Kaziranga sanctuary reopens with tribute to British era officer Subject: Environment Section: Protected areas Context: Named after Patrick D. Stracey, the library was inaugurated on Sunday. Stracey, who was born in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada, served as an Indian Forest Service officer in Assam. He played a key role in renaming the Kaziranga Game Sanctuary as a wildlife sanctuary in 1950. He also established the Assam Forest School, a training institute catering to the northeastern region. About Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary Location: It is located in the State of Assam and covers 42,996 Hectare (ha). It is the single […]
Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Key points from the article “Farmers lost $3.8 trillion to disasters over 30 years: FAO’s first-ever global estimation”: Global Losses: Estimated $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production lost due to natural disasters over the last 30 years, averaging […]
India’s Green Credit Programme Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Why is the Green Credit Programme in the News? Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the draft ‘Green Credit Programme (GCP)’ implementation rules for 2023. It was first announced in the 2023-24 Union Budget to encourage environmental actions through market-based incentives. Follow-up […]
‘Dhib’ & ‘Nimr’: Can Israel-Palestine’s Negev, Judaean deserts ever revive populations of world’s smallest wolf, leopard? Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: The Israel-Hamas war is impacting the iconic wildlife of the region, including the world’s smallest wolf and leopard. Dhib (Arabian wolf) and Nimr (Arabian leopard): The Arabian wolf (Canis lupus […]
Large ozone hole detected over Antarctica: Is it a matter of concern? Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: Satellite measurements over Antarctica have detected a giant hole in the ozone layer. Details: Ozone hole is detected by the European Space Agency Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite under the EU’s environmental programme. The hole, called the […]
As caracals inch towards extinction, path to conserving the wild cat remains unclear Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: An estimated 50 caracals are left in the small clusters in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, making caracal the second cat species after the Asiatic cheetah to reach the brink of extinction […]