Category: Environment Current Affairs

Carbon Credit Trading Scheme : In News The Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023 introduced under the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022, replaces the Perform, Achieve, and Trade (PAT) scheme to establish the Indian Carbon Market (ICM), aligning with India’s climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. Carbon Credit Trading Scheme is a market-based mechanism introduced […]

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve : New sanctuary Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) is set to become a new sanctuary for rhinos from Nepal, as efforts to establish a permanent habitat for the visiting pachyderms gain momentum. It is situated in the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh, forming part of the Terai Arc Landscape, in the upper Gangetic […]

Seagrass Conservation: A study in Nature reports that seagrasses are declining at a rate of 1–2% annually, with nearly 5% of species endangered due to human activities, highlighting the need to protect 30% of seagrass by 2030 to preserve biodiversity. Seagrasses are submerged, flowering marine aquatic plants that grow in shallow coastal waters such as […]

World Air Quality Report 2024: With an average PM 2.5 concentration of 91.8 μg/m3, Delhi continues to be the most polluted Capital city in the world, according to the 2024 World Air Quality Report. World Air Quality Report is published by the Swiss organisation IQAir every year. The 2024 World Air Quality Report evaluates the […]

Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary: A wildfire has engulfed about 50 hectares of area of Sajjangarh Sanctuary of Udaipur recently. Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the outskirts of Udaipur city in Rajasthan. It is nestled in the Aravalli hill range, covering an area of approximately 5.19 sq.km. The Sanctuary lies around the Sajjangarh Fort, built by […]

Amrut Biodiversity Park: Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recently inaugurated the Amrut Biodiversity Park next to the Commonwealth Games Village. The Amrut Biodiversity Park, built as part of the Delhi Development Authority’s Yamuna Floodplain Restoration initiative, is a joint venture between the authority and the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow. Spanning around 115 hectares, it is […]

Bar-Headed Goose: A bar-headed goose, a rare migratory bird, was sighted for the first time in Morshing village, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, recently. Bar-Headed Goose is a migratory bird species. Scientific name: Anser indicus It is known to be one of the highest-flying birds in the world. It can fly at altitudes of 25,000 […]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global scientific authority on the state of knowledge and challenges from global warming, has begun work on its seventh cycle of assessment report. The IPCC was established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1988. […]

Dehing Patkai National Park : Clouded Leopard Spotted A camera trap inside Dehing Patkai National Park has recorded a rare sighting of a Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), a species classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.It is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam. It lies in the Dehing Patkai Landscape, which […]

Convention on Cluster Munitions: Lithuania recently quit the Convention on Cluster Munitions banning cluster bombs, citing security concerns over neighbouring Russia in a move that has drawn criticism from human rights groups. The Convention on Cluster Munitions is an international treaty of more than 100 states, adopted on 30 May 2008, signed on 3 December […]