Category: Environment
Atapaka Bird Sanctuary
Recently, forest officials said that over 1.50 lakh migratory birds visited sanctuaries, wetlands in Andhra Pradesh.
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Recently, Assam Cabinet decided to de-notify prime rhino habitat.
Asiatic Lions
Recently, IUCN status of Asiatic lion got recategorized to vulnerable from endangered indicating a positive shift in its conservation status.
State Specific Disaster
Recently, Kerala declares man-animal conflict as a state-specific disaster, becoming the 1st state to do.
Living Animal Species (Reporting and Registration) Rules, 2024
Notification of Rules framed under Section 49M of the WPA 1972 have been released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
What is Fy? | Yellowstone National Park
Recently, ‘Fy’ algae was spotted in Yellowstone National Park
Global Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) 2024
Recently, India recorded 1,036 species for backyard bird count with 3rd highest globally
Volcanic Winter
Recently, researchers studied the volcanic winter, a climatic cooling effect caused by large-scale volcanic eruptions to understand its effects
National Parks of India – Statewise
106 National Parks have been notified in the country.
Nitrogen Pollution
Recent research found that by 2050, 1/3rd of global river sub-basins will be facing severe scarcity of clean water due to nitrogen pollution.
Panda Diplomacy
An article in Hindu| What is China’s panda diplomacy?