Category: Environment Current Affairs

Himalayan Yak : Approved As Food Animal The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has approved the Himalayan Yak as a ‘food animal’. The move is expected to help check decline in the population of the high-altitude bovine animal by making it a part of the conventional milk and meat industry. Food Animals […]

State Of The Climate In Asia 2021: The State of the Climate in Asia 2021 report was published by the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Findings of the Report: Floods and storms accounted for 80% of the natural disasters that struck Asia in 2021. […]

Harike Wetland : Arrival Of Migratory Birds Migratory birds from different countries have started arriving at Punjab’s Harike wetland Harike wetland, spread over 86 square kilometers in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, and Kapurthala districts, serves as a home to rare species of migratory water birds during the winter season. Harike Wetland also known as “Hari-ke-Pattan”, with […]

Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program: Indian scientists recently received international award on behalf of snow leopard conservation alliance. Indian snow leopard experts received the Madrid-based BBVA Foundation’s Worldwide Biodiversity Conservation Award on behalf of a 12-nation intergovernmental alliance -The Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP). The GSLEP is a first-of-its-kind intergovernmental alliance for […]

Downgrades Status Of Southern White Rhinos: In a major hurdle to Africa’s rhino conservation efforts, CITES COP19 has recently accepted the proposal to downgrade the status of southern white rhinos from Appendix I to Appendix II. The southern white rhino is one of the two subspecies of white rhinos, with the other being the northern […]

The Plastic Life-Cycle : Report The report – The Plastic Life-Cycle – was released by the Delhi-based think-tank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). It was released during the one day national conclave on India Habitat Centre in November 22 Key findings of the report: India has not been able to effectively implement policies countering […]

Leith’s Soft-shelled Turtle : Transfer From Appendix II to Appendix I India’s proposal for transferring Leith’s Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia leithi) from Appendix II to Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) has been adopted by the Conference of Parties (CoP) to CITES in its 19th […]

Arittapatti : New Biodiversity Heritage Site The Tamil Nadu government recently issued a notification declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district the first biodiversity heritage site in the State. It aims to prevent the loss of biodiversity and preserve the cultural and architectural heritage, the government, as recommended by the Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board, […]

Toilets 2.0 Campaign: Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the Toilets 2.0 campaign in Bengaluru on the occasion of World Toilet Day 2022, with the aim to change the face of public and community toilets in urban India through collective action involving citizens and Urban Local Bodies. The campaign has five thematic […]