Use of wind turbines along railway tracks: Indian Railways (IR) is exploring the use of wind turbines along railway tracks as part of its goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.A pilot project by Western Railway installed mini vertical-axis turbines generating 1-10 kW of electricity, harnessing wind from passing trains.By November 2024, IR commissioned […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Vaigai River : Plan To Prevent Pollution
Vaigai River : Plan To Prevent Pollution Madras high court recently directed the local bodies to file an action plan with a timeline to prevent pollution in the Vaigai river. Vaigai River is a 258 kilometres long river in Tamil Nadu. It originates from the Varusanadu and Megamalai hills of the Western Ghats. It travels […]
Asan Conservation Reserve
Asan Conservation Reserve: A bird counting campaign at the Asan Wetland in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand has yielded impressive results, with volunteers identifying 5,225 birds across 117 different species. Asan Conservation Reserve (ACR) is a 444-hectare stretch of the Asan River running down to its confluence with the Yamuna River in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. […]
National Mineral Development Corporation : In News
National Mineral Development Corporation : In News India’s state-run miner NMDC is expected to extract 6,500 carats of diamonds, worth $3.4 million, this fiscal year from ores in a mine near Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. Incorporated in 1958 as a Government of India fully owned public enterprise, NMDC is under the administrative control […]
Diamond Imprest Authorisation Scheme
Diamond Imprest Authorisation Scheme: The Commerce Ministry recently introduced the Diamond Imprest Authorization (DIA) Scheme, aiming to enhance the global competitiveness of India’s diamond industry. It has been introduced by the Department of Commerce, Government of India to allow duty-free import of natural cut and polished diamonds, of less than ¼ Carat (25 Cents), for […]
Chinar Tree : Have Been Geo-Tagged
Chinar Tree : Have Been Geo-Tagged The iconic Chinar trees in Kashmir have been geo-tagged and equipped with QR-code for digital protection of the Valley’s heritage tree. Under the geo-tagging process, QR codes are attached to each surveyed tree, recording information about 25 characteristics, including its geographical location, health, age and growing patterns, enabling conservationists […]
Mining Denied In Uttrakhand Near Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Mining Denied In Uttrakhand Near Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary: The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has denied the Uttarakhand government’s proposal for soapstone mining near Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, a habitat for endangered species.National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is constituted by the Central Government under Section 5A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (WLPA).The board was constituted […]
Midges : New Species Identified
Midges : New Species Identified Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies (Midges), 13 of them recorded for the first time in the country, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Midges are tiny insects which are similar in appearance to flies but are more closely related to mosquitoes […]
Great Barrier Reef : Climate Change Effect
Great Barrier Reef : Climate Change Effect Life on the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing significant shifts caused by climate change and various human-generated factors, according to a recent study. Great Barrier Reef is a complex of coral reefs, shoals, and islets in the Pacific Ocean off the northeastern coast of Australia in the Coral […]
Palamu Tiger Reserve : Bison Report
Palamu Tiger Reserve : Bison Report The Jharkhand Forest department has initiated a study to revive the dwindling population of Bison, popularly known as Gaur, at Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR). Palamu Tiger Reserve is located on the western side of the Latehar district on the Chhotanagpur plateau in Jharkhand. The reserve forms part of the […]
