Blue Flag Tag: Two beaches in Lakshadweep received international eco-label “Blue Flag”. Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach in Lakshadweep recently entered into the coveted list of Blue Beaches. These two beaches have a dedicated staff to maintain cleanliness and provide safety and security for swimmers. With these new entrants, India currently has 12 beaches […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Lancet Countdown On Health And Climate Change
Lancet Countdown On Health And Climate Change: A report was released titled Lancet countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels, showing that from 2000-2004 to 2017-2021, heat-related deaths increased by 55% in India. This report comes ahead of this year’s United Nations climate change conference (COP27), to be held […]
New Species Of The Genus Allmania
New Species Of The Genus Allmania: A new species of the genus Allmania named Allmania multiflora has been identified. Allmania multiflora grows to a height of about 60 cm and is only the second species of this genus discovered to date. The first species, Allmania nodiflora, was originally published under the genus Celosia as Celosia […]
Great Indian Bustards Sighted In Pakistan
Great Indian Bustards Sighted In Pakistan: The recent sighting of three Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) deep in Pakistan’s Cholistan desert has given rise to speculation that the endangered birds might have flown across the international border from India’s Desert National Park (DNP). The Great Indian Bustard, found mainly in the Indian subcontinent, is the flagship […]
Forest Conservation Rules, 2022
Forest Conservation Rules, 2022: NCST had recommended to the Union Environment and Forest Ministry to put the new Forest Conservation Rules, 2022, on hold. Forest conservation rules,2022 : The rules were issued by the Environment Ministry in June this year under the Forest Conservation Act. The Forest Conservation Rules deal with the implementation of the […]
Mission To Save Vultures : Tamil Nadu
Mission To Save Vultures: Tamil Nadu recently launched mission to save critically endangered vultures. The committee, which has a two-year tenure, will take steps for monitoring the conservation and recovery of existing vulture sites and mapping of vulture populations across the State for creating safe zones. It will work to eliminate the use of toxic […]
Nihonshu
Nihonshu: The Embassy of Japan, New Delhi, has filed an application seeking Geographical Indication (GI) tag for nihonshu/Japanese sake. This is the first time a product from Japan has filed for a tag at the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai. In Japan, nihonshu is regarded as a special and valuable beverage made from fermenting rice. […]
International Solar Alliance
International Solar Alliance: 5th assembly of ISA has been inaugurated in India. India holds the office of the President of the ISA Assembly, with the Government of France as Co-President. The Assembly is the apex decision-making body of ISA, where each Member Country is represented. It meets annually at the ministerial level at the ISA’s […]
Giraffes
Giraffes: Giraffes brought to India by the British may belong to endangered species. A genetic distance analysis of the giraffes in Alipore showed that they were most closely related to Nubian and Rothschild giraffes. About 150 years ago, British colonialists brought batches of single species of the northern giraffe to India, from their other colonial […]
Indian Bison
Indian Bison: Sri Lanka recently asks India to translocate 6 Indian bisons or gaurs to reintroduce them in the island after three centuries. Indian Bisons are one of the largest extant bovines. It is one of the largest species among the wild cattle, reaching a shoulder height of up to 220 cm. They are found […]
