Improved Air Quality Of Indian Cities: The Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, while speaking at the International Day of Clean Air For Blue Skies, informed that the number of cities with improved air quality had increased. On the occasion, he also inaugurated the first functional Smog Tower at Anand Vihar in Delhi and […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Sustainable Development Goal: SDG 12
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12: India’s progress in regard to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 is fair enough but not satisfactory. SDG12 aims at ensuring responsible consumption and production patterns everywhere in the world. Sustainable consumption and production refers to “the use of services and related products, which respond to basic needs and bring […]
Deepor Beel: Eco-Sensitive Zone
Deepor Beel: Eco-Sensitive Zone: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the Eco-sensitive zone of the Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam). Earlier, Kaziranga National Park became the first in the country to use satellite phones and Dehing Patkai and Raimona were designated as National Parks. Deepor Beel: It is one of […]
IUCN – Risk of Extinction Species
International Union For The Conservation Of Nature (IUCN) Some 28% of the 1,38,374 species assessed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for its survival watchlist are now at high risk of vanishing forever, the global conservation body said. Habitat loss, overexploitation and illegal trade have hammered global wildlife populations for decades, […]
Behler Turtle Conservation Award: Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)
Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA): Indian biologist Shailendra Singh has been awarded the Behler Turtle Conservation Award for bringing three critically endangered turtle conservation species back from the brink of extinction- Red-crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga), Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska), and Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) This award is bestowed by several global bodies involved […]
Migratory Birds In Pulicat Lake
Increase In Numbers Of Migratory Birds Visiting The Pulicat Lake In India: This positive development is largely due to increase in the storage levels in the reservoir in adjoining areas Pulicat lake is the second largest brackish water lake in the country; next only to Chilika lake Greater flamingos and pelicans are some of the […]
State Animal And Bird of Ladakh
State Animal And Bird: Ladakh: Ladakh has adopted Snow Leopard and Black-Necked Crane, as State animal and State bird, two years after it was carved out as a separate Union Territory (UT) from the erstwhile State of J&K (Jammu and Kashmir). Snow Leopard: Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) act as an indicator of the health of […]
State Of The World’s Trees Report: BGCI
State Of The World’s Trees Report Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) launched the State of the World’s Trees Report. The report warns that almost a third of the world’s tree species are at risk of extinction, while hundreds are on the brink of being wiped out. BGCI is a membership organisation, representing botanic gardens in […]
South Asian Institute For Advanced Research And Development (SAIARD)
South Asian Institute For Advanced Research And Development (SAIARD): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) signed an MoU with South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD) for ‘Capacity Building on Integrated River Basin Management with a focus on Geospatial Technology in Riverine Ecosystem’. It aims to create an academic platform to engage young […]
Deepor Beel: Assam
Deepor Beel In News :Assam: Degradation of Assam’s Deepor Beel due to anthropogenic forces Human activities which have caused this destruction– dumping of garbage, construction of roads and railways, construction of warehouses, tourism activities This degradation has caused death of elephants in railway accidents, fewer elephants visiting the wetland due to deteriorating quality of water […]
