PARTICULATE MATTER 2.5 Subject : Environment Concept : Particulate matter Particulate matter, or PM, is the term for particles found in the air, including dust, dirt, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets. Particles can be suspended in the air for long periods of time. Some particles are large or dark enough to be seen […]

    ASIAN WATER BIRD CENSUS Subject : Environment Context : The two-day Asian Waterbird Census-2020 commenced in Andhra Pradesh under the aegis of experts from the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), covering at least two dozen sites, including Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Kolleru Lake and Krishna Sanctuary. Concept : Asian Waterbird Census: The Asian Waterbird […]

    ASIATIC LION CONSERVATION PROJECT Subject: Environment Concept: Asiatic Lion Conservation Project” has been launched by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change(MoEFCC). MoEFCC has approved the project for three financial years from 2018 to 2021. The Asiatic Lion. endemic to Gir landscape of Gujarat is one of the 21 critically endangered […]

    Woolly rhino Subject: Environment Context: Preserved carcass of an Ice Age-era woolly rhino has been unearthed as a result of melting permafrost. Concept: Recent years have seen major discoveries of the remains of mammoths, woolly rhinos, foal, several puppies and cave-lion cubs in parts of Siberia. Such discoveries are becoming too frequent as […]

    Deeporbeel Subject: Environment Context: Community fishing has been banned in Deeporbeel as the only Ramsar site in Assam shrank by 35% from 1991 level. Concept: DeeporBeel, a freshwater lake on the south-western edge of Guwahati, was designated a Ramsar site in 2002 for sustaining a range of aquatic life forms besides sustaining 219 […]

    UMRED PAONI KARHANDALA SANCTUARY Subject: Environment Context: A tigress and her two cubs were found dead on Friday evening in Umred Paoni Karhandala Sanctuary, some 50 kilometres from Nagpur, an official said. Concept: About the Sanctuary UmredKarhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, about 58 km from Nagpur and 60 km from Bhandaraspreed over PauniTahsil of Bhandara […]

    AMMONIA POLLUTION Subject: Environment Context: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said water supply to parts of north, central and south Delhi would be disrupted on Wednesday following a spike in ammonia levels in the Yamuna. Concept: DJB vice-chairman asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) to […]