Category: Environment Current Affairs

Losgna Occidentalis: Rediscovery A recent study published in Zootaxa, a peer-reviewed scientific journal for animal taxonomists, pointed out the rediscovery of the Losgna genus in India, after close to six decades. Losgna Occidentalis was discovered from an urban dry scrub forest. It belongs to a parasitic wasp (family Ichneumonidae), a group known for laying eggs […]

Greater Flamingo Sanctuary: The Tamil Nadu government has officially declared a Greater Flamingo sanctuary at Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram district. It is located in Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. It is nestled within the ecologically sensitive Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve. The designated area is home to a variety of ecosystems, including mangroves, sand […]

Sindoor Plant : Planting The Prime Minister of India marked World Environment Day by planting a Sindoor sapling at his official residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi. Sindoor plant, or Bixa orellana, is a small tropical shrub and is famous for its bright red seeds. It’s commonly called the ‘Annatto’ in English and […]

PM Modi Launches ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0’ on World Environment Day: On the occasion of World Environment Day 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the second phase of the nationwide tree plantation campaign ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0’ by planting a sapling at Mahavir Jayanti Park in New Delhi. The initiative encourages […]

Two new wetlands: Ramsar Sites The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced that two new wetlands — Kichan in Phalodi and Menar in Udaipur — from Rajasthan have been designated as Ramsar sites. Menar Wetland: It is a freshwater monsoon wetland complex located in Rajasthan. It is formed by three ponds, Braham […]

C CARES Version 2.0: The Ministry of Coal recently announced the launch of the C CARES Version 2.0 portal. C CARES Version 2.0 is an upgraded web portal of the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO). The platform, developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), aims to enhance efficiency and transparency in […]

Lady’s-Slipper Orchid: The Lady’s Slipper orchid, once believed to be extinct in the UK for nearly a century due to over-collection, was rediscovered in 1930 when a single plant was found. It has now been spotted growing naturally in the wild again in England. It belongs to the subfamily Cypripedioideae (Orchidaceae) and known for their […]

Industrial Iron Pollution Disrupts Ocean Nutrient Cycles: A study finds that industrial iron pollution depletes ocean nutrients and disrupts marine ecosystems, posing major ecological risks. Human-released iron boosts spring phytoplankton blooms and accelerates nutrient loss, worsening ocean nutrient depletion amid climate change. These threaten the entire marine food chain, from zooplankton to whales, especially affecting […]

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary: Experts from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, have collared three endangered fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) for the first time in India to study various factors such as home range, behaviour, breeding and prey patterns of the species, in the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS). Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is part of the […]

DBT Observes Swachhata Pakhwada 2025 with 188 Cleanliness Activities Across India: As part of the Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science & Technology actively observed Swachhata Pakhwada 2025 from May 1 to May 15, organizing 188 activities across its headquarters in New Delhi, autonomous institutions […]