Eastern Imperial Eagle Spotted at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve: A rare migratory bird of prey, the Eastern Imperial Eagle, has been spotted at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve during the 2025–26 winter season. Wildlife experts say the sighting confirms Mudumalai’s growing role as an important winter refuge for long-distance migratory raptors visiting the Indian subcontinent.The Eastern Imperial Eagle, […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Building a Green Economy for Viksit Bharat
Building a Green Economy for Viksit Bharat: A recent CEEW report on ‘Building a Green Economy for Viksit Bharat’ has highlighted that India cannot achieve its USD 30 trillion economy target by 2047 without mainstreaming women into green value chains.The inclusion of women in India’s green economy refers to expanding women’s participation, leadership, and income […]
Cetacean morbillivirus
Cetacean morbillivirus: Scientists used drones to find a dangerous Cetacean morbillivirus among whales in the Arctic. Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) refers to a viral infection affecting marine mammals, particularly cetaceans. It belongs to the family Paramyxoviridae, which affects marine mammals such as dolphins, whales, and porpoises. These viruses are enveloped, negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses. It has […]
White-Bellied Heron
White-Bellied Heron: Union Environment Ministry expert panel has recommended environmental clearance (EC) for the Kalai-II hydroelectric project on Lohit River which is a white-bellied heron habitat. The white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis ) is a large heron species. It is the second largest living species of heron. It is also known as the imperial heronor great […]
New Action Plan For The Protection Of Chilika Lake
New Action Plan For The Protection Of Chilika Lake: The Odisha government is preparing a new action plan for the protection of Chilika Lake’s biodiversity and the development of its surrounding areas.It is a brackish water lake and a shallow lagoon with estuarine character spread across the districts of Puri, Khurda, and Ganjam in the […]
10 Years of Paris Agreement
10 Years of Paris Agreement: The Paris Agreement(2015) completed ten years in November 2025, triggering a global re-evaluation of its effectiveness and relevance.The Paris Agreement is a legally binding global climate agreement adopted in 2015 (21st Conference of the Parties (COP)) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.It replaced the Kyoto Protocol, expanding climate […]
Double-Humped Bactrian camel
Double-Humped Bactrian camel: Ladakh’s double-humped Bactrian camels are set to debut at the 77th Republic Day parade. It is scientifically known as Camelus bactrianus. It is large even-toed ungulates are renowned as Ladakh’s “silent warriors”. They are native to the harsh and arid regions of Central Asia. They occupy habitats in Central Asia from Afghanistan […]
Galaxy Frog
Galaxy Frog: According to the study, a group of seven galaxy frogs vanished, all likely to be dead, after multiple photographers descended on their habitat. Galaxy frogs (Melanobatrachus indicus) are one of the rarest and most dazzling amphibians in the world. Its dorsal region is warty and speckled with bluish-white spots that resemble stars in […]
District Mineral Foundations
District Mineral Foundations: The Allahabad High Court recently held that the formation of District Mineral Foundations is beneficial legislation and must be construed liberally for those who are affected negatively by mining operations. DMFs are statutory bodies in India established by the state governments by notification. They derive their legal status from the Mines and […]
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Eastern Imperial Eagle: Wildlife enthusiasts recently confirmed the presence of an Eastern Imperial Eagle visiting the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) during the winter migratory season Eastern Imperial Eagle is a large bird of prey. Scientific Name: Aquila heliaca It breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through West and Central Asia. Most populations are migratory and […]
