C CARES Version 2.0: The Ministry of Coal recently announced the launch of the C CARES Version 2.0 portal. C CARES Version 2.0 is an upgraded web portal of the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO). The platform, developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), aims to enhance efficiency and transparency in […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Lady’s-Slipper Orchid
Lady’s-Slipper Orchid: The Lady’s Slipper orchid, once believed to be extinct in the UK for nearly a century due to over-collection, was rediscovered in 1930 when a single plant was found. It has now been spotted growing naturally in the wild again in England. It belongs to the subfamily Cypripedioideae (Orchidaceae) and known for their […]
Industrial Iron Pollution Disrupts Ocean Nutrient Cycles
Industrial Iron Pollution Disrupts Ocean Nutrient Cycles: A study finds that industrial iron pollution depletes ocean nutrients and disrupts marine ecosystems, posing major ecological risks. Human-released iron boosts spring phytoplankton blooms and accelerates nutrient loss, worsening ocean nutrient depletion amid climate change. These threaten the entire marine food chain, from zooplankton to whales, especially affecting […]
Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary: Experts from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, have collared three endangered fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) for the first time in India to study various factors such as home range, behaviour, breeding and prey patterns of the species, in the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS). Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is part of the […]
DBT Observes Swachhata Pakhwada 2025 with 188 Cleanliness Activities Across India
DBT Observes Swachhata Pakhwada 2025 with 188 Cleanliness Activities Across India: As part of the Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science & Technology actively observed Swachhata Pakhwada 2025 from May 1 to May 15, organizing 188 activities across its headquarters in New Delhi, autonomous institutions […]
Caspian Gull : A Rare Migratory Bird
Caspian Gull : A Rare Migratory Bird Kozhikode-based ornithologist has reported the sighting of a rare migratory bird Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) for the first time in Kerala. Caspian Gull is a monotypic, large, white-headed gull and is one of the rarest gulls to be seen in India. It typically nests on flat, low-lying ground […]
Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary
Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary: A rare Arctic seabird, the Sabine’s Gull, was spotted at Gujarat’s Nalsarovar Wildlife Sanctuary recently — its first recorded sighting in India since 2013, when it was seen in Kerala. It is located approximately 64 km west of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. It is a natural lake with shallow waters and muddy lagoons, […]
Valley of Flowers National Park : Reopened
Valley of Flowers National Park : Reopened The Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district reopened to tourists for this year. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and forms one of the two core zones (the other being the Nanda Devi National Park) of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. The valley is believed to […]
Jharkhand Has Proposed Its First-Ever Tiger Safari
Jharkhand Has Proposed Its First-Ever Tiger Safari: Jharkhand has proposed its first-ever tiger safari in the fringe area of Palamau Tiger Reserve (PTR), aimed at boosting tourism and wildlife education.A tiger safari is a tourism model involving naturalistic enclosures to house tigers — mainly rescued, conflict-prone, or orphaned — allowing guaranteed sightings unlike traditional wild […]
Calotes zolaiking : Rare lizard species
Calotes zolaiking : Rare lizard species Calotes zolaiking, a rare lizard species, was recorded for the first time in Meghalaya Calotes zolaiking is a species of garden lizard, was first described in 2019 from Mizoram’s Aizawl district by a team of scientists. These are about 5 inches long and their bodies are various shades of […]
