Blue-finned Mahseer: Moved From Endangered To The Least Concern Status: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has moved Blue-finned Mahseer from Endangered to the Least Concern’ status on its Red List. The Mahseer belongs to the genus Tor, of which there are several subspecies to be found in India and in other range […]
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International Nitrogen Initiative Conference
International Nitrogen Initiative Conference: The 8th International Nitrogen Initiative Conference (INI2020) was scheduled to convene in Berlin, Germany, from 3-7 May 2020. But, due to the pandemic, it was canceled last year and was held recently- virtually. About the International Nitrogen Initiative Conference: Set up in 2003 under the sponsorship of the Scientific Committee on […]
Transplantation Of Trees
Transplantation Of Trees: The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) wants to transplant over 1,800 trees which are inside what used to be the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) complex, as part of the Central Vista redevelopment project. A tree cannot be transplanted by simply uprooting it and placing it in a pit […]
Jayanti : A Species Of Cricket Insect
Jayanti : Species Of Cricket: Jayanti has become the twelfth subgenus, or species, of cricket identified under the genus Arachnomimus Saussure, 1897. Found in the Kurra caves of Chhattisgarh in April 2021, the new subgenus was named Jayanti after Professor Jayant Biswas, one of the leading cave explorers in the country. Arachnomimus is the genus […]
Blackbuck Population Increased In Odisha
Blackbuck Population Increased In Odisha: A census carried out by the Odisha State Forest Department revealed that Odisha’s blackbuck population has doubled in the last six years. The blackbuck is known in Odisha as Krushnasara Mruga. Blackbucks are confined to Balukhand-Konark coastal plain/wildlife sanctuary in Puri District; Balipadar-Bhetnoi and adjacent areas in Ganjam District. As […]
National Mission On Use Of Biomass In Coal Based Thermal Power Plants
National Mission On Use Of Biomass In Coal Based Thermal Power Plants: The Ministry of Power has decided to set up a National Mission on the use of Biomass in coal-based thermal power plants. The proposed National Mission on biomass will also contribute to the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). It would further support the […]
Protected Planet Report 2020
Protected Planet Report 2020: The report, titled Protected Planet Report 2020, underlined the progress the world has made toward the ambitious goals agreed by countries in 2010 at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. The reports are released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the International Union […]
National Green Tribunal on Gujarat’s Banni Grasslands
The National Green Tribunal (NGT): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered all encroachments to be removed from Gujarat’s Banni grasslands within six months and directed a joint committee to prepare an action plan in a month. The court also said the Maldharis will continue to hold the right to conserve the community forests in the […]
Net Zero Emissions (NZE) Roadmap : ‘Net Zero by 2050’
Net Zero Emissions (NZE) Roadmap:‘Net Zero by 2050’: The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Net Zero Emissions (NZE) Roadmap – named ‘Net-Zero by 2050’. It is the World’s first comprehensive energy roadmap which comes ahead of the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 climate change convention in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021. […]
Global Warming in Arctic : Latest Data
The Arctic Has Warmed Three Times More Quickly Than The Planet As A whole: The Arctic has warmed three times more quickly than the planet as a whole, and faster than previously thought, a report warned. Arctic sea ice looks set to be an early victim of rising temperatures and the chance of it disappearing […]
