Category: Environment Current Affairs

Little Bunting : Spotted A little bunting bird, never before seen in Rajasthan, has been spotted in Mount Abu recently. Little Bunting is a passerine bird belonging to the bunting family (Emberizidae). Scientific Name: Emberiza pusilla It breeds across the taiga of the far northeast of Europeand northern Euro Siberia to the Russian Far East. […]

Carbon Market: With COP29 approving standards for establishing an international carbon market, countries aim to create a structured mechanism for trading carbon credits and offsets to meet their climate goals effectively.A carbon market enables the trading of carbon credits, granting the holder the right to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) or its equivalent.

Sultanpur National Park : In News The Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Forest and Wildlife recently asked the district administration to submit a report on illegal construction around the Sultanpur National Park and their status to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEF & CC). Sultanpur National Park is located in […]

D. Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary : In News A stakeholders’ coordination meeting aimed at reintroducing rhinoceroses to the D. Ering Wildlife Sanctuary (DEWS) in East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh was convened recently. D. Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the East Siang district ofArunachal Pradesh. It was established in 1976. It was previously […]

Malayan Night Heron : Spotted The Malayan Night Heron, a migratory bird from Southeast Asia, has been officially recorded in Madurai for the first time, near the Alagar Kovil hills Malayan Night Heron is also known as the Malaysian night heron and tiger bittern. It is a medium-sized and nocturnal It is identified by its […]

Shortfin mako shark: A young shortfin mako shark species has been tagged for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea by researchers from the United States of America. Shortfin mako shark is a large predatory and highly migratory shark species that lives in the open ocean. The shortfin mako’s common name is derived from the […]

Manganese Contamination: A study by the Mahavir Cancer Sansthan in Patna revealed significant manganese (Mn) contamination in water as a contributing factor to rising cancer cases in Bihar’s Gangetic region.Manganese is a naturally occurring metal found in oxides, carbonates, and silicates. It is essential in trace amounts but toxic in higher concentrations.

Madhya Pradesh’s Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary has been declared India’s 57th tiger reserve.: India has expanded its tiger conservation footprint with the declaration of Madhya Pradesh’s Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary as its 57th tiger reserve. The creation of these reserves highlights India’s commitment to protecting its tiger population, which constitutes over 70% of the global wild tiger […]

Indian Rock Python : Declined Indian Rock Python species is believed to have declined across Tamil Nadu, except in the Moyar Valley, where the pythons seem to be thriving. Indian Rock Python is a large, nonvenomous python species. It is known by the common names Black-tailed python and Asian rock python. Indian pythons are usually […]