KAZA Summit 2024: Delegates renew calls to leave CITES Sub: Environment Sub: Int Convention KAZA Summit 2024: KAZA 2024Heads of State Summit held in Livingstone, Zambia Called for member states to withdraw from CITES. Reason for withdrawal: The delegates cited CITES’s refusal to permit the sale of ivory and other wildlife products as […]

    The controversy over eucalyptus planting in Kerala Sub: Environment Sec: Species in news Tag: eucalyptus Context: The Kerala government allowed the Kerala Forest Development Corporation (KFDC) to plant eucalyptus trees for financial reasons in 2024-2025. Environmentalists protested, citing potential adverse effects on forests and increased human-animal conflicts. The head of the Forest Force […]

    New study reveals extent of microplastic pollution in Ashtamudi Lake Sub: Environment Sec: Protected area Tag: Ashtamudi Lake Study on Microplastic Pollution in Ashtamudi Lake Study Title: “Microplastic contamination in Ashtamudi Lake, India: Insights from a Ramsar wetland” Conducted by: Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala Supported by: Ecomarine Project, […]

    Analysing local environmental footprints of luxury consumption Sub: Environment Sec: Climate change Tag: environmental footprints Context: Climate change is a global concern. Water scarcity and air pollution are often localized or regional issues. Excessive water use in one region doesn’t directly affect other areas. Thus, focusing on local environmental issues is crucial, and […]

    Supreme Court orders against illegal mining in Sariska reserve Sub: Environment Sec: Protected Area Context: The Supreme Court of India ordered the closure of 68 mines within a 1-kilometre radius of critical tiger habitat (CTH) of the Sariska tiger reserve on May 15. Details: The purpose is to stop the illegal mining of […]

The baobab’s journey from Madagascar to Africa and Australia Sub: Environment Sec: Species in news Context: The origins and history of the baobab tree have been clarified through a new genomic study. Details of the study: The baobab lineage began in Madagascar around 21 million years ago and spread to Africa and Australia within the […]

    With food scarce, lion-tailed macaques come down forest canopies, enter the urban jungle Sub: Environment Sec: Species in news Context: Lion-tailed macaques were seen in urban areas of Valparai town in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu searching for food waste. Their natural habitat, Puthuthottam, is about four kilometres away. The Valparai plateau, with its […]

    Three-day synchronised elephant census in southern states from May 23 Sub: Environment Sec: Species in news Context: An elephant census in the border areas of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh will be held from May 23 to 25. While the elephant census is usually held for an entire forest patch […]

    Nearly 6 million trees disappeared from farmlands: study Sub :Environment Sec: Ecosystem Tags: Tress, Context: Satellite-imagery-based analysis by researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, reveals the huge tree loss (close to 5.8 million full-grown trees) in Indian agricultural land from 2019 to 2022. Key Findings Satellite imagery analysis revealed that 11% of […]