Category: Environment Current Affairs

Tibetan Brown Bear : Recently Sighted A rare and elusive bear, the Tibetan brown bear, has been recently sighted in Sikkim, making it the first confirmed record of the animal being sighted in India. The Tibetan brown bear, also known as the Tibetan blue bear, is one of the rarest subspecies of bears in the […]

New Coral Snake Species: Researchers from Mizoram University’s zoology department have discovered a new species of coral snake in Mizoram. New coral snake species has been named Sinomicrurus gorei after British Indian doctor Gore. The reptile is locally known as ‘Rulṭhihna’ due to its striking resemblance to a Mizo traditional amber necklace called ‘Ṭhihna’. There […]

Himalayan Wolf : IUCN Status Himalayan Wolf has been assessed for the first time in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List and categorised as ‘Vulnerable’. The Himalayan Wolf (Canis lupus chanco), a prominent lupine predator found across the Himalayas. It is also called as Tibetan wolves, which live at more than […]

India’s First Dark Sky Park: The Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra has been designated as India’s first Dark Sky Park and the fifth in Asia, protecting the night sky and preventing light pollution. The Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Maharashtra is India’s first Dark Sky Park within a tiger reserve for earmarking areas around the […]

Rock Glaciers : Study A new study revealed that over 100 active permafrost structures identified in the Jhelum basin, can cause catastrophic disasters in future. A rock glacier is a mass of rock, ice, snow, mud, and water that moves slowly down a mountain under the influence of gravity. Unlike an ice glacier, rock glaciers […]

Sidersaura Marae : New Species Of Dinosaur Palaeontologists in Argentina recently found fossil fragments of a new species of dinosaur named Sidersaura marae. Sidersaura marae is a new species of sauropod dinosaur. It lived during the Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous epoch, between 96 and 93 million years ago, in today’s Patagonian region. It […]

Eucalyptus Snout Beetle: Scientists have found a natural remedy to protect eucalyptus forest plantations from a pest, eucalyptus snout beetle, which is known to cause serious damage to eucalypts. Eucalyptus Snout Beetle is a leaf-feeding beetle that is a major defoliator of eucalypts. It is also known as eucalyptus weevil. The pest is indigenous to […]

African Raptors : Population Declines A new study has revealed that 37 out of 42 African raptor species analyzed have experienced significant population declines of around 88% in the past 40 years. Out of these, 29 species constituting 69% have seen drops over 3 generation lengths that qualify them as globally threatened under IUCN criteria […]

Impact Of Logging And Climate Change On Biodiversity : IISc Research An IISc research investigating impacts of logging and climate change on biodiversity-rich tropical mountain forests has revealed intriguing ecological shifts. Analysis of insect-eating tropical bird data collected over 10 years showed logging is pushing smaller species to higher cooler elevations due to hotter temperatures […]

Hog Deer : Spotted The hog deer has been spotted for the first time at the Rajaji Tiger Reserve. Rajaji Tiger Reserve is spread over three districts of Uttarakhand: Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal. It is situated along the hills and foothills of the Shiwalik ranges. Hog deer: It is a solitary creature but sometimes […]