Category: Environment Current Affairs

Mangrove Pitta : Recently Sighted Odisha forest officials have recently sighted 179 mangrove pitta birds in the first ever census conducted of these exotic and colourful birds in the country. Mangrove Pitta is a species of passerine bird in the Pittidae family native to Southeast Asia and South Asia. Scientific Name: Pitta megarhyncha Distribution: Bangladesh, […]

Garra Laishrami : New Species Researchers from the Central University of Odisha (CUO) and the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have recently found a rare freshwater fish in the Koraput district. Garra Laishrami is a new cyprinid fish species of the Garra genus found in the Kolab River. These are characterised by the presence of […]

Siren sphagnicola: Eel Like Aquatic Species Siren sphagnicola is a recently discovered species of elongate, eel-like aquatic salamanders that inhabits seepage areas in the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States. Sirens are elongate, eel-like aquatic salamanders belonging to the family Sirenidae. This family belongs to the order Caudata (salamanders) and currently comprises two […]

Idu Mishmis And Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary : Report National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) announced that the Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh would soon be notified as a tiger reserve. This move has caused unrest among the Idu Mishmi tribe who feel that a tiger reserve would “hinder their access” to the forest. Idu Mishmi […]

Ozone Pollution: As per the CPCB, Ground-level ozone (O3) has started to emerge as Delhi’s lead pollutant during the day, particularly after rain, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Ground-level Ozone is a type of pollutant that is produced when two primary pollutants, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, react in […]

Short-Beaked Echidnas: Short-beaked echidnas in Western Australia beat the heat by blowing mucus bubbles, according to researchers from Curtin University. Short-beaked echidnas is one of four living species of echidna. It is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue, which it uses to catch its insect prey (ant […]

Black Carbon : Study A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources recently recommended a detailed study on the impact of atmospheric pollution, including black carbon, on the Himalayan glacier system. Black carbon is the sooty black material emitted from gas and diesel engines, coal-fired power plants, and other sources that burn fossil fuel. It is […]

Prosopis Chilensis : Alien Invasive Plant An avian distribution study has revealed that an alien invasive plant Prosopis chilensis is threatening to pulverise native vegetation across 21 islands in the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (GoMBR) The Prosopis chilensis is also known as Chilean mesquite. It is a small to medium-sized legume tree that grows […]