Slow Loris: Villagers in Shimla Bagan, located in the Shantipur area on the Indo-Bhutan border in Chirang District, Assam, have reported the sighting of a rare species of the endangered primate Slow Lorris. Slow Loris found exclusively in South and Southeast Asia, slow lorises are the world’s only venomous primates. They’re arboreal—meaning they live in […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
South American Lungfish : Study
South American Lungfish : Study Recent study revealed that the South American lungfish genome grew massively during the past 100 million years. South American lungfish is a freshwater species (Lepidosiren paradoxa). It is the nearest living relative to the first land vertebrates and closely resembles its primordial ancestors dating back more than 400 million years. […]
Miyawaki Method : In News
Miyawaki Method : In News The Chhattisgarh Forest Department recently organised a Van Mahotsav programme in the Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) district by planting saplings using the Miyawaki method. Miyawaki Method is a method of afforestation developed by the Japanese botanist and plant ecology expert Professor Akira Miyawaki. It involves planting two to four types of indigenous […]
Gross Environment Product Index
Gross Environment Product Index: Uttarakhand has not just become the first Indian state to launch a Gross Environment Product Index. Gross Environment Product Index is presented as a novel, integrative metric designed exclusively to evaluate ecological development caused by human interventions. It will be determined by the condition of four main constituents of the environment […]
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) : Penalty
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) : Penalty The forest department recently imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh each on 14 SUV owners who illegally entered Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) during an adventure rally. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) lies on the junction of Aravalis and Vindhyan ranges just 14 Kilometers from Sawai Madhopur district in Eastern […]
Green Tug Transition Program
Green Tug Transition Program: The Union Minister of Port Shipping and Waterways officially launched the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Green Tug Transition Program (GTTP). Green Tug Transition Program was launched on May 22, 2023, is a key initiative under the ‘Panch Karma Sankalp’. It is designed to phase out conventional fuel-based harbour tugs operating […]
Owlflies : Rare Flies
Owlflies : Rare Flies A rare species of owlfly species Glyptobasis dentifera has been rediscovered after 75 years from Kerala by researchers. Owlflies come under Order Neuroptera, which includes holometabolous insects while the dragonflies come under Order Odonata, which includes hemimetabolous insects. These are misidentified as dragonflies by non-taxonomists because of their morphological resemblance. During […]
Gastrodia indica : Discovery
Gastrodia indica : Discovery A unique orchid species- Gastrodia indica was recently discovered in Fambonglho Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim. Gastrodia indica is the first orchid from India that never opens its flower. The orchid was found at an elevation of 1,950–2,100 metres above sea level. This is the first cleistogamous species of the genus Gastrodia discovered […]
Geneva Conventions : 75 years
Geneva Conventions : 75 years August 12 marked 75 years since the adoption of the Geneva Conventions in 1949. Geneva Conventions are a set of four treaties which include more than 400 articles, setting out detailed rules for the treatment of prisoners, protecting hospitals and medical staff, allowing humanitarian aid and prohibiting torture, rape and […]
New Ramsar Sites
New Ramsar Sites: The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change informed that three more wetlands from India have been added to the list of Ramsar sites. New Ramsar sites: Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary It is situated along the north-eastern region of Uthukuli Taluk of Tiruppur District in Tamil Nadu. The lake falls under two […]
