Gujarat gears up for cheetah breeding centre at Banni as CZA gives green signal Sub: Env Sec: Protected Areas Context: Central Zoo Authority (CZA) approved a cheetah conservation breeding centre in Gujarat’s Banni grasslands to reintroduce cheetahs after decades. The centre will house 16 cheetahs, aiming to restore India’s wildlife heritage. Project Details […]
A green wealth tax in Budget 2024 Sub: Env Sec: Climate change Indian Green Deal (IGD) About Proposed development model focusing on just, inclusive, and sustainable growth. IComponents Green energy, infrastructure, and care economy (health and education). Spending Allocation 5% on infrastructure, 3% on care economy, and 2% on green energy. Funding IGD […]
Teen who died of Nipah in Kerala had local fruit from neighbourhood where fruit bats thrive Sub: Env Sec: Species in news Context: A day after a 14-year-old boy in Malappuram succumbed to the Nipah virus, Kerala health department Monday confirmed that he had consumed hog plum fruit from his neighbourhood, where the […]
India-Japan Carbon Crediting Mechanism Sub : Env Sec: Climate change Objective: India plans to enter into a carbon trading and carbon credit adjustment mechanism with Japan. Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) with shared emission-reduction credits. Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC): India and Japan plan to sign an MoC to establish the JCM. MoEFCC (Ministry of […]
CITES defines guidelines on the trade of rosewood species Sub: Env Sec: Species in news Context: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has issued guidelines for sustainable harvest and trade of rosewood specimens. Details: CITES oversees the trade of rosewood species in genera Dalbergia, Afzelia, […]
Wild guess Sub: Env Sec: Ecosystem Wildfires as Major CO2 Emitters: If wildfire-affected areas were a country, they would be the second-largest emitter of CO2, only behind China. In 2023, global wildfires released 7,330 million tonnes of CO2, surpassing the 6,000 million tonnes of greenhouse gases emitted by the US in 2022. Calculating […]
Indian leopard suspected to have decreased by 24.5% over last 3 generations: IUCN Sub: Env Sec: Species in news Decline of the Indian Leopard: The Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) population has potentially declined by 24.5% over the last three generations, according to the IUCN. Details: The decline is attributed to range loss […]
Environmental body pulls up Odisha government for building violation in forest land Sub: Env Sec: Env legislation Context: The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union Environment Ministry reprimanded the Odisha government for building walls on forest land without approval for the proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport in Puri. Details: The FAC also […]
World’s rarest whale may have washed up on beach in New Zealand Subject: Environment Sec: species in news Context: The spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one knows how many there are, what they eat, or even where they live in the vast expanse of the […]
BSI documents wild flowers along the ancient Silk Route in Sikkim and Kalimpong Subject: Environment Sec: Msc Context: More About News: A recent publication by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) documents the flora and landscapes of one of the oldest trading routes of south Asia — the Silk Route, meandering through Kalimpong […]