Indian Skimmer : Recently Spotted The endangered Indian Skimmer was recently spotted along the Ghaghra River at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. Indian Skimmer is an odd bird which belongs to the family of skimmers, Rynchopidae. Scientific Name: Rynchops albicollis It gets its name from the way it feeds, flying low over the water surface and ‘skimming’ […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Mithun : Food Animal Tag
Mithun : Food Animal Tag Northeast’s Mithun gets a ‘food animal’ tag from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The Mithun or gayal (Bos frontalis) is considered a descendant of the Indian Gaur or bison. It plays an important role in the socio-economic and cultural life of tribes such as the Nyishi, […]
Rafflesia Flower : Risk Of Extinction
Rafflesia Flower : Risk Of Extinction Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower are now at risk of extinction, new research warned recently. Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants native to Southeast Asia. These plants are renowned for producing the largest individual flowers in the world, both in terms of size and […]
Green Nudge
Green Nudge: A study conducted in China has shed light on the positive environmental impact of implementing “green nudges” in online food delivery platforms. Green nudges are interventions that encourage people to act more sustainably. They are a relatively new policy tool that aims to encourage pro-environmental behaviour. By defaulting to “no disposable cutlery” and […]
Amrit Brikshya Andolan : Assam Government
Amrit Brikshya Andolan : Assam Government The Assam Government organized a campaign called “Amrit Brikshya Andolan” aimed at increasing the state’s green cover by planting saplings, primarily of commercial trees. The campaign set out to achieve nine world records during this massive tree-planting drive. The primary objective of the campaign was to plant one crore […]
International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day, 2023
International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day, 2023: On 16 September 2023, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day, 2023 across all Coastal States and UTs. Since 2006, the day has been held worldwide on the 3rd Saturday of September, annually, under the aegis of the UNEP and South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme […]
World Ozone Day 2023
World Ozone Day 2023: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) recently celebrated the 29th World Ozone Day. World Ozone Day or International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, is observed annually on September 16. It is celebrated every year to spread awareness among people about the depletion of the Ozone Layer […]
Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary: As part of the Surya Regional Water Supply Project, the work on the 4.6 km long underground tunnel for crossing the Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary was recently completed. Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, 75 km away from Mumbai. It forms a corridor between Sanjay Gandhi National Park […]
Red-Necked Phalarope : Spotted
Red-Necked Phalarope : Spotted A group of birders who visited Kurichi Tank in Coimbatore spotted a Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus). Red-necked phalarope is a fairly small shorebird known for spinning frantically on water to stir up small invertebrates. It has a circumpolar distribution and is found in both boreal and tundra zones between 60 and […]
Broadnose Sevengill Shark
Broadnose Sevengill Shark: Ecologists are naturally concerned when record-setting rain this year altered the Broadnose Sevengill shark nursery grounds in San Francisco Bay. Broadnose Sevengill Shark is a large seven-gilled with a wide head and short, blunt snout shark. It is related to sharks that lived in the Jurassic Period about 300 million years ago. […]
