Lakshya Zero Dumpsite: The Centre has approved legacy waste remediation proposals in Andhra Pradesh as a part of the initiative to do away with legacy solid waste dump yards in cities. The housing and urban affairs ministry will provide assistance of Rs 77.7 crore for the Rs 235 crore proposal submitted by the state government […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Greater One-Horned Rhino
Greater One-Horned Rhino: A case of poaching of the world-famous one-horned rhino has been suspected inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. There are five species of rhino – white and black rhinos in Africa, and the greater one-horned, Javan and Sumatran rhino species in Asia. IUCN Red List Status: Black Rhino: Critically endangered. Smaller […]
Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)
Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC): The first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) which kicked off in Mysuru, has reinforced the rich biodiversity of Kukkarahalli Lake and the imperatives of its conservation. The GBBC is a global event entailing backyard bird count and is being held for four days across the world […]
Moths in Himalayan Ecosystem
Moths: Moths are vital to pollination in the Himalayan ecosystem of northeast India, reveals a recent study. The study establishes 91 species of moths as potential pollinators of 21 plant families in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in the northeastern Himalayas. The results assume significance as a majority of the pollination-related studies are based on […]
Green Hydrogen in India
Green Hydrogen: India, being a tropical country, has a significant edge in green hydrogen production due to its favourable geographic conditions and abundant natural resources. Producing hydrogen from renewables in India is likely to be cheaper than producing it from natural gas. The vast majority of industrial hydrogen, about 70 metric tonnes (MT), is […]
Climate Change Study by the University of California
Climate Change: A new study by the University of California, Davis published in the journal Nature suggests that the difference between a scenario where the Earth will be warmed by upto 1.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the 21st century and a scenario where the Earth will be warmed by upto 3.6 degrees […]
Solar Waste in India
Solar Waste: While India ramps up its solar power capacity, the nation does not yet have a firm policy on managing waste that results from used solar panels or from the manufacturing process. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) last December estimated that the global photovoltaic waste will touch 78 million tonnes by 2050, […]
White Cheeked Macaque: India’s Newest Mammal
India’s Newest Mammal: White Cheeked Macaque The Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have found a new mammal species in the country — the White Cheeked Macaque (Macaca leucogenys). While the species was first discovered in China in 2015, its existence was not known in India before this. It is only now that […]
What are Marine Heatwaves?
Marine Heatwaves: According to a study, marine heatwaves — or the ones that form on oceans — have been on the rise in the waters around India. Emerging studies have reported their occurrence and impacts in the global oceans, but are little understood in the tropical Indian Ocean. Also, according to the Intergovernmental Panel […]
What Is Bioremediation?
What Is Bioremediation? A team of Argentine scientists is using microorganisms native to Antarctica to explore the idea of cleaning up pollution from fuels and, potentially, plastics in the pristine expanses of the white continent. The continent is protected by a 1961 Madrid Protocol that stipulates it must be kept in a pristine state. […]
