Category: Environment Current Affairs

Mandarin Duck: Floating in the Maguri-Motapung beel (or wetland) in Assam’s Tinsukia district for over a week is the spectacular and rare Mandarin duck. First spotted on February 8 by Madhab Gogoi, the duck has since become the star of the wetland. Considered the most beautiful duck in the world, the Mandarin duck, or the […]

Draft Heritage Bylaws: The Centre has withdrawn the draft heritage bylaws issued by the National Monuments Authority (NMA) for Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha. The Odisha Government is demanding the withdrawal of the bylaws for temples in the Ekamra Kshetra area of Bhubaneswar as well. Draft Heritage Bylaws: The government in 2010 formed the […]

Jalabhishekam Water Conservation Campaign:   The Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, inaugurated 57,000 water structures under the “Jalabhishekam Water Conservation Campaign” on February 11, 2021, virtually from New Delhi. These water structures were constructed in Madhya Pradesh. The Water conservation work is being carried in Madhya Pradesh by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with the […]

India’s First CNG Tractor: India is going to launch its first-ever diesel tractor that has been converted to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) on February 12, 2021. Highlights The CNG Tractor will be formally launched by Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways. The conversion of the Diesel tractor into the CNG tractor […]

Eco-Sensitive Zone Around Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary: The draft notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) which runs around the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) has triggered protests in Wayanad (Kerala). Draft Notification: The 118.5 sq km area has been earmarked as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ), of which […]

National Monsoon Mission: Minister of Earth Science informed Rajya Sabha about National Monsoon Mission. Under the Monsoon Mission, Ministry has developed state-of-the-art weather and climate prediction models, which are now in operational use. These models include models for short-range to medium range (1-10 days), extended-range (10days to 30 days), and seasonal (up to one season). […]

World’s First Energy Island In The North Sea: Denmark has approved a plan to build the world’s first energy island in the North Sea. The artificial island, in its initial phase, will be the size of 18 football fields. It will be linked to hundreds of offshore wind turbines and will supply both powers to […]