Category: Environment Current Affairs

Cheetah Relocation from Kuno to Gandhi Sagar: The Cheetah Project Steering Committee officially approved the relocation of some cheetahs from Kuno National Park to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.The Cheetah Project Steering Committee was set up in May 2023 by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to review, monitor, and advise on the […]

Pakke Tiger Reserve : Camera traps Camera traps installed at the Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh detected nine big cats at the park. It is located in the East Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. It is surrounded by the Tenga Reserve Forest to the north, Doimara Reserve Forest on the west, […]

Blue Washing: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has recently introduced a new category of industries called the ‘Blue Category’, which falls under Essential Environmental Services (EES). ‘Blue Washing’ refers to the practice of portraying polluting industries as environmentally friendly by categorising them under less polluting or cleaner industry labels. This term is now used […]

Golden Tiger : Sighted A rare golden tiger, also known as a golden tabby tiger, was recently sighted and photographed in Kaziranga National Park, AssamGolden tiger or “golden tabby” is a rare colour variant of the Bengal tiger, not a separate subspecies. Location: Only four are known in the wild, all found in Kaziranga National […]

Sea Lions : Showing Aggressiveness An algal bloom along the California coast has resulted in a neurotoxin release, which is causing sea lions to become aggressive, leading to attacks on beachgoers and surfers.Sea lions, typically non-aggressive marine mammals, have shown violent and erratic behaviour, attributed to exposure to a neurotoxin called domoic acid.Domoic acid is […]

Microplastics: A multinational study led by scientists from Nankai University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and other institutions revealed that plant leaves can absorb microplastics and nanoplastics directly from the air. They are defined as plastic particles up to 5 millimetres in diameter, while nanoplastics are even smaller, measuring less than 1,000 nanometres. Primary microplastics (e.g., […]

Carbon Tax: India Vote India, along with 62 other countries, voted in favour of the first global carbon tax on the shipping industry, adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London. A Carbon Tax is an environmental tax levied on the carbon content of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. The […]

Phawngpui National Park : Forest fires Forest fires that had erupted in several parts of Mizoram’s Phawngpui National Park have affected nearly one-ninth of the park’s total area, state forest officials said recently. Phawngpui National Park, also known as the Blue Mountain National Park, is located in the southeastern corner of Mizoram, near the India-Myanmar […]

Ramgarh Lake : Revival   Work has started for revival of the historic Ramgarh lake near Jaipur, which was once a lifeline for water supply to the Rajasthan Capital. It is situated near the Jamwa Ramgarh subdivision of the Jaipur district in the Indian state Rajasthan. It is a man-made water body created by forming […]

Typhloperipatus williamsoni: A team of researchers recently reported rediscovering a long-lost species of the velvet worm, named Typhloperipatus williamsoni, one of the oldest living fossils in the world, after 111 years. It is an ancient velvet worm species (phylum Onychophora), one of the oldest living fossils in the world. Onychophora is a very old group, […]