Category: Environment Current Affairs

India’s Carbon Emission Growth Slows in 2025: India’s carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by only 1.4% in 2025, a sharp slowdown from the 4% increase recorded in 2024, according to the Global Carbon Project (GCP) 2025 study. GCP, is an international collaborative program established in 2001 to study and integrate […]

Supreme Court Orders Jharkhand to Declare Saranda Forest a Wildlife Sanctuary: The Supreme Court of India has directed the Jharkhand government to declare the Saranda Forest as a wildlife sanctuary. This ruling highlights the urgent need to protect the forest’s rare biodiversity, ecological value, and tribal heritage, amidst increasing developmental pressures.The Saranda Forest, located in […]

Checkered Keelback: A team from the Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden recently recorded the first case of albinism in the checkered keelback (Fowlea piscator), also called the Asian water snake, in Assam. The Checkered keelback, also known commonly as the Asiatic water snake, is a medium-sized nonvenomous snake native to Asia. Scientific Name: Fowlea […]

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary: A 55-year-old farmer was mauled to death by a leopard in a field adjoining a forest area under the Kakraha Range of the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary recently. Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Upper Gangetic plain, falling in the Terai of the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. In 1987, it was […]

Rise in India’s Carbon Emissions: The Global Carbon Project’s 2025 assessment shows that India’s carbon emissions rose by only 1.4%, a sharp slowdown compared to 4% in 2024. India’s annual carbon emissions arise mainly from fossil fuel use—especially coal—making it the third-largest global emitter after China and the U.S. India’s carbon emissions rose only 1.4% […]

Integrity Matters Checklist: The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched the UN-endorsed “Integrity Matters Checklist”, a new tool designed to help companies align their climate disclosures with UN standards for credible net-zero commitment.An UN-endorsed climate disclosure framework that helps companies and investors transparently report on net-zero targets, transition plans, and greenhouse gas reduction efforts. Developed […]

Graded Response Action Plan III: The Delhi government has implemented Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-III) as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) breached 400, entering the ‘severe’ category for the first time this season. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is a dynamic pollution control framework designed to combat deteriorating air […]

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: The world has gathered at the city of Belem in the Brazilian state of Para for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). UNFCCC is the principal global treaty for coordinating international responses to climate change. It provides […]

Sal Tree : New Study Scientists of the Environment Department of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) at Shimla have revealed that the Sal tree (Shorea robusta) is the best air purifier to deal with the menace of pollution. It is one of the oldest and strongest trees found in India. It’s called the ‘Sentinel of the […]