Category: Environment Current Affairs

Orcas : Killer Whales Two cities in United States’ state of Washington have taken steps to formally declare their support for legal rights for a group of endangered orcas. City of Port Townsend and City of Gig Harbor in the Pacific Northwest have signed proclamations to secure the inherent rights of the Southern Resident Orcas. […]

Beypore Uru : Applied For a GI Tag The District Tourism Promotion Council, Kozhikode has applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the famous Beypore Uru (boat). It is a wooden dhow (ship / sailing boat / sailing vessel) handcrafted by skilled artisans and carpenters in Beypore, Kerala. It is mainly made of Malabar […]

Microplastics: As per the new study, with our every breath, we may be inhaling substantial quantities of microplastics that eventually flow into our blood and accumulate in our organs. Previously, it was reported that as much as 74 tonnes of microplastics fell from the air and settled on rooftops, gardens and other surfaces in Auckland, […]

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 […]