Category: Environment Current Affairs

Demaorchestia alanensis : New Species Of Marine Amphipod Researchers at Berhampur University, Odisha, have unveiled a new species of marine amphipod, named Demaorchestia alanensis, in Chilika Lake, contributing to global marine biodiversity. Demaorchestia alanensis is a new species of marine amphipod-a shrimp-like crustacea of the genus Demaorchestia. The present discovery has added one more species […]

Cinereous Vulture : Sighted The Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus), one of the largest raptors in the world, has been sighted at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. Cinereous Vulture is also known as the Eurasian Black Vulture or monk vulture. It is one of the heaviest and largest raptors in the world. It is one of […]

Saiga Antelope : IUCN Category The Saiga (Saiga tatarica) species category was changed from Critically Endangered to Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Saiga Antelope is a large migratory herbivore. This antelope has an extremely unusual appearance with an oversized and flexible nose, the internal structure of which acts like […]

Project ARTHA Ganga:   Arth Ganga is an initiative added to the Namami Ganga Program launched by the Government in 2014. It is a sustainable and viable economic development model to strengthen the river-people connection through an economic bridge. It was decided that the Namami Gange mission should lead the concept of Arth Ganga with […]

Indian Mouse Deer And Chousingha: As part of an animal exchange programme recently executed by the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) with Kakatiya Zoological Park in Warangal, IGZP has received two new species, Mouse Deer and Chousingha. The Indian Mouse Deer or Spotted Chevrotain is the smallest deer in India and is highly nocturnal. Scientific […]

Otolith Rings: Marine biologists at the University of Southampton have developed a technique to decode the chemistry of otoliths. Otolith rings is a stony lump in the fish ear. These are much like tree rings which reveal fish’s age. Different forms or isotopes of oxygen in the otolith indicate the temperature the fish experienced when […]

Pangalokha Wildlife Sanctuary : Royal Bengal Tiger Was Spotted A Royal Bengal Tiger was spotted in Pangalokha Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim at an altitude of 3,640 metre. The Royal Bengal Tiger was captured by trap cameras of a team of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) which is conducting a study in the sanctuary in collaboration […]

Budgett’s Frog: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc.) molecular biophysics unit in a study have identified that peptides (short protein) produced from Budgett’s frog can combat enzymes of disease causing pathogens. The peptides (short proteins) produced from the skin of amphibians have long been studied because of their ability to counter unfavourable conditions […]

Green Voyage2050 Project: India has been selected as the pioneer lead country for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Green Voyage2050 Project. Green Voyage2050 Project overall goal of the Project is to support effective implementation of the Initial IMO GHG Strategy. It provides support to developing countries in their efforts to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions from […]