KOLAR LEAF NOSED BAT Subject: Environment Context: The Bat Conservation India Trust, has been entrusted with drawing up a conservation plan for kolar leaf nosed bats and also has been awarded a grant to conduct further research on this species of bats. Concept: The Kolar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideroshypophyllus), or leafletted leaf-nosed bat is […]
Rhino DNA INDEXING SYSTEM Subject : Environment Context : Cases of poaching of rhinoceroses have come down drastically in South Africa ever since it implemented its Rhino Database as part of its conservation efforts. DNA tracing has allowed for conviction rates to rise sharply. Indian researchers planning a similar system for the animal […]
PORTULACA LALJII Subject : Environment Context : Botanists have discovered a new species of wild sun rose from the Eastern Ghats in India. Concept : The new species, named Portulaca laljii, discovered from Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh has unique features such as a tuberous root, no hair in its leaf axils, a […]
Uttarakhand in talks to bring in white tigers from Madhya Pradesh Subject : Environment Context : Uttarakhand is in talks with the Madhya Pradesh government to bring white tigers to Nainital’s Sitabani Wildlife Reserve for a forthcoming tiger safari project. Concept : According to officials, if a few white tiger cubs from Madhya […]
Ducks die in large number in Kuttanad Subject: Environment Context: Although the exact cause of the death of ducks is yet to be ascertained, officials said that bacterial infection could be the reason. Concept: Kuttanad Kuttanad is a delta region of about 900 sq. km situated in the west coast of Kerala State, […]
DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR CFR AND HABITAT RIGHTS Subject: Environment Context: Gram Sabhas will have more power in the management of community forest rights (CFR) and habitat rights, according to new guidelines drafted by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) in December 2020. Concept: According to the draft, the Gram Sabhas will: Integrate the committees […]
MAN MADE WETLANDS Subject: Environment Context : A unique sustainable experiment is under way in Delhi, where a ‘constructed’ natural feature brings hope of reducing the need for expensive sewage treatment plants, with issues of capacity and utility. Concept : At the South Delhi Biodiversity Park, being developed by the Delhi Development Authority […]
GIANT ICEBERG A68a Subject : Environment Concept : The giant iceberg A68, the biggest block of free-floating ice from Antarctica with an area of about 5,800 sq. km, has been drifting in the Atlantic Ocean since 2017. This year, due to an ocean current the iceberg was propelled into the South Atlantic Ocean […]
TSUNAMI 16th ANNIVERSARY Subject : Environment Context : December 26, 2020 marks the 16th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Concept : Tsunami is a Japanese word for “Harbour wave”. A tsunami is a series of very long-wavelength waves in large water bodies like seas or large lakes caused by a major disturbance […]