Category: Environment Current Affairs

Red-Necked Phalarope : Spotted A group of birders who visited Kurichi Tank in Coimbatore spotted a Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus). Red-necked phalarope is a fairly small shorebird known for spinning frantically on water to stir up small invertebrates. It has a circumpolar distribution and is found in both boreal and tundra zones between 60 and […]

Broadnose Sevengill Shark: Ecologists are naturally concerned when record-setting rain this year altered the Broadnose Sevengill shark nursery grounds in San Francisco Bay. Broadnose Sevengill Shark is a large seven-gilled with a wide head and short, blunt snout shark. It is related to sharks that lived in the Jurassic Period about 300 million years ago. […]

Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary: India is preparing to import a fresh batch of cheetahs from South Africa and introduce them into Madhya Pradesh’s Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary. Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated on the northern boundary of the Mandsaur and Nimach districts in Madhya Pradesh. It is spread over an area of 368.62 km2 […]

Banning Glue Pads For Rodent Control : Delhi Govt The Delhi government has banned the manufacture, sale, and use of glue pads for rodent control, joining several Indian states in taking this step. The ban follows an advisory by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) in 2011 and a subsequent one in 2021 Glue […]

Leopard Sterilisation: The Maharashtra Government has decided to sterilize Leopards for the sustainable management of population for leopards in the State. Gujarat’s forest department has also proposed sterilisation of leopards, especially in and around Gir National Park. In 2019-20 alone, Maharashtra saw 58 human deaths due to leopards—over half the 97 casualties in 2010-18. Maharashtra […]

Red Fire Ants : World’s Most Invasive Species The red fire ant, one of the world’s most invasive species, has been recently found in Europe for the first time, according to a new study. Red Fire Ants commonly known as fire ants, are a species of stinging ants native to South America. Scientific Name: Solenopsis […]

Bhoj Wetland: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered Madhya Pradesh government to stop the operation of cruise vessels as well as other motor-propelled boats in the Bhoj wetland. Bhoj wetland consists of two contiguous human-made reservoirs, the upper and lower lakes, located in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The Upper lake is called Bhojtal […]

Achanakmar Tiger Reserve : Recover Big Cat Numbers The officials in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve have been trying to recover big cat numbers. A recent NTCA report found Chhattisgarh had only 17 tigers compared to 46 in 2014. Tracking teams inside Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh are undertaking a grueling task keeping tabs on a tigress […]

Genetic Engineering To Control Mosquitoes: Gene-drive technology has been used in outdoor but controlled conditions in India, Brazil, and Panama to genetically manipulate mosquitoes. Researchers at Imperial College London genetically enhanced a gene expressed in the midgut of mosquitoes to secrete two antimicrobial substances called magainin 2 and melittin. They are detrimental to the Plasmodium […]