Sloth bear Two sloth bears were rescued by forest officials from a village in Jharkhand by the People for Animals group. The People for Animals (PFA) is an animal welfare organization founded by Maneka Gandhi. The PFA was informed by Madaris. Madaris is a nomadic community that earns a living by performing street acts with […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
16th Steering Committee Meeting Of Project Elephant
16th Steering Committee Meeting Of Project Elephant: At the 16th Steering Committee meeting of Project Elephant, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched a field manual named-Field Manual for Managing Human-Elephant Conflicts (HEC) in India-to guide forest staffers dealing with HEC in major elephant range states. The manual has been prepared by the […]
Wildfires In Himachal Pradesh
Wildfires In Himachal Pradesh: The prolonged dry spell coupled with unusually high temperatures in recent days has triggered many wildfires in Himachal Pradesh, destroying several hectares of forest cover across many parts of the hill State. The early onset of summer this year in the hills posed a major challenge to the State government’s efforts […]
East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) And The Sunderbans : Violates Environmental Norms
East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) And The Sunderbans : Violates Environmental Norms A recent audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out illegal construction and violations of environmental norms in two Ramsar sites in West Bengal, the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) and the Sunderbans. The EKW, a unique peri-urban ecosystem that lies […]
Ban On Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars : US
Ban On Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars : US The US Food and Drug Administration issued a proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. India has not banned the sale of menthol cigarettes. In 2012, Brazil became the first country in the world to ban menthol cigarettes. In 2019, the Centre banned electronic cigarettes […]
River Ranching Programme
River Ranching Programme: Over 10,000 fish fingerlings of Indian major carps — catla, rohu and mrigal — were released in the Ganga at Sangam nose under the ranching programme organised by ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Prayagraj, recently. The exercise has been undertaken for conservation and promotion of fish species that are becoming extinct […]
What Are Invasive Species?
What Are Invasive Species? Senna spectabilis is an invasive species found mostly in the forest areas of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR). The dearth of effective steps to arrest the rampant growth of these invasive plants is a matter of serious concern to the conservation of wildlife habitats of the Western Ghats. The invasive species […]
Carbon Tax
Carbon Tax: Dozens of nations and many local governments are putting a price tag on greenhouse gas emissions that are increasing flooding, droughts and other costly catastrophes. Pennsylvania becomes the first major fossil fuel-producing state in the US to adopt a carbon pricing policy to address climate change. It joins 11 states where coal, oil […]
Coal Shortage
Coal Shortage: The India Energy Outlook 2021 report of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said energy use in India has doubled since 2000, with 80% of demand still being met by coal, oil and solid biomass. Pandemic-related disruptions, however, prevented the stock-up of coal. Mining operations were halted to curb the spread of the virus. […]
Human-Animal Conflict
Human-Animal Conflict: The Environment Ministry must constitute an advisory body of experts to tackle growing instances of human-animal conflict, according to a report by the Standing Committee on Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change headed by Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh. The report analyses the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 tabled in the Lok Sabha […]
