Category: Environment Current Affairs

Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary: The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) population at the Vallanadu sanctuary has witnessed a surge, recording a total of 300. Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Tamil Nadu. It was established to protect blackbuck antelopes. It is a scrub forest Fauna: Blackbuck, Spotted Deer, Bonnet Macaque, Jungle Cat, Small Indian Civet, Black-naped Hare; Rose-ringed […]

Gujarat Became a Tiger State After 33 Years NTCA Declares: Gujarat has been officially reinstated as a tiger bearing state after a gap of 33 years. The decision was taken by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which has confirmed Gujarat’s inclusion in the All India Tiger Estimation (AITE) 2026 following sustained evidence of tiger […]

Long-billed Vulture: The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), along with the Maharashtra Forest Department, successfully carried out the tagging of 15 long-billed vultures at Melghat Tiger Reserve. It is an old World vulture native to the Asian region. They are also known as Indian long-billed vultures due to their comparatively longer beak. It is a […]

Godavari Estuary to Witness 40th Asian Waterbird Census: The 40th Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) along with the 60th International Waterbird Census (IWC) will be conducted in January 10 and 11, 2026. The Census will conducted at the Godavari estuary, including the ecologically rich Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh. This large scale biodiversity exercise highlights […]

Armenia Introduces Official Butterfly Logo for COP17 Conference: Armenia has officially unveiled the logo for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity. At the centre of the emblem is a rare blue butterfly Polyommatus eriwanensis, commonly known as the Erivan Anomalous Blue, a species found only in and around […]

Most Polluted Monitoring Stations of 2024 Located in Delhi-NCR: A new study has once again highlighted the severe air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR. According to an analysis by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) all of the top 20 most polluted air quality monitoring stations in India in 2024 were located in Delhi and the National […]

Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary: A team of government officials recently visited the encroached areas of land earmarked for compensatory afforestation at Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary. It is located on the southern bank of the river Brahmaputra in the Sonitpur district, Assam. It is located on the north side of Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary and shares an […]

Erivan Anomalous Blue: Armenia has unveiled the logo for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity which includes Erivan Anomalous Blue at its center. The Polyommatus eriwanens is also known as Erivan Anomalous Blue is a blue butterfly. It is found only in and around Yerevan (Armenia). The species […]

Annatto: As informed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the CSIR–Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR–CFTRI), Mysuru had undertaken four Grant-in-Aid projects related to the study and development of annatto. It is a natural food colouring and flavoring agent obtained from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), native to the […]