The war on Tigray wiped out decades of environmental progress Subject: Environment Section: Places in news Context: Two-year war and siege on Tigray region has set Tigray’s restoration back by decades. The conflict has had a devastating impact on both people and the environment. More on the News: As many as 600,000 people […]
Triple trouble for Gulf of Mannar islands, study finds Subject: Environment Section: Places in news Context: An invasive plant from South America is threatening to pulverise indigenous plants across the 21 islands where 96 species of birds have been recorded. More on the News: An alien invasive plant is threatening to pulverise native […]
Evolutionary lineages of the banded krait discovered through molecular methods Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: A recent study finds that the highly venomous banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) is likely to be an assemblage of different species across Asia. More on the News: In recent years, genetic analysis methods have been increasingly […]
India has registered a global first of a plant fungus infecting human Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: A 61-year-old man from Kolkata has been recently diagnosed with an infection from Chondrostereum Purpureum, a deadly plant fungus, in what is said to be the first such known case in the world. More […]
New butterfly species discovered in Kerala Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: Caltoris bromus sadasiva is the first Bromus swift butterfly to be documented in the Western Ghats. More on the News: A group of lepidopterists has discovered a butterfly subspecies from the fringes of Akkulam and Vembanad lakes in Kerala. The […]
Eravikulam National Park gets a fernarium Subject: Environment Section: Places in news Context: Eravikulam National Park (ENP) in Kerala, the natural habitat of the Nilgiritahr in Munnar, has a new attraction — a fernarium set up inside the park. According to officials, this is the first time such a fern collection is being […]
170 trillion Plastic Particles Afloat In The World’s Oceans Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Concept: 170 trillion plastic particles are currently afloat in the oceans across the world, according to a new study, which added that if no urgent action is taken then this number could nearly triple by 2040. Details of the study […]
At Asola Bhattisanctuary, a ‘seed bank’ of plants native to the Aravallis Subject: Environment Section: Places in news A ‘SEED bank’, which collects and stores seeds of species of plants that are native to the Aravallis, is gradually taking shape at a nursery at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, after a few years […]
Great Nicobar Project Subject : Environment Section: Places in news Concept : Great Nicobar Development Plan, spread over 166 sqkm of the 910 sqkm island, is an under-construction mega infrastructure project for the southern tip of Great Nicobar Islandin Andaman Sea of India. Budget for the project is estimated to be around 72,000 […]
Bandipore Tiger Reserve Subject : Environment Section: Species in news Context: 50 years of Bandipore Concept – It was established in 1973 under Project Tiger. In 1985, by including adjacent areas from Venugopala Wildlife Park, it was enlarged and named as Bandipur National Park. It is situated in two contiguous districts (Mysore and Chamarajanagar) of Karnataka […]