Category: Environment Current Affairs

90% Soil Degradation By 2050: At an international conference in Agadir, Morocco, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General urged its 194 Member States to improve soil protection and rehabilitation as the organisation warns that by 2050, up to 90% of the planet’s soil could be degraded. This alarming prediction highlights a major […]

UNESCO Recently Added 11 New Biosphere Reserves Worldwide: UNESCO recently added 11 new biosphere reserves worldwide, spanning countries like Colombia, Italy, Mongolia, and the Republic of Korea. These reserves, including two transboundary sites, aim to conserve biodiversity and cultural heritage amid global biodiversity and climate challenges. Biosphere Reserves try to balance economic and social development […]

Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve : In News The Madhya Pradesh government has initiated an inquiry into the alleged poaching of tigers and irregularities in the newly established Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve. Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve is spread across Sagar, Damoh and Narsinghpur districts of Madhya Pradesh. Covering an expansive area of 2,339 square kilometres, it […]

Denisovans : Study Denisovans survived and thrived on the high-altitude Tibetan plateau for more than 100,000 years, according to a new study. Denisovans are an extinct species of hominid and a close relative to modern humans. They’re a recent addition to the human family tree—scientists first identified Denisovan remains from a cave in Siberia in […]

Pearl Spot Fish: The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos) is preparing to launch a genome editing mission to boost pearl spot fish production. Pearl Spot Fish is commonly known as “Karimeen” in Kerala is an indigenous fish extensively found along the east and south-west coasts of Peninsular India. It is an important […]

Brown Palm Civet: The Discover Koyna group, renowned for their discoveries of rare owls and butterflies, observed a rare brown palm civet in the Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Brown Palm Civet is also known as Jerdon’s palm civets, are endemic to the Western Ghats and play a vital ecological role as seed dispersers. It is solitary […]

Copernicus Climate Centre Service: The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said that the world witnessed its warmest-ever June last month with the average temperature being 0.67°C above the 1991-2020 average. Copernicus Climate Centre Service (C3S) is one of six thematic information services provided by the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme of the European Union. Copernicus is […]

Global Conclave On Plastic Recycling And Sustainability: The Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability (GCPRS) began yesterday at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, addressing issues of plastic waste management, recycling, and sustainability to promote circularity. The Global Conclave on Plastics Recycling and Sustainability (GCPRS), organized by the AIPMA (All-India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA), gathers industry […]

Vaquita : Endangered Marine Mammal The world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita, is teetering on the edge of extinction. The vaquita is a shy member and the smallest of the porpoise family. Scientific Name: Phocoena sinus Vaquitas are the most endangered of the world’s marine mammals. Less than 20 vaquitas remain in the wild. […]