Severe drought grips the Amazon rainforest: The impact, cause and grim future Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: The Amazon rainforest is reeling from an intense drought. Numerous rivers vital for travel have dried up. As a result, there is no water, food, or medicine in villages of Indigenous communities living in the area. […]
Red tide Subject :Environment Section: Pollution Context: Beach-goers in Puducherry were shell-shocked on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 after they witnessed the strange phenomenon of the sea turning red. What is the news? The entire stretch of coastal waters from Vaithikuppam on the northern side of the Promenade, up until Gandhi statue has become […]
Enthusiasm among birdwatchers as orange-headed thrush sighting recorded in Gujarat in a first Subject :Environment Section: Species in news Context: The orange-headed thrush (Geokichlacitrinacitrina), usually spotted in the Himalayas, Eastern Ghats, and Sri Lanka, was seen in Ahmedabad early this year. Details: The number of species of birds recorded in Gujarat has gone […]
When tigers and jackals get the same protection Subject :Environment Section: Environment laws Context: An inordinate number of species have been included in the new schedules of the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Act, 2022, without an objective or replicable process. Schedule 1, which confers the highest protection, contains about 600 species of vertebrates and […]
Wayanad is summer home for elephants, says a study Subject :Environment Section: Protected Areas Context: The Wayanad plateau witnesses high footfall of elephants in summer compared to the surrounding areas in the Nilgiri landscape, a new study finds. Details: Researchers say that some forest areas in the plateau act as functional corridors for […]
Tropical crops at risk from pollinator loss due to climate change, shift in land use, finds study Subject :Environment Section: Climate change Context: Tropical crops like coffee, cocoa, watermelon and mango, face a potential crisis due to the loss of insect pollinators, according to a new study led by researchers from the University […]
Biodiversity technical body meets in Nairobi to gauge progress on Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Subject :Environment Section: International conventions Context: The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-25) is taking place between October 15-October 19, 2023 at Nairobi, Kenya to guide the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Some 670 […]
Plea seeks stay on Jewar Airport until wetland protected, UP govt to inform about status in 4 weeks Subject :Environment Section: Protected Area Context: A petition has been filed to stay the construction of Jewar Airport until Dhanauri Wetland is granted protection. Now, NGT has granted 4 week’s time to U.P. state government […]