Category: Environment Current Affairs

Greenium and Sovereign Green Bonds: India’s sovereign green bond market is gaining traction as strong investor demand has pushed green bonds to trade at a persistent greenium over comparable conventional government securities. The average greenium in the first half of FY27 reached its highest level since India began issuing sovereign green bonds in FY2022-23. The […]

Green India Mission: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) have flagged major shortcomings in the implementation of the Green India Mission (GIM). It was launched in the year 2014 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. It is one of the eight Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). It aims at protecting, restoring […]

Leucas droupadiae: Plant species Botanists recently discovered a previously unknown plant species named growing along the sandy shores of the Coromandel Coast. Leucas droupadiae is a new species of plant belonging to the mint family (Lamiaceae). It was discovered along the sandy shores of the Coromandel Coast during a survey of the coastal dunes in […]

Mount Ararat: A German-Turkish research team conducted the first survey of Mount Ararat’s glacier in eastern Turkey recently. Mount Ararat is a volcanic massif located in extreme eastern Turkey. It overlooks the point at which the frontiers of Turkey, Iran, and Armenia converge. It is the highest mountain in the Armenian Highlands. It is the […]

Loggerhead Sea Turtle: Mumbai Police personnel recently rescued a distressed 100-kg Loggerhead sea turtle after finding it struggling to swim and floating on the surface of the Arabian Sea. It is a species of oceanic turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. Scientific Name: Caretta caretta It is the world’s largest hard-shelled turtle, slightly larger at […]

Hara Mangrove Forest: Recent satellite images have revealed a major environmental threat to Hara mangrove forest due to an oil spill off Qeshm’s southern coast. Hara Mangrove Forest are a vital ecological treasure of the Persian Gulf, spanning the Strait of Hormuz. These mangrove forests consist mainly of grey mangrove trees (Avicennia marina). They have […]

Ghatiana Karnataka: A beat forester from Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Udupi has scientifically described a new freshwater crab species, Ghatiana Karnataka. Ghatiana Karnataka is a new species of freshwater crab. It was discovered from Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka. Unlike the other species of Ghatiana that are hard to find during the dry seasons, Ghatiana Karnataka […]

Three new species of cascade frogs: Scientists have discovered three new species of cascade frogs from the biodiverse-rich forests of Northeast India. These frogs belong to the genus Amolops. They are typically found around rocky waterfalls and fast-flowing forest streams. Cascade frogs are vital ecological anchors that connect aquatic and terrestrial food webs, control pest […]

Indonesian Babirusa : Pig-deer Chester Zoo in the UK announced the birth of Rana, a rare babirusa piglet, amid declining wild populations threatened by African swine fever, habitat loss, and hunting in Indonesia. The babirusa (genus Babyrousa)—commonly known as the pig-deer—is one of the oldest living and strangest wild pig species. The name babirusa comes […]

Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary: In News A tiger sighting reported near Zero Point in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand. Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Kumaon region of the Himalayas, in the state of It is named after the Bineshwar Mahadev temple, a 16th-century temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Western Himalayan sub-alpine coniferous forests; Western […]