Subject: Environment Context: A Himalayan serow has been sighted for the first time in the Himalayan cold desert region. The animal was spotted near Hurling village in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. Concept: The Himalayan serow, or Capricornis sumatraensis that, is a subspecies of the mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis). Himalayan serow resembles a cross between a goat, […]

Subject: Environment Context: The Park can now be explored by boats while bicycle tracks are also being finalised. One can go trekking too. But the new activities are beyond the 1,302 sq km Kaziranga’s core area of 482 sq km according to officials. Concept: It is located in the State of Assam and covers 42,996 […]

Subject: Environment Context: Myristica swamp tree frog, a rare arboreal species endemic to the Western Ghats has been recorded for the first time north of the Shencottah gap in the Vazhachal Reserve Forest in Kerala’s Thrissur district. Concept: It’s scientific name is Mercurana myristicapalustris. These frogs are rare and elusive for the reason that they […]

Subject : Environment Context : Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that India was the only major G20 country that was on track towards keeping to its nationally determined commitments to halt runaway global warming. Concept : India had achieved 21% of its emissions intensity reduction target as a proportion of its GDP in line with […]

Subject : Environment Concept : The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement to which States and regional economic integration organizations adhere voluntarily. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to […]