Category: Environment

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to develop and report a “Green Cover Index” for the extensive network Read More …

The Similipal kai chutney made with red weaver ants by the tribal people of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district received the geographical identity tag on January 2, 2024. Key points

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is now the national symbol of Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet Republic in Central Asia. Snow leopard: facts

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on 29 December launched the National Transit Pass System (NTPS) pan-India to facilitate the seamless transit of timber, bamboo, and other forest produce across the country. Key points

Nematocysts are specialized cells found in some animals, but especially jellyfish, corals, sea anemones, and hydras, that serve as potent weapons to hunt prey and fend off predators. Key points

The Namdapha Flying Squirrel, missing for four decades, has resurfaced in Arunachal Pradesh. It was last documented in 1981. Key points

According to the Government of India, there are a total of 10 “black tigers” in India, all exclusively found in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve.

Recently, blue dragons (Glaucus atlanticus) have been spotted on the beach and in waters near the shore in Besant Nagar (Chennai).

According to the Government of India, the melting of glaciers in the Himalayas is increasingly influenced by rising aerosol levels, with both natural and human factors playing a role. Sources of aerosols The implications of a significant increase in aerosol Read More …

Recently, six new countries and a United Nations agency joined the ENACT Partnership. This is an ambitious global initiative that seeks to coordinate global efforts to address climate change, land and ecosystem degradation, and biodiversity loss through Nature-based Solutions.

The United Nations Climate Change conference, COP28, has concluded in Dubai with a historic agreement to transition away from fossil fuels and to try to rein in accelerating climate change. First Global Stocktake Unabated coal power

The Saiga species’ (Saiga tatarica) category was changed from Critically Endangered to Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme. key points