Category: Environment Current Affairs

Azooxanthellate Corals: Scientists have recorded four species of corals for the first time from Indian waters. These new species of azooxanthellate corals were found from the waters off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. All the four groups of corals are from the same family, Flabellidae. Truncatoflabellum crassum (Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848), T. incrustatum (Cairns, […]

Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP):   Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launches Open Acreage Licensing Programme Bid Round-VIII Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) along with the National Data Repository (NDR) was launched in June 2017 as the key driver to accelerate the Exploration and Production (E&P) activities in India. Under OALP, companies are given […]

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: On July 1, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, put out a note, proposing amendments in the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The EPA establishes the “framework for studying, planning, and implementing long-term requirements of environmental safety and laying down a system of speedy and adequate response to situations threatening […]

Red Pandas: The Singalila National Park in West Bengal, will soon get new red pandas. A zoo in the picturesque Darjeeling Hills has started an ambitious programme to augment the wild red panda population. In the first rewilding programme of red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in India, the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park will release 20 […]

Mangarh Hillock As a Monument Of National Importance: A report by the National Monuments Authority (NMA) called for the Mangarh hilltop in Rajasthan to be designated as a national monument in honor of 1500 Bhil tribal freedom fighters. Monuments of National Importance: National ancient Monuments are defined under the Ancient Monument and Archaeological Sites and […]

Key Amendments Proposed In The Environment Protection Act: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change proposed amendments in the Environment Protection Act, 1986. Incidentally, the Environment Protection Act provisions will be in force for penal provisions of the single use plastic ban which has come into force recently. The Ministry has proposed the decriminalisation […]

Niti Aayog Report On Alternatives To Plastics: A Niti Ayog report has suggested on plastic alternatives or technologies making plastic degradable According To Report: India produces 3.47 mn tn of plastic waste/year, out of which 60% is collected for recycling. Goa, Delhi & Kerala have reported the highest per capita plastic waste generation, while Nagaland, […]

Chenkurinji: Saving Chenkurinji from climate change The Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary derives its name from Gluta travancorica, a species endemic to the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve known as ‘Chenkurinji’ in local parlance. Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Western Ghats, India, located in Kollam district of Kerala and comes under the control of Agasthyamalai […]

India’s Flora And Fauna: India added 540 species to its faunal database in 2021 taking the total number of animal species to 1,03,258. The country also added 315 taxa to the Indian flora during 2021, taking the number of floral taxa in the country to 55,048. Of the 540 faunal species, 406 are new discoveries […]

Kai Chutney: In Odisha, scientists are now fine-tuning their research to make a presentation for the Geographical Indications (GI) registry of Kai chutney. Applied under food category, the GI tag will help develop a structured hygiene protocol in the preparation of Kai chutney for standard wider use. Geographical Indications labels enhance the reputation and value […]