Invasive frog and snake cost world economy $16 billion Subject :Environment Section: Biotechnology According to a study published in Scientific Reports Two invasive species, the American bullfrog and the brown tree snake, cost the world an estimated $16 billion between 1986 and 2020, by causing problems ranging from crop damage to power outages. […]
The Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam has 2.4 tigresses for every tiger, the annual wildlife monitoring results of the trans-boundary wildlife preserve has revealed Subject: Environment Section: Biosphere reserve Details: According to the latest camera trapping assessment stipulated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the 2,837.31 sq. km reserve with a critical […]
UN declares access to clean and healthy environment as universal human right Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: India voted for the resolution and pointed out that the resolutions do not create binding obligations Every person on the planet has the right to live in a clean, healthy environment, declared United Nations (UN) […]
Study suggests habitat loss is leading to inbreeding of Indian tigers Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Inbreeding in tiger population Concept : Tigers when kept in one location can only mate with the other tigers in their own population. Over time, this will result in inbreeding, they will end up mating with their […]
Lion vs Tiger Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Starting in August, Cheetahs will be imported from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno National Park in MP to establish Cheetah into its “historical range”. Kuno is getting Cheetahs ostensibly to serve a host of grassland ecosystem services, all of which could be served by […]
World Tiger Day: The cats have gone extinct in 3 Southeast Asian countries Subject: Environment Context: As the world celebrates yet another World Tiger Day July 29, 2022, there is sobering news. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently confirmed that the tiger has gone extinct in Cambodia, Laos and […]
Why the government plans to scrap the decades-old Coffee Act Subject :Environment Section : Biodiversity Context: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is planning to replace the 80-year-old Coffee Act with the new Coffee (Promotion and Development Bill), 2022, which has been listed for the Monsoon Session of Parliament The origin of the […]
Wildlife amendments to ‘save entrepreneurs from harassment’ Subject :Environment Section : Biodiversity Context: The Centre’s proposed amendments to decriminalise certain provisions of the Environment Protection Act (EPA), were to “save law abiding citizens/ entrepreneurs from undue harassment in case of minor non-compliances What is the Environment (Protection) Act,1986? The EPA, 1986 establishes the […]
WWF’s ‘Good for you Good for the planet’ campaign Subject :Environment Section : Biodiversity Context: A new study by WWF and Tesco revealed that food waste amounts to 10 per cent of GHG, a jump from previous estimates of eight per cent. Concept: The WWF has launched the “Good for you, Good for […]