Protected Planet Report 2024: The Protected Planet Report 2024, produced by the UNEP– World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the IUCN and its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), is the first comprehensive evaluation of the global status of protected and conserved areas. It highlights both the progress made and the challenges ahead in […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Okinawicius tekdi : New Species Of Jumping Spider
Okinawicius tekdi : New Species Of Jumping Spider Researchers have found a new species of jumping spider on Baner Hill, yet again highlighting the region’s rich biodiversity and the need to protect the city’s natural landscapes. The spider has been named Okinawicius tekdi, after the Marathi word for hill, and takes the number of jumping […]
Tuna Cluster
Tuna Cluster: The Department of Fisheries, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, has designated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a Tuna Cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). With approximately 6.0 lakh square km of under-utilized Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) rich in tuna resources, the region offers unique advantages […]
International Energy Agency : Study
International Energy Agency : Study The global market for clean energy technologies is set to rise from $700 billion in 2023 to more than $2 trillion by 2035 – close to the value of the world’s crude oil market in recent years, says a first-of-its-kind study by the International Energy Agency (IEA). International Energy Agency […]
Common Cat Snake : Discovered
Common Cat Snake : Discovered The elusive common cat snake was recently discovered in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar. Common Cat Snake, also known as Indian gamma snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake endemic to South Asia. Scientific Name: Boiga trigonata In India, it is found all over the country, excluding north-east states after […]
Ranthambore National Park : Many Tigers Disappeared
Ranthambore National Park : Many Tigers Disappeared As many as 25 tigers, out of a population of around 75 in the tiger reserve in Ranthambore National Park (RNP) in Rajasthan, have “disappeared” within the last year. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve currently holds around 75 tigers in a space suitable for about 40, leading to intense competition. […]
Four elephants were found dead : Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR).
Four elephants were found dead : Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) India has the largest number of wild Asian Elephants, estimated at 29,964 according to the 2017 census by Project Elephant. Karnataka has the highest number of elephants, followed by Assam and Kerala. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve:It is located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh and […]
Kalka-Shimla Railway : In News
Kalka-Shimla Railway : In News Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister recently urged the Central government to explore the possibility of running trains on the Kalka-Shimla narrow-gauge railway, a UNESCO world heritage site, on green hydrogen. It is a narrow-gauge railway in North India which traverses a mostly mountainous route from Kalka (Haryana) to Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). […]
IUCN’s First Global Tree Assessment
IUCN’s First Global Tree Assessment: The first Global Tree Assessment was published as part of an update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with its findings announced at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia. It aims to evaluate all tree species globally for inclusion in the IUCN Red List, […]
IREL (India) Limited and Kazakhstan’s UKTMP have formed a joint venture
IREL (India) Limited and Kazakhstan’s UKTMP have formed a joint venture: Indo-Kazakh collaboration, IREL (India) Limited, a CPSU under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), and Kazakhstan’s Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant JSC (UKTMP JSC) have inked a joint venture agreement to establish IREUK Titanium Limited, aimed at producing titanium slag in Odisha, India.
