Vaquita Porpoise: World’s rarest marine mammal A new report has highlighted that only about 10 vaquita porpoise, the world’s rarest marine mammal, remain in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. Their numbers have plummeted due to entanglement in illegal gillnets used for catching totoaba (an endangered fish prized for its swim bladder). Vaquita […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency has said a team of its inspectors are “back in Iran,” It is the world’s leading intergovernmental organisation for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field. The IAEA Statute was approved on 23 October 1956 and came into force […]
33 years Of Rio Earth Summit
33 years Of Rio Earth Summit: The year 2025 marks 33 years since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, a landmark event that shaped global climate governance. Rio Earth Summit (1992) is the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1992. Popularly known as the Rio Earth […]
Gorumara National Park
Gorumara National Park: The population of one-horned rhinos has risen at the Gorumara National Park in Jalpaiguri with the birth of two rhinos recently. Gorumara National Park is located in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. It was declared a national park in 1992 and covers an area of approx 79.45 sq.km. It is situated […]
National Designated Authority (NDA) to Enable Carbon Emissions Trading Regime
National Designated Authority (NDA) to Enable Carbon Emissions Trading Regime: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently announced a National Designated Authority (NDA), a mandatory requirement under the provisions of the 2015 Paris Agreement, to enable a carbon emissions trading regime. Within the Paris Agreement, a section called Article 6 defines the contours […]
Centre has finalised a 21-member National Designated Authority (NDA)
Centre has finalised a 21-member National Designated Authority (NDA): The Centre has finalised a 21-member National Designated Authority (NDA) to enable India’s carbon market. This is a mandatory step under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (2015).It is a statutory requirement under Article 6, created by the Environment Ministry. Serves as the nodal body to regulate, […]
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve : Death Of 12-year-old tigress
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve: Death Of 12-year-old tigress A 12-year-old tigress, which had been sick and roaming near the forest boundary in the Singara forest range of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) died recently. Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) is located in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, spread over 321 sq. km. at the tri–junction of […]
Blue Carbon
Blue Carbon: Seaweed farming has emerged as a potential Blue Carbon strategy, yet empirical estimates of carbon burial from such farms remain lacking in the literature Blue Carbon refers to organic carbon captured and stored by the ocean in vegetated coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests, saltmarshes, or seagrass meadows. “Blue” refers to the watery […]
WHO–WMO report Climate Change and Workplace Heat Stress (2025)
WHO–WMO report Climate Change and Workplace Heat Stress (2025): The WHO–WMO report Climate Change and Workplace Heat Stress (2025) highlights how rising global temperatures are creating a severe occupational health and productivity crisis. With 2024 the warmest year on record (1.45°C above pre-industrial levels), both outdoor and indoor workers face growing risks. Key Findings of […]
Blue Carbon
Blue Carbon: Seaweed farming has emerged as a potential Blue Carbon strategy, yet empirical estimates of carbon burial from such farms remain lacking in the literature. Blue Carbon refers to organic carbon captured and stored by the ocean in vegetated coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests, saltmarshes, or seagrass meadows. “Blue” refers to the watery […]
