Category: Environment Current Affairs

Malibu Wildfire: A significant wildfire, known as the Franklin Fire, erupted in Malibu, California, prompting the evacuation of residents.Experts attribute the Franklin Fire’s destructiveness to the “Santa Ana” winds and climate change.Santa Ana winds occur when high pressure over the Great Basin (the area between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada) and low pressure over […]

Humpback Whale: In an astonishing feat, a male humpback whale has swum over 13,046 kilometres from South America to Africa, setting a new record for the longest whale migration ever documented. Humpback Whale gets its common name from the distinctive hump on its back. Its long pectoral fins inspired its scientific name, Megaptera, which means […]

Little Bunting : Spotted A little bunting bird, never before seen in Rajasthan, has been spotted in Mount Abu recently. Little Bunting is a passerine bird belonging to the bunting family (Emberizidae). Scientific Name: Emberiza pusilla It breeds across the taiga of the far northeast of Europeand northern Euro Siberia to the Russian Far East. […]

Carbon Market: With COP29 approving standards for establishing an international carbon market, countries aim to create a structured mechanism for trading carbon credits and offsets to meet their climate goals effectively.A carbon market enables the trading of carbon credits, granting the holder the right to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) or its equivalent.

Sultanpur National Park : In News The Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Forest and Wildlife recently asked the district administration to submit a report on illegal construction around the Sultanpur National Park and their status to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEF & CC). Sultanpur National Park is located in […]

D. Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary : In News A stakeholders’ coordination meeting aimed at reintroducing rhinoceroses to the D. Ering Wildlife Sanctuary (DEWS) in East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh was convened recently. D. Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the East Siang district ofArunachal Pradesh. It was established in 1976. It was previously […]

Malayan Night Heron : Spotted The Malayan Night Heron, a migratory bird from Southeast Asia, has been officially recorded in Madurai for the first time, near the Alagar Kovil hills Malayan Night Heron is also known as the Malaysian night heron and tiger bittern. It is a medium-sized and nocturnal It is identified by its […]

Shortfin mako shark: A young shortfin mako shark species has been tagged for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea by researchers from the United States of America. Shortfin mako shark is a large predatory and highly migratory shark species that lives in the open ocean. The shortfin mako’s common name is derived from the […]

Manganese Contamination: A study by the Mahavir Cancer Sansthan in Patna revealed significant manganese (Mn) contamination in water as a contributing factor to rising cancer cases in Bihar’s Gangetic region.Manganese is a naturally occurring metal found in oxides, carbonates, and silicates. It is essential in trace amounts but toxic in higher concentrations.