Category: Environment Current Affairs

Bandipur Tiger Reserve: In News A team of Forest department personnel recently rescued a 12-year-old female Tigress and her five cubs along a thick canal on the fringes of Nugu forest range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Mysuru. Bandipur Tiger Reserve is situated in the Mysore and Chamarajanagar revenue districts of southern Karnataka. It […]

Sirsa Kinnow: Sirsa’s kinnow recently received its Geographical Indication (GI) tag, with the Registry in Chennai sealing the certificate of registration. Sirsa Kinnow is a variety of Kinnow grown in the Sirsa district of Haryana. It is Haryana’s first fruit to receive a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Kinnow is a hybrid citrus fruit. It is […]

Canscora agni : New Plant Species Researchers recently discovered a new plant species, named Canscora agni, in the fire-prone savannas of western India. Canscora agni is a new species of plant. It was found on Sus Hill in Maharashtra’s Pune district. Discovered in the fire-prone savannas of western India, this tiny plant highlights the often-misunderstood […]

Seabuckthorn: Granted GI Status Spiti’s seabuckthorn has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) status. Seabuckthorn is popularly known as the ‘Wonder Plant’, ‘Ladakh Gold’, ‘Golden Bush’, or ‘Gold Mine’ of cold deserts. It is an important plant of trans-Himalayan region that belongs to the family Elaegnaceae. Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a plant found throughout […]

Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary: In News A large-scale eviction drive is underway at the Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam’s Nagaon district with the administration clearing alleged encroachments spread across hundreds of bighas of cultivated land. Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the southern part of the Brahmaputra River in the Nagaon District of Assam. It forms […]

Matcha Tea: An Assam tea estate sold India’s first commercially-produced matcha tea, marking a significant shift from conventional teas. Matcha is a finely ground green tea powder made from specially processed, shade-grown tea leaves of Camellia sinensis. It originated through cultural exchanges between China and Japan during the premodern period. It developed from earlier powdered […]

Cyttopsis indica: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in Kochi in Kerala recently discovered a new deep-sea fish named Cyttopsis indica from the Arabian Sea off southern Kerala. Cyttopsis indica is a new species of deep-sea fish. It was discovered from the Arabian Sea off southern Kerala. It belongs to the genus Cyttopsis, a […]

Borjuli Wetland: The Borjuli wetland in Assam‘s Sonitpur district has been declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) by the National Biodiversity Authority. Borjuli Wetland is located in Assam‘s Sonitpur district It is known for harbouring a disease and pest-resistant variety of wild rice known as Oryza rufipogon. Oryza rufipogon, is the progenitor of present-day cultivated […]

Giant African Snail: In News The invasive giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) is spreading rapidly across Tirunavaya panchayat and has now entered school campuses, raising health concerns for children in Kerala. Giant African Snail is the common name for several large African land snail species. The most damaging of these pests is Lissachatina fulica. It […]

Nameri Tiger Reserve: The population of tigers at the 344 square km Nameri Tiger Reserve in north-central Assam’s Sonitpur district has quadrupled in three years. Nameri Tiger Reserve is situated in the northern part of the Sonitpur district of Assam. It shares its northern boundary with the Pakke Tiger Reserve of Arunachal Pradesh. It has […]