Industrial Hemp: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister has launched a policy push to legalise and regulate the cultivation of industrial hemp. Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is botanically related to marijuana, but with very different properties. While marijuana is rich with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component that makes pot a drug of choice by many, hemp […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary : Eco Sensitive Zone
Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary : Eco Sensitive Zone The Government has declared the Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh as an Eco sensitive zone. It is situated in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh. It is a permanent freshwater environment consisting of two oxbow lakes namely Parvati and Arga. It is designated as Ramsar site. It is […]
Parasynnemellisia khasiana
Parasynnemellisia khasiana: A previously unknown fungus named Parasynnemellisia khasiana has been discovered in the bamboo forests around Mawsynram, adding a new species — and even a new genus — to the scientific record from Meghalaya. It is a new species of fungus. It was discovered in the bamboo forests around Mawsynram, Meghalaya. It is named […]
Supreme Court stay on Aravallis Judgment
Supreme Court stay on Aravallis Judgment: The Supreme Court has stayed its November 20 judgment that accepted a 100-metre elevation criterion for defining the Aravalli hills, amid nationwide protests by environmental groups.The stay pauses the Court’s earlier acceptance of the Union government’s height-based definition of the Aravalli hills (landforms ≥100 m above local relief) for […]
Glacier Disappearance
Glacier Disappearance: A new study published in Nature Climate Change projects that global glacier disappearance will peak around mid-century, with up to 4,000 glaciers vanishing annually under high-warming scenarios.Glacier disappearance refers to the complete extinction of individual glaciers when their area falls below 0.01 sq km or their remaining ice volume drops below 1% of […]
Banded Krait
Banded Krait: An Indian Forest Service officer has drawn widespread attention on social media after sharing a striking video of a highly venomous Banded Krait encountered during a night patrol. Banded Krait is a highly venomous snake native to South and Southeast Asia. Scientific Name: Bungarus fasciatus Part of the elapid family, which includes cobras […]
Pench Tiger Reserve
Pench Tiger Reserve: Researchers released the long-billed vulture named J132 in the Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. It is located in the southern reaches of the Satpura hills in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh and shares the southern boundary with Maharashtra. It has been declared a National Park and a tiger reserve. […]
Exclusive Economic Zone
Exclusive Economic Zone: Fisher-folk recently urged the Centre to include their representatives in policymaking bodies so that their practical expertise can be utilized, without which the goal of responsible fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) cannot be achieved. An EEZ is an area of the ocean, generally extending 200 nautical miles (230 miles) beyond […]
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme : In News
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme: In News Installation of rooftop solar power plants is being expedited in Rajasthan under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to reduce transmission and distribution losses and improve power supply quality. It was launched by the Ministry of Power, Government of India to transform the electricity distribution sector. It is a […]
Dulhasti Stage-II Hydropower Project
Dulhasti Stage-II Hydropower Project: A panel under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently approved the 260-megawatt Dulhasti Stage-II hydropower project on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. It is a 260-megawatt hydropower project proposed on the Chenab River in the Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an […]
