Nagarhole National Park Subject – Environment Context – MP wants Rajiv Gandhi’s name dropped from Nagarahole park. Concept – Nagarhole National Park is a national park located in Kodagu district and Mysore district in Karnataka, India. It is also known as ‘Rajiv Gandhi National Park.’ This Park was declared the 37th Tiger Reserves of India in 1999. It is part […]
Orang National Park Subject – Environment Context – Assam cabinet drops ‘Rajiv Gandhi’ from name of Orang National Park. Concept – The Orang National Park also known as Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam and covers […]
Sand Mining in India Subject – Environment Context – Violation of environmental laws needs pressing attention by officials; a strict law enforcement is needed against illegal sand mining, says experts. Concept – Sand mining is a pan-India problem. It is prevalent in the Garo Hills in Meghalaya, the Sutlej in Punjab, Yamuna in […]
Irrawaddy Dolphin Subject – Environment Context – Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in Chilika Concept – Irrawaddy dolphins fall under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and mentioned in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Endangered Species. Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) are found in coastal […]
Ladakh adopts state animal and bird Subject – Environment Context – Ladakh on Wednesday adopted two endangered species, snow leopard and black-necked crane, as the State animal and the State bird, two years after it was carved out as a separate Union Territory (UT) from the erstwhile State of J&K. Concept – Ladakh […]
Net-Zero Emissions Subject – Environment Context – India must commit to net zero emissions. The country will need to take a stand on climate change action or risk being cast globally as an outlier. Concept – ‘Net zero emissions’ refers to achieving an overall balance between greenhouse gas emissions produced and greenhouse gas […]