Category: Environment Current Affairs

Emissions Gap Report 2024: If countries continue with their current environmental policies, it would lead to 3.1 degrees Celsius warming over pre-industrial levels, according to the recently published Emissions Gap Report 2024. Emissions Gap Report (EGR) is an annual report published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The EGR series tracks our progress in […]

Great Indian Bustard : Hatched An Offspring Through Artificial Insemination A Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), the state bird of Rajasthan, successfully hatched an offspring through artificial insemination in Jaisalmer district, marking a significant milestone in conservation efforts. Official estimates indicate that fewer than 150 GIBs are left in the wild in India, with 90% […]

Coking Coal : Report India’s coking coal imports for the first six months of the current fiscal (April – September) were at a six-year-high at 29.6 million tonnes (mt) with shipments from Russia witnessing a substantial rise of over 200 per cent during this period. Metallurgical coal, also known as met and coking coal, is […]

Benog Wildlife Sanctuary : New Bird Species Sighted Ninety-five bird species and 22 butterfly species were sighted during the 8th Uttarakhand Bird Festival at Benog Wildlife Sanctuary. Benog Wildlife Sanctuary is situated about 11 kilometers from Mussoorie, a popular hill station in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. It was established in the year 1993 and […]

Giant Salmon Carp: A huge Giant salmon carp fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. It is also known as the Mekong giant salmon carp, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae and the single species in the monotypic genus Aaptosyax. The […]

Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary : Reject The Proposal For The Barachukki Mini-Hydel Project The Karnataka Forest Department has been urged to reject the proposal for the Barachukki mini-hydel project, which necessitates diversion of forest land in the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Mandya, […]

International Snow Leopard Day 2024: International Snow Leopard Day is every year celebrated on 23rd October, 2024. International Snow Leopard Day It came into being in 2013, following the adoption of the Bishkek Declaration in Kyrgyzstan where 12 countries that host snow leopard populations agreed to collaborate in their conservation efforts. Countries Hosting Snow Leopards: […]

Rajaji Tiger Reserve : Nod To The National Highway Authority Wildlife panel of the Union Environment Ministry has deferred nod to the National Highway Authority of India’s (NHAI) four-lane project, which was proposed to pass through Rajaji Tiger Reserve and Shivalik Elephant Reserve in Uttarakhand. Rajaji Tiger Reserve is spread over three districts of Uttarakhand: […]

Anguiculus dicaprioi : New Species A team of scientists have discovered a new species of snake in the Western Himalayas, whom they have named after Hollywood star, Leonardo Di Caprio It is a member of the Colubridae, the largest family of snakes on the planet with 304 genera and 1,938 species. The new species has […]