Subject : Environment Context : A new species of Indian Muraingrasses known for their ecological and economic importance, such as fodder, have been spotted by scientists in Goa in the Western Ghats, one of the four global biodiversity hotspots of India. Concept : Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, an autonomous institute of the Department of […]
Subject : Environment Context : Scientists have found that aerosols like black carbon and dust, which makes the Indo-Gangetic Plain one of the most polluted regions of the world, have led to increased incidents of high rainfall events in the foothills of the Himalayan Region. Concept : The Indo-Gangetic Plain is located South and upwind […]
Subject: Environment Context: India remains in the top 10 for the second year in a row in the latest global Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) released in Germany. Concept: The biggest current emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) China figures at 33rd rank while the largest historical polluter, the USA, appears at the bottom of the […]
Subject: Environment Context: Rat-hole coal mining had sucked the life out of Moolamylliang(village) less than a decade ago. The village in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya has now risen like the proverbial phoenix to become a clean, green dot in a vast black blot. Concept: The Jaintia Coal Miners and Dealers’ Association claims […]
Subject: Environment Context: Leaving their known habitat in Dhari in Gir (east) wildlife division in Amreli district, three Asiatic lions have walked around 100 km to reach Jasdan taluka of Rajkot district, Gujarat and have been camping in a grassland and revenue areas of Jasdan for a week now. Concept: Lions keep moving from surrounding […]
Subject: Environment Context: A first-of-its-kind study by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) under the Union Ministry of Environment, has projected that numbers of the Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) could decline by 90 per cent in India by 2050. Concept: The Malayan Giant Squirrel, one of the world’s largest squirrel species that has a […]