Biologists in slow and steady race to help North America’s largest and rarest tortoise species Subject :Environment Section: Species in news Source: TH Context: U.S. wildlife officials finalized an agreement with Ted Turner’s Endangered Species Fund for the release of more Bolson tortoises on the media mogul’s ranch in central New Mexico. Details: […]

    Bihar to get second tiger reserve in Kaimur district Subject :Environment Section: Protected areas Source: TH Context: Bihar is set to get its second tiger reserve in Kaimur district- Kaimur wildlife sanctuary. Earlier Dholpur-Karauli TR of Rajasthan became the 54rd tiger reserve of the country. Details: The Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West […]

    When citizens take ownership of urban commons Subject : Environment Section: Ecosystem Urban commons are public spaces or spaces of public interest that, through the direct care and management from the communities, challenge the traditional mechanisms of public authorities and market, providing new social and cultural responses. The urban commons is a relatively […]

    FAO report outlines sustainable ways to deal with livestock methane emissions Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context:  According to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations about 32 per cent of global anthropogenic methane emissions result from microbial processes that occur during the enteric fermentation of […]

    Tortoise & hard-shell turtle smuggling network wider, more organised than that for soft-shell turtle: Report Subject: Environment Section: species in news Context: Tortoise or hard-shell turtles from India are traded to more places globally and through a wider trafficking network than soft-shell turtles, according to a new report. The former is mostly traded […]

    COP 28 fossil fuel fight Subject :Environment Section: Climate Change In News: COP28, the 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), set to take place in Dubai between 30th November and 12th December. Key Points: The 28th Conference of Parties is set to begin in  Dubai […]

    This marine bacterium could become a major threat to coastal populations in the future Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Source: DTE Vibrio vulnificus: Vibrio vulnificus is a species of Gram-negative, motile, curved rod-shaped (vibrio), pathogenic bacteria of the genus Vibrio. Like humans have Escherichia coli in our gut, fish have Vibrios in their gut. […]

    Hybrid seeds are becoming increasingly popular in India. But that is not good news; here is why Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Fiji disease virus (FDV): FDV belongs to the reoviridae family and infects plants. It is one of the few plant viruses in the Reoviridae family. The type species of the genus Fijivirus, […]