Category: Environment Current Affairs

South Shetland Island: According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The South Shetland Islands are a remote archipelago located about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the Antarctic Peninsula. The South Shetland Islands are often called the jewel in Antarctica’s crown. It […]

Hypercapnic Hypoxia in Mangroves: A new study revealed that most mangrove sites already experiencing mild or severe hypercapnic Hypoxia. Hypercapnic Hypoxia is a high CO₂ and low oxygen state. It pushes estuaries into a stressful chemical state. It mostly occurs during low tide, at low-salinity sites and in warm tropical regions. Causes: Rising Co2 level […]

Butis bargabhimae : New Species Of Estuarine Fish Scientists in West Bengal recently identified a new species of estuarine fish named Butis bargabhimae. Butis bargabhimae is a new species of estuarine fish. It was found in the Rupnarayan River (tributary of the Hooghly River) near Tamluk, West Bengal. It belongs to the butid family, a […]

Great Indian Bustard : fourth year of its captive breeding programme The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change informed that Project Great Indian Bustard (GIB) has entered the fourth year of its captive breeding programme. Great Indian Bustard is a large terrestrial bird endemic to the Indian subcontinent. The bird is primarily found […]

Henckelia Monophylla: Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India have rediscovered a rare plant Henckelia monophylla, native to Arunachal Pradesh after nearly 189 years. Henckelia Monophylla is a rare plant species endemic to Arunachal Pradesh. It is a member of the Gesneriaceae family. The plant was first collected in 1836 by British botanist William Griffith […]

Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary: Nine species were discovered during a faunal survey by Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) at Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary. Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Tamil Nadu. This wildlife sanctuary serves as a buffer zone for the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala, as it is situated on the border of Tamil Nadu and […]

Drawida vazhania: A team of researchers recently identified a new earthworm species named Drawida vazhania from the Vazhani dam area of the Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary in the Thrissur district of Kerala.It is a new species of earthworm.It was discovered from the Vazhani Dam area of the Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary in the Thrissur district of Kerala.Belonging […]

International Atomic Energy Agency : In News Amid growing concerns over nuclear non-proliferation, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency held talks with the head of Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation recently. It is the world’s leading intergovernmental organisation for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field. The IAEA is an […]

Chelonus (Carinichelonus) mahadeb : Parasitic Wasp A rare parasitic wasp Chelonus (Carinichelonus) mahadeb named has been recently recorded from a tea estate in Assam. It is a new species of parasitic wasp. It was discovered from Nahortoli Tea Estate in Assam. Parasitic wasps of the genus Chelonus are tiny insects but play an important ecological […]

New Moth Species in the Eastern Himalayas: Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered two new species of lichen moths, Caulocera hollowayi and Asura buxa, in the Eastern Himalayas. Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) discovered two previously unknown species of lichen moths (order: Lepidoptera) in the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity […]