the Blue Bull, locally known as the nilgai or ghurparas, anymore. It will, instead, sterilise them to control their increasing population in the state. The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent. The nilgai is the sole […]
Olive Ridley Turtles
Olive Ridley Turtles: Researchers of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) are carrying out tagging of the Olive Ridleys at three mass nesting sites — Gahirmatha, Devi River mouth and Rushikulya. The tagging would help them identify the migration path and places visited by the marine reptiles after congregation and nesting. The Olive ridley turtles […]
