Category: Environment Current Affairs

Forabot: The Fossil Sorting Robot This new technology can automate sorting, manipulating and identifying microscopic marine fossils. Foraminifera (forams) are very simple microorganisms that secrete a tiny shell. They have existed on the ocean floor for more than 100 million years. They leave behind their shells when they die. Examining these shells gives scientists an […]

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE): Car companies in India will have to cough up stiff penalties from April, 2023 with Parliament approving Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2022 that stipulates heavy fines on a company’s annual domestic sales numbers for violation of mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) score. Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency/Economy regulations are in […]

10th Meeting Of The Empowered Task Force (ETF) Of National Mission For Clean Ganga: The Union Minister for Jal Shakti chaired the 10th meeting of the Empowered Task Force (ETF) of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). As part of its flagship Namami Gange programme, the Union government has shifted its focus from improving sanitation […]

Grey Bellied Wren Babbler: According to the recent findings of birdwatchers published by Indian BIRDS, a peer-reviewed journal of South Asian ornithology, they recorded a rare and elusive grey­bellied wren babbler. Grey bellied wren babbler is a specie of songbird named after the Lisu, the local community. This is mostly found in Myanmar with some […]

Three Medicinal Plant Species Added To IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species: Three medicinal plant species (Meizotropis pellita, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Dactylorhiza hatagirea) found in the Himalayas have been added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species following a recent assessment. Key Highlights of these Species: Meizotropis pellita: It is commonly known as Patwa, is […]

Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2022: Rajya Sabha passed the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022 which seeks to conserve and protect wildlife through better management of protected areas and rationalise schedules which list out species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The Rajya Sabha passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022 which seeks to give […]

Indigenous People: At the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a group representing indigenous people stressed that the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) must work on respecting, promoting and supporting the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPCL). Members of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity […]

Human Tiger conflicts : Increase In Number Of Incidents There is an increase in the number of incidents of Human- Tiger conflicts. Every four years, India carries out a census of the tiger population across India. The latest estimate put the tiger population at 2,967. Tigers were reportedly increasing at a rate of about 6% […]

India’s First Dark Night Sky Reserve: Ladakh is all set to have India’s first Dark Night Sky Reserve at Hanle village in Changthang region. In about eighteen locations in Hanley, powerful telescopes will be installed for stargazing. The Hanle Dark Sky Reserve (HDSR) will come up within the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, situated 4,500 metres above […]