Open Pit Mine Collapsed In China: An open pit mine recently collapsed in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region, killing at least two people and leaving more than 50 missing. Open-pit mining, also known as opencast mining, is a surface mining technique that extracts minerals from an open pit in the ground. It is the most […]
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Pink Dolphin Rescued From a Colombian River
Pink Dolphin Rescued From a Colombian River: Two pink river dolphins, a mother and her calf, were rescued from a Colombian river where these mammals were trapped in shallow water. Pink Dolphin is the Amazon River dolphin which is also known as the pink river dolphin or boto and lives only in freshwater. It is […]
Anubhuti Inclusive Park : World’s Largest And Unique Divyang Park
Anubhuti Inclusive Park : World’s Largest And Unique Divyang Park Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways laid the Foundation Stone of the world’s largest and unique Divyang Park – Anubhuti Inclusive Park in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Features of the park: Facilities for all 21 types of disabilities, such as a touch and smell garden, hydrotherapy […]
Prymnesium parvum : Toxic Algal Bloom
Prymnesium parvum : Toxic Algal Bloom A new report by the European Union (EU) investigating has confirmed that the destruction of fish in the River Oder in Poland was caused by the toxic algal bloom Prymnesium parvum made possible by anthropogenic factors. Prymnesium parvum is a microscopic, single-celled alga with four morphologically distinct forms. Three […]
Harike Wetland
Harike Wetland: According to the recent water bird census, the Harike wetland witnessed a decline in migratory birds’ arrival this year. Harike wetland Sanctuary also locally known as “Hari-ke-Pattan” is one of the largest wetlands in northern India. It is situated at the confluence of two major rivers of Punjab Sutlej and Beas. Harike wetland […]
North India’s First Nuclear Plant In Haryana
North India’s First Nuclear Plant In Haryana: The Government is going to set up north India’s first nuclear plant in Haryana. Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plants is located at Gorakhpur village of Fatehabad district in Haryana, which is about 150 km north of the national capital. It will have two units of 700 MWe capacity each […]
Sarus Cranes : Latest Data
Sarus Cranes : Latest Data According to the latest data from the forest department, the count of the Sarus Cranes has increased by 98 per cent from around 500 in 2015 to nearly 992 in 2022 in the wetlands of Matar Taluka in Kheda. Sarus Crane is the tallest flying bird in the world. Scientific […]
National Green Tribunal : ₹2,232 Crore Fine On Delhi Govt For Environment Damage
National Green Tribunal : ₹2,232 Crore Fine On Delhi Govt For Environment Damage The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently imposed a fine of ₹2,232 crore on the Delhi government for damage caused to the environment due to improper solid and liquid waste management. The National Green Tribunal has been established under the National Green […]
Indian Pangolin : Illegal Trafficking
Indian Pangolin : Illegal Trafficking International non-profit organization TRAFFIC recently reported that 1,203 pangolins had been found in illegal wildlife trade in India from 2018 to 2022. The Indian pangolin, also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater is native to the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the eight species of pangolins found. They are […]
Thyreus narendrani : New Species Of Cuckoo Bee
Thyreus narendrani : New Species Of Cuckoo Bee Researchers from Kerala has been discovered a new species of cuckoo bee from the Kole wetlands and named it Thyreus narendrani. Thyreus narendrani: The new species belongs to the family Apidae of the order Hymenoptera. The genus Thyreus consists of cuckoo bees or cleptoparasitic bees. Cuckoo bees […]
