Snow Leopard : New Data Himachal Pradesh has recorded 83 snow leopards (up from 51 in 2021) as per the latest survey by the Wildlife Wing of the State Forest Department in collaboration with the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF). Key details of the Survey: The exercise, covering 26,000 sq km across Spiti Valley, Kinnaur, Pangi, […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Swiss glaciers lost 3% of their total ice mass in 2024–25
Swiss glaciers lost 3% of their total ice mass in 2024–25: Swiss glaciers lost 3% of their total ice mass in 2024–25, marking the fourth-largest reduction on record, according to GLAMOS.About 1,400 glaciers in the Alps, but one-quarter of volume lost since 201. The largest glacier in Switzerland is the Aletsch Glacier (also known as […]
India’s First Dugong Conservation Reserve
India’s First Dugong Conservation Reserve: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) officially recognized India’s first Dugong Conservation Reserve, located in Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, during the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress. This recognition marks a crucial step in safeguarding one of India’s most endangered marine mammals the dugong. Established in September 2022 by […]
Environmental surveillance
Environmental surveillance: ICMR announced a plan to start wastewater surveillance for 10 viruses across 50 Indian cities, expanding India’s disease monitoring system. Environmental surveillance is the monitoring of pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites) in environmental samples like sewage, wastewater, soil, and air. It supplements traditional clinical case detection by identifying hidden and asymptomatic infections in communities. […]
Two new species of antlions
Two new species of antlions: Researchers recently discovered two new species of antlions named Indophanes keralaensis and Indophanes sahyadriensis belonging to the family Myrmeleontidae under the order Neuroptera.Antlions are a group of about 2,000 different species of insects. They belong to a family called Myrmeleontidae. They are named for the predatory nature of the larvae, […]
Ophiorrhiza echinata : New coffee plant species
Ophiorrhiza echinata : New coffee plant species A new coffee plant species named Ophiorrhiza echinata was recently found in the Western Ghats.It is a new species of coffee It was discovered in the highly biodiversity-rich shola forests of the Western Ghats at Devikulam in the Idukki District of Kerala. It grows in the ecotone region […]
Pallid Fish Eagle
Pallid Fish Eagle: A survey conducted jointly by the State Forest Department and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has revealed rare nesting of Pallid Fish Eagle in Corbett Tiger Reserve.It is also known as Pallas’s sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle, is a large, brownish sea eagle. It can be seen near lakes, […]
India Discovers Natural Gas near Andaman Island
India Discovers Natural Gas near Andaman Island: Oil India Ltd (OIL) has announced the discovery of natural gas in the Andaman Shallow Offshore Block.This marks the first reported hydrocarbon find in the region, potentially reducing India’s heavy import dependence on oil and gas. Natural gas reserves identified in Vijayapuram-2 exploratory well under the Open Acreage […]
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve adopts the Gaj Rakshak App
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve adopts the Gaj Rakshak App: Authorities at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh are turning to technology to address the growing challenge of human-elephant conflict. The recently launched ‘Gaj Rakshak App’, inaugurated by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on the occasion of World Tiger Day in Bhopal, is now being deployed in […]
Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary
Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary: District Magistrate Baramulla recently ordered the immediate closure of 14 gypsum mining units operating within the prohibited 1-km radius of Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary. It is situated in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir near the village of Lachipora. It is located on the northern banks of the Jhelum Established in 1987, […]
