The Karnataka Forest Department, along with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), has launched the Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system. Key points
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Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system
Pliosaur: Lorrainosaurus keileni
A partial skeleton of Lorrainosaurus keileni was excavated in 1983 in the Marnes de Gravelotte of Lorraine in northeastern France.
11 countries signed a deal to save world’s six surviving species of river dolphin by 2030
11 Asian and South American countries on October 24 signed a landmark deal in Bogotá (Capital of Colombia) to save the world’s six surviving species of river dolphins from extinction by 2030. Global Declaration for River Dolphins About river dolphin
Three Basins Summit
The Republic of Congo hosted the Founding Summit of the Amazon – Congo – Borneo – Mekong – Southeast Asia, “Summit of the Three Basins, Biodiversity Ecosystems, and Tropical Forests (S3B EBFT)“, in October 2023 in Brazzaville.
Lemru Elephant Corridor (LEC)
The Union coal ministry has said that Coal India Limited’s (CIL) 40 coal blocks in and around the Lemru Elephant Corridor (LEC) will not be auctioned on the request of the Chhattisgarh government.
Paintbrush swift butterfly
The paintbrush swift butterfly has been photographed and documented for the first time in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district.
Harmful algal bloom
The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) has attributed the harmful algal bloom, resulting in a reddish tinge on the northern side of the Promenade Beach in Puducherry on October 17, 2023, to anthropogenic influences.
Little Ice Age (LIA)
A new study of the Little Ice Age (LIA), a global climatic event, between CE 1671-1942, which shows significant variations of rainfall patterns during that age, challenges the conventional notion of a uniformly cold and dry climate with reduced monsoon Read More …
Microalgae
According to a new study, Microalgae appear to rely on a unique strategy to cope with global warming. The findings are published in the journal Nature Microbiology. Key points
Green Credit Program (GCP) and Ecomark scheme
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has introduced two pioneering initiatives go take ahead the ‘LiFE’ – ‘Lifestyle for Environment’ movement. About Green Credit Program (GCP) Ecomark Scheme
Tamil Nadu launches ‘Project Nilgiri Tahr’
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on October 12, 2023 launched the ‘Project Nilgiri Tahr’ in Chennai. Project features About Nilgiri Tahr
Northern pig tailed macaque (Macaca leonina)
The northern pig tailed macaque (Macaca leonina) is distributed throughout northeastern India. In India Pig tailed Macaque is found towards north of the Brahmaputra river.
Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary
The Assam state cabinet has given approval to revised draft notification for declaration of an Eco-Sensitive Zone of Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary in Tinsukia for a distance of one kilometre around the wildlife sanctuary as per the Supreme Court directive.
Reticulated Python
A juvenile reticulated python (Python reticulatus) was sighted inside IIT Madras, slithering across a residential zone.
Dancing frogs-Foot flagging
The dancing frogs are the most threatened amphibian genus of India, according to the Wildlife Trust of India. They are endemic to the Western Ghats.