Tropical forests may be getting too hot for photosynthesis Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: A small percentage of leaves on trees in tropical forests may be approaching the maximum temperature threshold for photosynthesis to work, suggests a study. Study findings: The study indicated a resilience of tropical forests to how warming impacts carbon […]

    What Terai tigers eat and what it tells about the habitat Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: The poop of tigers has helped a team of scientists at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) understand the prey selection patterns of the striped feline in the Indian part of the Terai-Arc Landscape, or […]

    India and Asian Development Bank to set up climate change and health hub in Delhi Subject: Environment Section: International Conventions Context: Having bagged the first WHO Centre for Global Traditional Medicine, to be set up in Gujarat, India is now all set to open a climate change and health hub in the national […]

    Dholpur-Karauli to be Rajasthan’s 5th tiger reserve & India’s 54th Subject: Environment Section: Protected Areas in news Context: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved Dholpur-Karauli in Rajasthan as a new tiger reserve bringing the count of tiger reserves in the country to 54. Details: The ministry also gave in-principle approval to declare […]

    State of Birds: Most species dip, India Peafowl among those flourishing Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: There is a general decline in numbers in most bird species in the country – some recording current decline and others projected to decline in the long term, according to a report based on data […]

    7th GEF Assembly: Global Biodiversity Framework Fund ratified Subject: Environment Section: International Conventions Context: The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) was finally ratified and launched at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Vancouver, Canada. Ratification of the GBF Fund: Governments, non-profits and the private sector can now contribute their […]

    College of Military Engineering Pune: The First Carbon Negative Garrison of India Subject : Environment Section: Climate change Context: The College of Military Engineering (CME), Pune has achieved the status of India’s first carbon-negative military unit by adding a 5 MW solar plant, increasing its total solar capacity to 7 MW. College of […]

    Speedy uptake of five-star rated fans needs government push to make them affordable, say experts Subject : Environment Section: Conservation Context: Super energy efficient fans with better cooling are available in the market, but are prohibitively expensive, with only three percent of households reporting they owned one, according to a survey. Energy saving […]