Category: Environment Current Affairs

Mammoth Carbon Capture Plant: The world’s largest facility designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere started operations in Iceland. Mammoth carbon capture Plant is the largest carbon dioxide capture and storage facility of its kind situated on a dormant volcano in Iceland. It is dubbed as “Mammoth,” this plant is Climeworks’ second commercial direct […]

United Nations Forum On Forests : 19th Session Delegates at 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19) entered into informal negotiations over the draft texts of the High-Level Declaration United Nations Forum on Forests was established in 2000 by the UN Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC). It promotes […]

Oleander Leaves : Banned Death of a 24-year-old woman, Surya Surendran, who accidentally consumed oleander leaves, two major religious temple boards in Kerala have imposed a ban on the use of oleander flowers in temple offerings. The incident occurred when the victim, unknowingly chewed oleander locally known as Arali in Kerala leaves, leading to severe […]

Hindon River : Report On Pollution The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently asked the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to submit an additional report on pollution of the Hindon River. Hindon River is a tributary of the Yamuna River and is primarily a rain-fed river. It originates from the lower Shivalik ranges in Saharanpur […]

Sperm Whale : Study Scientists have uncovered a fascinating aspect of sperm whale communication: their complex vocalizations resemble Morse code, hinting at a sophisticated “phonetic alphabet.” These whales, renowned for their social nature, use clicking sounds called codas to convey messages. Research on sperm whales in the eastern Caribbean revealed a rich communication system akin […]

Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary : In News The Supreme Court stayed the construction of four proposed dams inside Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district as the construction will not only negatively impact the wildlife and local community but also harm the ecosystem. It was established in 1988 to protect the local wildlife and biodiversity and […]

Dice Snake : Study The recent study found that the dice snakes can fake their own death when being attacked by predators by putting on a theatrical display which includes oozing “mouthfuls” of blood. Dice Snake is a nonvenomous snake belonging to the family Colubridae, subfamily Natricinae. It is also called water snake. Females of […]

Glyptothorax punyabratai: The ICAR-NBFGR discovered a new catfish species in the pristine waters of Arunachal Pradesh, India and named it as Glyptothorax punyabratai. The ICAR-NBFGR discovered a new catfish species in the pristine waters of Arunachal Pradesh, India and named it as Glyptothorax punyabratai. The species was collected from Tung Stream, a tributary of the […]

Rat Hole Mining : Death Of Six Workers Authorities were given four weeks by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to respond in a case related to the death of six workers in a rat-hole coal mine fire in Nagaland’s Wokha district. Rat-Hole Mining named for its resemblance to rodent burrows, is an illegal and highly […]