Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary : Welcomed a New Batch Of Animals The Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary of Tripura recently welcomed a new batch of animals, which include two Royal Bengal tigers, two leopards, four golden pigeons, a silver pigeon, two peafowls, and four hill mynas. Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary (SWL) is located around 25 km from Agartala, Tripura. […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
World’s First Melanistic Tiger Safari : Odisha
World’s First Melanistic Tiger Safari : Odisha Odisha is set to unveil the world’s first melanistic tiger safari near the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR). Melanism and Melanistic Tiger: Melanism is a genetic condition, that results in increased melanin production, leading to black or nearly black skin, feathers, or hair in animals. The Royal Bengal Tigers […]
Black-necked Crane : Assesment
Black-necked Crane : Assesment The Wildlife Institute of India and the Zoological Survey of India have been conducting assessments of the black-necked crane population. The black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) is a medium-sized crane that is native to Asia. It is the only alpine crane species in the world and lives at high altitudes in the […]
First National Conference On The Promotion Of Seaweed Cultivation
First National Conference On The Promotion Of Seaweed Cultivation: The first National Conference on the Promotion of Seaweed Cultivation took place at Koteshwar, Kutch in Gujarat. It was chaired by Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala . Implementing seaweed cultivation on a pan-India basis, emphasizing the promotion of seaweed cultivation […]
India Energy Week 2024
India Energy Week 2024: The Prime Minister of India inaugurated the India Energy Week (IEW) 2024 in Goa and the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) Sea Survival Centre, and also participated in the Viksit Bharat, Viksit Goa 2047 programme. India Energy Week 2024 is being held from 6th to 9th February in Goa. […]
Renewables 2023 Report : IEA
Renewables 2023 Report : IEA The International Energy Agency (IEA)’s recent Renewables 2023 report paints a complex picture of the renewable energy sector, highlighting both progress and challenges. Major Highlights of the Renewables 2023 Report: Global annual renewable capacity additions surged by nearly 50% to almost 510 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, marking the fastest growth […]
Messinian Event
Messinian Event: The Geological Institute of Israel recently uncovered a never-before-known underwater canyon near Cyprus that dates back to the Messinian Event. Messinian Event also known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC), the Messinian event was a geological event during which the Mediterranean Sea went into a cycle of partial or nearly complete desiccation (drying […]
Nagoya Protocol
Nagoya Protocol: Cameroon recently adopted the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation (the Protocol) is a legally binding global agreement that implements the access and benefit-sharing obligations of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). […]
Dusted Apollo : High-Altitude Butterfly
Dusted Apollo : High-Altitude Butterfly Dusted Apollo (Parnassius stenosemus), a rare high-altitude butterfly, has been sighted and photographed for the first time in Himachal Pradesh. Dusted Apollo is an extremely rare butterfly and has never been photographed before in Himachal Pradesh. It is found from Ladakh to West Nepal and it flies between 3,500 to […]
Corbett Tiger Reserve : Five People Killed In Two Months
Corbett Tiger Reserve : Five People Killed In Two Months Five people have been killed near Uttarakhand’s Corbett Tiger Reserve in the past two months. Corbett Tiger Reserve is located on the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand. By and large, the reserve is spread over the Bhabar and lower Shivalik regions with a deep-water […]
