Rising tides, rooted solutions Subject: Environment Sec: Ecosystem Mangroves: Mangroves, with their unique ability to thrive in brackish waters where the sea meets freshwater, form a crucial barrier between land and sea, hosting a rich biodiversity and providing vital ecosystem services. These trees and shrubs (found in tropical and subtropical regions) are adapted […]

    World Wetlands Day 2024: Before we save them, we have to know where they actually are Subject: Environment Sec: Ecosystem Context: The wetlands in Uttar Pradesh, constituting about 90% outside protected areas, are facing significant threats due to encroachments and conversion into real estate. Details: Till October 2023, as many as 75 wetlands […]

    World Wetlands Day 2024 celebrated at Sirpur lake, a Ramsar site in Indore Subject: Environment Sec: Ecosystem Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in collaboration with Government of Madhya Pradesh, organized a national event at Sirpur Lake, Indore through Indore Municipal Corporation and Environmental Planning & Coordination Organisation (EPCO), […]

    Kangaroo lizard species discovered in Western Ghats Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: The biodiverse forests of the Western Ghats have thrown up yet another marvel of evolution- a new species of tiny lizards, which researchers have described as “diminutive dragon”. About kangaroo lizard species: Researchers named the new, scaly reptiles after the […]

    While Banni readies for cheetah, native pastoralists demand land rights Subject: Environment Section: Protected Area Context: Over a year after starting India’s cheetah reintroduction project, plans are underway to establish a cheetah breeding and conservation centre in the Banni grasslands of the Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. Details: The Banni grasslands were […]

    What can lichens tell us about atmospheric pollution? Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: During 2000s, in Kodaikanal, the protests were triggered by a thermometer factory near Kodaikanal Lake, owned by Hindustan Unilever, which was found to be polluting the environment with mercury through improper waste disposal. This pollution affected the soil, water, and […]

    India has 718 snow leopards; most of them live in unprotected areas: Centre Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: Status Report of Snow Leopards in India released on January 30, 2024, indicates that there are 718 snow leopards in the country. Details: The report highlights a significant concern: only 34% of their […]

    First penguin deaths in sub-Antarctic region attributed to bird flu strain Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: Weeks after scientists suspected and confirmed deaths of elephant and fur seals due to bird flu (H5N1) in the British Overseas Territory (BOT) of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica, there are […]

    Launch of Framework for Voluntary Carbon Market in Agriculture Sector and Accreditation Protocol of Agroforestry Nurseries Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda launched the Framework for Voluntary Carbon Market in Agriculture Sector and Accreditation Protocol of Agroforestry Nurseries in Delhi […]