Category: Environment Current Affairs

Climate Change Impact on India’s Dairy Sector: A study published in Scientific Reports has found that climate change-induced heat stress is significantly reducing milk production in the trans-Gangetic plains of northwestern India, particularly in Haryana, one of India’s major milk-producing regions.Temperatures exceeding 38°C combined with relative humidity above 70% (typical during the July-August monsoon overlap) […]

The Himalayan Pangolin: International researchers have revalidated the Himalayan pangolin (Manis aurita) as a distinct extant species, rather than a subspecies of the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla).The Himalayan pangolin (Manis aurita) is a newly revalidated, unique species of scaly mammal belonging to the family Manidae. Like all pangolins, it is a highly specialized, nocturnal, and […]

Eurasian Lynx: The elusive Eurasian lynx has been photographed for the first time in Sikkim The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized wild cat. It lives in a wide range from Western Europe to Russia and Central Asia. They live in temperate broadleaf boreal or mixed forests with lots of undergrowth for cover. These […]

Bandipur Tiger Reserve: In News A team of Forest department personnel recently rescued a 12-year-old female Tigress and her five cubs along a thick canal on the fringes of Nugu forest range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Mysuru. Bandipur Tiger Reserve is situated in the Mysore and Chamarajanagar revenue districts of southern Karnataka. It […]

Sirsa Kinnow: Sirsa’s kinnow recently received its Geographical Indication (GI) tag, with the Registry in Chennai sealing the certificate of registration. Sirsa Kinnow is a variety of Kinnow grown in the Sirsa district of Haryana. It is Haryana’s first fruit to receive a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Kinnow is a hybrid citrus fruit. It is […]

Canscora agni : New Plant Species Researchers recently discovered a new plant species, named Canscora agni, in the fire-prone savannas of western India. Canscora agni is a new species of plant. It was found on Sus Hill in Maharashtra’s Pune district. Discovered in the fire-prone savannas of western India, this tiny plant highlights the often-misunderstood […]

Seabuckthorn: Granted GI Status Spiti’s seabuckthorn has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) status. Seabuckthorn is popularly known as the ‘Wonder Plant’, ‘Ladakh Gold’, ‘Golden Bush’, or ‘Gold Mine’ of cold deserts. It is an important plant of trans-Himalayan region that belongs to the family Elaegnaceae. Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a plant found throughout […]

Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary: In News A large-scale eviction drive is underway at the Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam’s Nagaon district with the administration clearing alleged encroachments spread across hundreds of bighas of cultivated land. Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the southern part of the Brahmaputra River in the Nagaon District of Assam. It forms […]

Matcha Tea: An Assam tea estate sold India’s first commercially-produced matcha tea, marking a significant shift from conventional teas. Matcha is a finely ground green tea powder made from specially processed, shade-grown tea leaves of Camellia sinensis. It originated through cultural exchanges between China and Japan during the premodern period. It developed from earlier powdered […]

Cyttopsis indica: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in Kochi in Kerala recently discovered a new deep-sea fish named Cyttopsis indica from the Arabian Sea off southern Kerala. Cyttopsis indica is a new species of deep-sea fish. It was discovered from the Arabian Sea off southern Kerala. It belongs to the genus Cyttopsis, a […]