Bamboo Shrimp: A team of researchers rediscovered Indian populations of the bamboo shrimp in Karnataka and Odisha after 72 years. Bamboo Shrimp is a freshwater shrimp native to Southeast Asia. Common names: Wood Shrimp, Flower Shrimp, Singapore Wood, Marble Shrimp and Asian Fan Shrimp. Characteristics of Bamboo Shrimp: They have the ability to camouflage themselves […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
India’s Disaster Risk Financing
India’s Disaster Risk Financing: The Union Government recently sanctioned only Rs 260 crore in disaster relief to Kerala following the devastating Wayanad landslides of July 2024, against the State’s estimated losses of Rs 2,200 crore. This glaring disparity has reignited debates around the weakening of cooperative federalism and the increasing centralisation of disaster-risk finance in […]
Uranium Contamination in Delhi
Uranium Contamination in Delhi: New groundwater testing by the Central Ground Water Board shows rising uranium levels in Delhi, with 13–15% of samples showing elevated contamination.Uranium contamination refers to the presence of uranium— a naturally occurring radioactive heavy metal— in groundwater at levels above permissible limits for safe drinking water. World Health Organization (WHO) guideline […]
Great Nicobar Crake
Great Nicobar Crake: A newly photographed Great Nicobar Crake, possibly a new species of the Rallina genus, has been reported from Great Nicobar Island—only the third photographic record in over a decade.The Great Nicobar Crake is a medium-sized, potentially new Water Crake species (Genus: Rallina) found only in Great Nicobar Island. It may be endemic […]
Grey Seal : New Study
Grey Seal : New Study Researchers found that seal milk comprises 332 different kinds of oligosaccharides. Grey Seal is a large seal of the family Phocidae. It is also known as Atlantic seal and the horsehead seal. It is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. They are found across the North Atlantic […]
Hawfinch
Hawfinch: A Hawfinch bird, a species native to Europe, North Africa, and East Asia, was recently recorded at Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. It is a large passerine bird native to Europe, North Africa, and East Asia. It is the biggest bird of the Fringillidae family. Scientific Name: Coccothraustes coccothraustes Distribution: Hawfinches are found […]
Cuban gar : Study
Cuban gar: Study Cuban scientists have taken restoration efforts in Cuba’s Zapata Swamp to save the Cuban gar from extinction. The Cuban gar (Atractosteus tristoechus), also known as the manjuarí, is a fish in the family Lepisosteidae. This fish is part of a family called “gars,” which have been around for about 100 million years. […]
Hoya dawodiensis
Hoya dawodiensis: Arunachal Pradesh recently reported a major scientific milestone with the discovery of a new plant species, Hoya dawodiensis. Hoya dawodiensis is a new plant species. It was discovered in the Vijoynagar region in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Vijoynagar landscape, accessible only by air or multi-day treks, remains one of the least explored but […]
Finn’s Weaver Bird
Finn’s Weaver Bird: Ornithologists alerted that the Finn’s Weaver bird is silently disappearing from the marshy lowlands of the Terai region in India.Finn’s weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus ) are also known as Finn’s baya and yellow weaver is a weaver bird species.It is native to the Ganges and Brahmaputra valleys in India and Nepal.They live close […]
Aloe vera : New Study
Aloe vera : New Study Computer simulations suggest that common plant molecules from Aloe vera might block enzymes tied to Alzheimer’s disease. Aloe Vera is a succulent plant belonging to the Aloaceae family, known for its medicinal and therapeutic properties. Scientific Name: Aloe barbadensis Mill It is native to the arid, desert regions of […]
