Coal Mining Project In Chhattisgarh : Protest The Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) coal mining project in Chhattisgarh has sparked a controversy due to its impact on the environment and local communities. AEL has been mining coal in the Parsa East and Kente Basan coal blocks of Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district for over a decade now. For […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Four More Biodiversity Heritage Sites
Four More Biodiversity Heritage Sites: West Bengal recently notified four more biodiversity heritage sites (BHS), taking the tally in the state to eight. Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS) are unique ecosystems having rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the following components: Richness of wild as well as domesticated species or intra-specific categories. High […]
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism : Sectoral Analysis
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism : Sectoral Analysis The Indian Government will carry out a sectoral analysis to see how the European Union’s (EU’s) proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is set to affect the Indian industry Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a proposed European Union (EU) tariff on carbon intensive products. Purpose is To […]
Helopeltis Theivora : Tea Mosquito Bug
Helopeltis Theivora : Tea Mosquito Bug The tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis Theivora) is spreading rapidly and affecting tea production in both low and high-elevation plantations in Southern India It is a major sucking pest of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) in most tea-producing countries. The nymphs and adults of the TMB suck the sap from tender […]
Mission 50K-EV4ECO
Mission 50K-EV4ECO: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) recently announced a new scheme Mission 50K-EV4ECO to boost the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem in the country. Under this mission, SIDBI will directly provide loans to eligible small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for the purchase of EVs and developing charging infrastructure, including battery swapping. It focuses […]
Kudremukh Range
Kudremukh Range: Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) recentlly sought post-facto approval for submerging 700 acres of forest in Kudremukh Range at the heart of Western Ghats about 20 years ago. Kudremukh Range is located in the Western Ghats in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. These broad hills overlook the Arabian Sea and are connected […]
City Nature Challenge
City Nature Challenge: Over 30 Indian cities are set to participate in the City Nature Challenge, an app-based competition that records observations of nature. Under this initiative, participants can use the iNaturalist app (available for Android and Apple phones) to click and upload a photo of natural flora and fauna. The app uses Artificial Intelligence […]
Mangrove Pitta : Recently Sighted
Mangrove Pitta : Recently Sighted Odisha forest officials have recently sighted 179 mangrove pitta birds in the first ever census conducted of these exotic and colourful birds in the country. Mangrove Pitta is a species of passerine bird in the Pittidae family native to Southeast Asia and South Asia. Scientific Name: Pitta megarhyncha Distribution: Bangladesh, […]
Garra Laishrami : New Species
Garra Laishrami : New Species Researchers from the Central University of Odisha (CUO) and the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have recently found a rare freshwater fish in the Koraput district. Garra Laishrami is a new cyprinid fish species of the Garra genus found in the Kolab River. These are characterised by the presence of […]
Siren sphagnicola : Eel Like Aquatic Species
Siren sphagnicola: Eel Like Aquatic Species Siren sphagnicola is a recently discovered species of elongate, eel-like aquatic salamanders that inhabits seepage areas in the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States. Sirens are elongate, eel-like aquatic salamanders belonging to the family Sirenidae. This family belongs to the order Caudata (salamanders) and currently comprises two […]
