Category: Environment Current Affairs

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, […]

Two wetlands from Bihar Gokul Jalashaya in Buxar and Udaipur Jheel in West Champaran have received the Ramsar tag: Gokul Jalashaya is located in Buxar, Bihar. It is an oxbow lake located on the southern edge of the Ganga. The flood pulses of the Ganges influence land use and land cover in the wetland, exposing […]

Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve: The Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve (CDBR) in Himachal Pradesh has been included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) by UNESCO. Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve is perched high in the trans-Himalayan region. It spans approximately 7,770 sq. km. across the landscapes of Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti district. It was declared a […]

Beddome’s cat skink: A biodiversity survey has, for the first time, recorded the presence of Beddome’s cat skink (Ristella beddomii) at the Aralam and Kottiyoor Wildlife sanctuaries. Beddome’s cat skink is also called Beddome’s ristella. It is named after British naturalist Richard Henry Beddome, the species is considered rare and endemic to the Western Ghats […]

Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer: At the Yamuna Biodiversity Park, Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer (Potamarcha congener) has been recorded for the first time during a recent Dragonfly survey in Delhi. Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Scientific Name: Potamarcha congener It is one of two species in its group, called Potamarcha. The […]

Pallikaranai Marshland: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has ordered a halt on all construction activity within one kilometre of the Pallikaranai Marshland until a scientific study is conducted. It is a freshwater marsh and partly saline wetland situated about 20 kilometres south of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It serves as […]

IUCN Recognises Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay: The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 (Abu Dhabi) adopted a resolution recognising India’s first Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu as a global model for marine biodiversity conservation. It is India’s first Dugong Conservation Reserve, notified in September 2022 under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. […]

New Eel Species Apterichtus kanniyakumari Discovered off Tamil Nadu Coast: A new marine species named Apterichtus kanniyakumari has been discovered off the Colachel coast in Tamil Nadu, marking a significant addition to India’s coastal biodiversity. The species belongs to the genus Apterichtus, commonly known as finless snake eels, and was identified by researchers from the […]

Varkala Cliff : Tentative list of World Heritage Sites UNESCO has placed the Varkala Cliff on its tentative list of World Heritage Sites. Varkala Cliff is a beautiful natural formation located in Varkala, a coastal town in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. This cliff along Kerala’s coastline exposes the Warkalli Formation of the Mio-Pliocene age (13 […]