Subject: Environment Context :Tamilnadu police seized red sanders liogs worth crores in Tiruvallur. Concept: About Red Sanders: Pterocarpus santalinus or Red Sanders is an endemic tree of South India They are found in Tropical Dry Deciduous forest of the Palakonda and Seshachalam hill ranges of Andhra Pradesh and also found in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. […]
Subject: Environment Context: India received the prestigious ‘Blue Flag’ certification for all its eight beaches that it recommended, the environment ministry said. The beaches which have been awarded the certification are Shivrajpur in Gujarat, Ghoghla in Diu, Kasarkod and Padubidri in Karnataka, Kappad in Kerala, Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh, Golden in Odisha and Radhanagar in […]
Subject: Environment Context: Amazon could be on the verge of losing its distinct nature and switching from rainforest to an open savana as resulting climate change. Concept: The Amazon forest in Brazil has experienced 74,155 fires since January 2019 and it became worst in a decade with the 60% increase in fire hotspot compared with […]
Subject: Environment Context: A total of 13,450 families from 26 protected areas (PA) across the country were displaced between 1999 and 2020 as a part of the Union government’s ‘protect and conserve model’, a new study has found. Concept: The model involves creation of inviolate areas for the conservation of biodiversity and wildlife in the […]
Subject: Environment Context: Iconic flora native to the Nilgiris, including more than 30 species of Strobilanthes, could be under threat of being displaced with the continuing advance of invasive flora such as Cestrum aurantiacum and Lantana camara Concept: The mass blooming of the Strobilantheskunthiana, known commonly as the neelakurinji, gave the Nilgiris (the blue mountains) its iconic name as the slopes were covered […]
Subject: Environment Context: Investigation of Mangroves distribution in the Hooghly estuary suggests that the mangroves have started moving upstream, growing in less-saline regions. Concept: Over the years due to gradual environmental changes and anthropogenic activities, mangroves have started to redistribute. Sewage disposal has increased the pollution load in the river waters. Globally, there is also […]
Subject: Environment Context: A tree species, long believed extinct, has been rediscovered after a gap of more than 180 years from a sacred grove in Kollam district. Concept: Madhucadiplostemon, a species of flowering plant from Sapotaceae family, has been listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened […]
Subject: Environment Context: Manufacturers in Sivakasi – the country’s fireworks manufacturing capital – have produced environmentally friendly fireworks as per Supreme Court order on ‘green’ crackers. Concept: Traditionally, firecrackers have been made with barium nitrate, antimony and a range of metals that, over the years, have been linked to respiratory diseases and even cancer. Green […]