Think local climate action, think Meenangadi Subject :Environment Context: Carbon neutrality projects across India- In recent years, many panchayats have come forward with the concept of carbon neutrality, a prominent example being Meenangadi gram panchayat in Kerala’s Wayanad district, which serves as a model to emulate. ‘Carbon neutral Meenangadi’ Project- In 2016, the […]
FRO killed allegedly by GuttiKoya tribals in BhadradriKothagudem district Subject :Environment Context: A Forest Range Officer (FRO) named Challamalla Srinivas Rao, 42, was brutally killed allegedly by a group of GuttiKoya Adivasis with axes and sickles over a “podu land” issue in Errabodu forest area in Chandrugonda mandal of Telangana’s BhadradriKothagudem district on […]
In Arittapatti; Tamil Nadu gets its first biodiversity heritage site Subject :Environment Context: The Tamil Nadu Government, issued a notification declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district the first biodiversity heritage site in the State. About the site- The site comprising 139.63 hectares in Arittapatti village (Melur block) and 53.8 hectares in […]
Uttarakhand HC: stop construction on bed of sukhatal near Naini lake Subject :Environment Context: Hearing a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on preservation of Sukhatal Lake in Nainital, the Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday directed the State to stop all construction activities on the lakebed and posted the matter for further hearing […]
Air Suvidha is scrapped: relief, and a positive signal on covid Subject :Environment Context: Starting Tuesday (November 22), passengers travelling to India no longer need to fill forms and upload negative RT-PCR tests on the government’s Air Suvidha portal. What was the Air Suvidha requirement? The portal was launched in August 2020 International […]
India’s unusual abstention in CITES vote on reopening ivory trade Subject :Environment Context: India’s decision not to vote against a proposal to re-open the international trade in ivory at the ongoing conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) surprised many. That proposal, to allow […]
Indian wildlife biologist gets UN highest environmental award Subject :Environment Context: In news- Indian wildlife biologist Dr Purnima Devi Barman is among the honourees of this year’s Champions of the Earth award, the U.N.’s highest environmental honour, accorded for their transformative action to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation. Dr Barman has been […]
As Asiatic elephants are here to stay, Madhya Pradesh learns to co-exist with them Subject :Environment Context- To peacefully coexist with wild Asiatic elephants, Madhya Pradesh is gearing up to launch a bunch of measures ranging from a mobile app for speedy disposal of damages to launching an elephant manual putting in place […]
Great Knot Subject : Environment Context : A great knot from Russia, has found its way to Kerala’s coast, flying over 9,000 km for a winter sojourn. Recently many juvenile great knots have been tagged with MOSKVA rings in the Kamchatka peninsula in eastern Russia. Concept : About Great Knot: The Great Knot […]