Red sanders worth ₹6.2 crore seized 1 held Subject: Environment Context : The Andhra Pradesh police raided red sanders dump in Tamil Nadu. Concept : Red Sanders: Pterocarpussantalinus or Red Sanders is a tree endemic to South India. They are found in the Tropical Dry Deciduous forest of the Palakonda and Seshachalam hill […]
Lemru Elephant Reserve Subject: Environment Context: In a letter on June 26, the state Forest and Environment Department asked the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) to make a presentation for decreasing the area of the proposed reserve from 1,995 sq km to 450 sq km. Concept: The proposal for the reserve, in Korba […]
Genome of a Salt-secreting Mangrove Species Decoded Subject: Environment Context: Recently, the scientists at the DBT-Institute of Life Sciences and SRM-DBT Partnership Platform for Advanced Life Sciences Technologies have decoded the genome of a Salt-secreting Mangrove Species ‘Avicennia marina’. Concept: About Avicennia Marina It is one of the most prominent mangroves species found […]
Sikkim blossoms: State home to 27% of India’s flowering plants Subject: Environment Context : Sikkim, the smallest State with less than 1% of India’s landmass, is home to 27% of all flowering plants found in the country, reveals a recent publication by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI). Concept: The publication lists 532 […]
Historic heatwave in Canada Subject: Environment Context: A team of climate researchers from the World Weather Attribution said this week that the was witnessed in western Canada and the US in the last days of June was impossible without human-caused climate change. Concept: Multiple cities in the US and Canada experienced a heatwave […]
Himalayan Yaks to be insured Subject: Environment Context: Recently, the National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh has tied up with the National Insurance Company Ltd. for insuring Himalayan Yak. Concept: The high altitude yak, feeling the climate change heat across the Himalayan belt, will now be insured. The […]
National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) Subject: Environment Context: The much-awaited National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC), a big step for the conservation of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin, will soon be a reality as the process to set it up has finally begun. Concept: The Bihar forest, environment and climate change department had sought […]
Hints: Begin with the context of the report on man-animal conflict a future for all – the need for human-wildlife coexistence: A report by WWF Define Man-Animal Conflict Support with facts and figures Main causes of Man –Animal Conflict Population explosion Deforestation Invasive species Climate change