Category: Environment Current Affairs

Striped Dolphin: A pod of striped dolphins was recently spotted off the coast of Visakhapatnam. The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is a streamlined oceanic dolphin, similar in shape and size to the common dolphin. It is among the most abundant and widespread dolphins in the world. It is found in temperate and tropical waters of […]

National Tiger Conservation Authority: The Supreme Court recently sought responses from the Centre, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), and others on a PIL seeking a CBI probe into an alleged organised tiger-poaching and illegal wildlife-trade racket operating in states like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body under […]

Jungle Warfare School: The government will set up a new Jungle Warfare School at Karreguta Hills, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) — a former Maoist stronghold to train CRPF, DRG, CoBRA, and state police forces. Jungle Warfare School are Specialized military/police training institutions designed to teach troops survival, mobility, and combat skills in dense forest and hilly terrains. […]

National Policy on Geothermal Energy 2025: MNRE launched the National Policy on Geothermal Energy (2025) to accelerate exploration and deployment of geothermal energy resources. National Policy on Geothermal Energy 2025 is comprehensive framework issued by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) to harness India’s 10 GW geothermal potential, integrate it with renewable energy […]

New NECA 2025 Award for Influencers Promoting Energy Efficiency: The Government of India, through the Ministry of Power and its Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), has launched a new initiative under the National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) 2025. Recognising the growing influence of digital media, this move adds a fresh category for content creators and […]

Saunders’s Tern: Saunders’s Tern was sighted at Adyar Estuary in Chennai. Saunders’s Tern is a species of bird in the family Laridae. Saunders’s terns (Sternula saundersi) are a small, ground-nesting marine bird species. It is sparsely resident along the shores of the north-western Indian Ocean. It breeds in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf to […]

Red Fort : Pollution A ‘black crust’ is forming on the walls of the Red Fort due to high levels of air pollution, a recent study has found. The Red Fort, or Lal Qila, is a Mughal fort located in Delhi, India. Formerly known as Quila-e-Mubarak, or the Blessed Fort, the Red Fort lies along […]

Red Coral Kukri Snake: A rare Red Coral Kukri Snake species, last reported in 1936, was recently found trapped in a net in a village field near Pilibhit Tiger Reserve. Red Coral Kukri Snake is identified as Oligodon kheriensis. It is one of the rarest non venomous snake species. This nocturnal and fossorial snake is […]

Garra nambashiensis: New Species Of Fresh Water Fish Researchers recently discovered a new species of freshwater fish, Garra nambashiensis, in Manipur. Garra nambashiensis is a new species of freshwater fish which belongs to the Labeonine family. It was discovered in Taretlok, a tributary of the Chindwin River, near Nambashi Valley in Manipur’s Kamjong district. It […]