Gharials Subject – Environment Context – After 50 years, gharials alive and kicking in Beas Reserve Concept – Gharials, sometimes called gavials, are a type of Asian crocodilian distinguished by their long, thin snouts which resembles a pot (ghara in Hindi). Population of Gharials are a good indicator of clean river water. Gharials are a type of Crocodilians that also includes crocodiles, […]
Mosquitoes and Climate Change Subject – Environment Context – In a warming world, viruses and their mosquito vectors are fast acquiring traits to gang up on humans Concept – Aedes mosquitoes are originally found in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Though most serious diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and […]
Sacred Groves Subject – Environment Context – Punjab’s sacred groves, hosting native flora and fauna, and associated with people’s beliefs and traditions, need urgent attention. Concept – Sacred groves are communally protected forests which usually have a significant religious connotation for the protecting community. The Sacred Groves comprises of patches of forest or […]
Climate Change in Arctic Subject – Environment Context – The Arctic Circle has continued to warm at more than twice the rate as the rest of the world through 2021 Concept – People living in the cold but rapidly warming Arctic region seem to be trapped between two crises: The novel coronavirus disease […]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Subject – Environment Context – Forests Minister Bhupender Yadav Friday introduced in Lok Sabha the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill to ensure that the original 1972 Act complies with the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of […]
Biological Diversity Act 2002 Subject – Environment Context – Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh Friday asked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to ensure that the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 — tabled in the Lower House on Thursday — is referred to the Standing Committee on Environment rather than a Select Committee. […]
2020 heat record in Siberian town Subject – Environment Context – WMO confirms 2020 heat record in Siberian town Concept – Verkhoyansk, a town in Siberia, recorded a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius on June 20, 2020. It was then pushed as the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic region. The World […]
Black Clam Subject – Environment Context – CMFRI’s efforts to increase clam catch in Kerala’s Vembanad lake yield results Concept – Villoritacyprinoides, the black clam, is found in the backwaters of Kerala, mainly in Vembanad backwaters. It does not show sex reversal or hermaphroditism. It spawns twice a year. A change in salinity […]