Category: Environment Current Affairs

Microplastics In Antarctica: For the first time, microplastics have been found in freshly fallen snow in Antarctica Researchers collected snow samples from 19 sites in the Ross Island region of Antarctica and found that all contained microplastics. While microplastics have been found across the world, from the world’s deepest ocean floors to the peak of […]

Rajasthan’s New Wetland: Recognised as the “bird village” following community-driven conservation efforts, Menar in Udaipur district is set to be notified as Rajasthan’s new wetland. This will pave the way for getting the Ramsar site status for this rural heartland of the Mewar region. Menar Wetland: The two lakes in the Menar village – the […]

Water Hyacinth: West Bengal has made an outstanding example by utilising Water Hyacinth, an obnoxious aquatic weed plant to develop small-scale cottage industry that is both financially rewarding as well as environmentally friendly in approach. Water hyacinth, scientifically known as Eichhornia crassipes Mart. (Pontederiaceae), is an aquatic weed common in waterbodies across South Asia, including […]

National Air Quality Resource Framework Of India: Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government inaugurated the National Mission on “National Air Quality Resource Framework of India (NARFI)”.  NARFI has been developed by the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru. The NARFI is an information mechanism to help decision-makers in government, municipalities, start-ups and in the […]

Eco-Sensitive Zones: Farmers in Kerala continue to protest across several high ranges of the state against the Supreme Court’s recent order to establish 1-km Eco-Sensitive Zones around all protected areas, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. The widespread unrest is borne out of the fear of farmers losing their livelihood. As per the National Wildlife Action […]

Odisha’s Mo Bus: Mo Bus, the bus service of Odisha’s Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) authority, has been recognised by the United Nations as one of 10 global recipients of its annual Public Service Awards for 2022 – for its role in “promoting gender-responsive public services to achieve the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)” Mo Bus […]

Glischropus meghalayanus: Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India have discovered a new species of bamboo-dwelling bat in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The species, found near the forested patch of Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, has been named Glischropus meghalayanus. The present discovery is the first report of a thick-thumbed bat not only from India but […]

Four Species Of Azooxanthellate Corals: Scientists have recorded Four Species of Azooxanthellate Corals under the Genus Truncatoflabellum (Scleractinian: Flabellidae) for the first time from Indian waters. Findings: Truncatoflabellum crassum, T. incrustatum, T. aculeatum, and T. irregulare are the four species of corals found. These groups of coral were previously found from Japan to the Philippines […]

Manipur’s Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP) Residents Oppose The Site’s Relocation: People argues that the proposed site has no connection with efforts to save the endangered deer. On the other hand, the people in surrounding villages have been doing everything possible to protect the deer. Keibul Lamjao National Park: It is the only floating National […]

Aviation Turbine Fuel: Oil marketing companies (OMCs) hiked Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices by 16.3% on June 16, taking jet fuel prices to a record high of Rs 1.41 lakh per kilolitre in Delhi. The record increase in ATF prices, combined with the depreciating rupee, is set to increase the cost of operations for airlines, […]