India’s First Cryptogamic Garden: India’s first cryptogamic garden was inaugurated in the Chakrata town of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The garden will be housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns and fungi (collectively known as Cryptogamae). Factors Responsible for Location of this Garden: This garden is at Deoban in Chakrata at a height of 9,000 ft. This […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Ethanol-Based Flex Engine
Ethanol-Based ‘Flex Engine: India has decided to allow ethanol-based ‘flex engines’, which power vehicles using local farm produce and not fossil fuels, and will be rolling out a scheme on the same in the next three months, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. Gadkari said other countries of the world like Brazil, the US and Canada […]
Conservation Plans For Cities Along Rivers
Conservation Plans For Cities Along Rivers: A policy document from National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has proposed that cities situated on river banks should incorporate river conservation plans when they prepare their Master Plans. The recommendations are currently for towns that are on the main stem of the river Ganga which are in five […]
Giant Pandas: IUCN Status
Giant Pandas :IUCN Status: Giant pandas are no longer classified as endangered but are still vulnerable, Chinese officials say. The classification was downgraded as their number in the wild has reached 1,800. The new classification comes years after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) had already removed the animal from its endangered species […]
Himalayan Yak : IUCN Status
Himalayan Yaks: The National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) at Dirang in West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, has tied up with the National Insurance Company Ltd. for insuring their livestock. The insurance policy would shield the yak owners against the risks posed by weather calamities, diseases, in-transit mishaps, surgical operations and strikes or riots. According […]
Madurai Malli
Madurai Malli: Consignments of Geographical Indications (GI) certified Madurai malli and other traditional flowers such as button rose, lily, chamanthi and marigold were exported to USA and Dubai from Tamil Nadu. Indian community in Dubai and USA would be able to offer freshflowers to Hindu deities both at home and temples while celebrating religious and […]
National Centre For Biological Sciences (NCBS)
National Centre For Biological Sciences (NCBS): A research paper by scientists at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), announcing a breakthrough in the field of chemical biology, and published in the prestigious Nature Chemical Biology (NCB), has been retracted as its key findings were manipulated. National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore, Karnataka, […]
Policy Document On The Conservation Of River Ganga : NMCG
Policy Document On The Conservation Of River Ganga.: National Mission for Clean Ganga has released a policy document on the conservation of river Ganga. Highlights of the policy: Cities situated on Ganga river banks will have to incorporate river conservation plans when they prepare their Master Plans. These “river-sensitive” plans must be practical and consider […]
Forest Rights Act (FRA)
Forest Rights Act (FRA): Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ministry of Environment have jointly decided to give more powers to the tribal communities in managing the forest resources. A “Joint Communication” to this effect has been signed. The Joint Communication, pertains to effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of […]
Conservation Of Vultures
Conservation Of Vultures: 150 vultures were seen in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR), Bihar, which has prompted a vulture conservation plan in the protected region of VTR. Vultures is one of the 22 species of large carrion-eating birds that live predominantly in the tropics and subtropics. They act an important function as nature’s garbage collectors […]
