‘23for23’ Initiative: India celebrated International Snow Leopard Day (October 23, 2025) with the nationwide ‘#23for23’ campaign.Government also unveiled the first-ever national Snow Leopard Census, recording 718 individuals across the Indian Himalayas.It is a nationwide awareness campaign launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to engage citizens in snow leopard conservation through […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
State Mining Readiness Index
State Mining Readiness Index: The Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) It serves as a tool for benchmarking State performance and encouraging healthy competition, accelerating the pace of mining reforms and sustainable resource management across India. Published by Ministry of Mines The index evaluates States on parameters like: auction performance, early […]
Blackbuck
Blackbuck: Over the last five years, the Chhattisgarh government has successfully reintroduced the blackbuck back into the state’s forests through its five-year reintroduction plan. Blackbuck is a species of antelope native to India and Nepal. Scientific Name: Antilope cervicapra It is widespread in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and other […]
State of Finance for Forests (SFF) 2025 Report
State of Finance for Forests (SFF) 2025 Report: The first State of Finance for Forests (SFF) 2025 Report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) highlights that global investments in forests must triple by 2030 to achieve climate, biodiversity, and land restoration goals. Only US billion was invested in forests in 2023—91% public, 9% private—while US […]
COP30 and Global Climate Diplomacy
COP30 and Global Climate Diplomacy: The upcoming 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the UNFCCC, scheduled for November 2025 in Belém, Brazil, comes amid heightened climate anxiety — the 1.5°C target slipping away, the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and growing scepticism over multilateral climate processes. COP30 marks a shift from target-setting to implementation […]
Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25
Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25: After over a year’s delay, the Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25 results were released in Dehradun by the Union Environment Ministry and Wildlife Institute of India (WII), reporting 22,446 elephants across India. SAIEE is India’s nationwide synchronized census of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) conducted every five […]
Supreme Court has permitted only green crackers to be sold in Delhi-NCR region
Supreme Court has permitted only green crackers to be sold in Delhi-NCR region.: Green crackers are fireworks developed by the government’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI).Green crackers were developed after the Supreme Court banned conventional firecrackers in 2017.They are made by reducing the size of the shells, eliminating ash, […]
Hygrocybe Pellucida
Hygrocybe Pellucida: Hygrocybe pellucida, a rare fungi species, was sighted for the first time in Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve. It is a fungi species characterised by their bright, waxy and often vividly coloured fruiting bodies. It is typically found in unimproved grasslands, mossy forest floors and other nutrient-poor habitats and commonly known for wax cups. […]
Rakchham Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary
Rakchham Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary: An international bird-watching programme was recently organised at the scenic Rakchham area of the Rakchham-Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh. It is located in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. It is spread over an area of 30.98 sq.km. It is situated at an elevation ranging from 3200 to 5486 meters […]
Impatiens rajibiana
Impatiens rajibiana: A team of the Botanical Survey of India recently discovered ‘Impatiens rajibiana’, a new species of balsam flower. Impatiens rajibiana is a new species of balsam flower. It was discovered in the natural forests of Shergaon in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. The plant was discovered growing in moist, shaded forest […]
