Category: Environment Current Affairs

Sedge Warbler Spotted In The State Of Kerala: Birders and ornithologists recently in the State of Kerala spotted a migratory bird the Sedge Warbler. The sedge warbler is a medium-sized warbler of marshes, reedbeds and wetlands that can be spotted singing from perches on reeds and willow bushes. The male sedge warbler introduces random phrases […]

Indian Star Tortoise : Key Facts A recent study on the Indian star tortoise distributed across South Asia has revealed that the genetic diversity of the species as well as its habitat has suffered major losses because of rampant illegal trade. The research report said the species is facing twin challenges of a threat to […]

Technology For Air Quality Monitoring System: Under the ‘National programme on Electronics and ICT applications in Agriculture and Environment (AgriEnIcs)’– the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), in collaboration with TeXMIN, ISM, Dhanbad has developed an outdoor air quality monitoring station to monitor environmental pollutants. It will monitor parameters like PM 1.0, PM 2.5, […]

Giving To Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) Initiative: The World Economic Forum, in partnership with over 45 organizations, has launched the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) initiative. The goal of GAEA is to fund and grow new and existing public, private, and philanthropic partnerships (PPPPs) to unlock the $3 trillion of financing needed each year […]

Greater Scaup : Species Of Duck Sighted In Loktak Lake A rare species of duck, Greater Scaup, was recently sighted in Loktak lake in Manipur’s Bishnupur district after a gap of over 90 years. The Greater scaup is locally known as Sadangman. It is a medium-sized diving duck species that belongs to the family of […]

4 Snow Leopards Spotted In Himachal Pradesh: Snow Leopard is found in the mountainous regions of central and southern Asia. In India, it is seen in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. The Hemis National Parkhas a good presence of Snow Leopard. They play a key role as a top […]

National Clean Air Programme: National Clean Air Campaign (NCAP), analysts found that progress has been slow and pollution has only incrementally reduced in most cities. In January 2019, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to prepare clean air action plans. The goal of NCAP (annual […]

Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Project : Order To Stop Work With residents of the Joshimath town reporting an increase in landslides and hundreds of houses at the hill town in Uttarakhand developing cracks, the district administration has issued orders to stop work on the National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project. The Tapovan Vishnugad […]

Neelakurinji Plant : Listed As a Protected Species The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has listed Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including it on the list of protected plants. This move is aimed at protecting the plant from being destroyed or uprooted, which has become […]