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One Ocean Summit

In News  India is committed to eliminating single-use plastic and the Indian Navy will contribute 100 ship days to clean the plastic waste from the sea, said the PM during the One Ocean Summit. About One Ocean Summit: Organised by: France in Brest in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank. Objective: To […]

Effect of Electric Vehicles on Air Quality

In Context As per a new Study, swapping fossil fuel-based vehicles with vehicles powered by cleaner fuels can decrease the emission of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by 76%. Background The aim of the study was to document the effect of various pollutants contained in vehicle emissions and to find cleaner solutions for better air quality. […]

Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS)

In News With the onset of summer, the seasonal migration of wild animals has begun from the adjacent wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS). Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) Located in Kerala, it was declared a Sanctuary in 1973. The sanctuary is a component of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve […]

Ramsar sites announced on World Wetlands Day

In News  On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh have been added to the Ramsar site.  India has a network of 49 such sites, the highest in South Asia, covering 10,93,636 hectares. The certification brings visibility to ecologically sensitive wetlands and helps in […]

Septemeranthus: New genus of parasitic flowering plant

In News  Recently, A new genus of a parasitic flowering plant(Septemeranthus ) has been discovered from the Nicobar group of islands.  Image Courtesy: TH About  The genus, Septemeranthus, grows on the plant species Horsfieldia glabra(Blume) Warb.  The parasitic flowering plants have a modified root structure spread on the stem of the tree and are anchored […]

Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve

In News  Tiger enumeration (estimation) is underway at Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district. About Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve It derives its name BILIGIRI  from the white rocky cliff on the top of which is a temple of Lord VISHNU locally known as Rangaswamy.  It is also believed that […]

4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation

In News  Recently, the Union Environment Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change highlighted various aspects of India’s successful tiger conservation effort at the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on tiger conservation. About  The Government of Malaysia and Global Tiger Forum (GTF) has organized the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on tiger conservation. It is an important […]

UNESCO tag for root bridges

In News  The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has underlined some green rules for the living root bridges of Meghalaya to get the UNESCO World Heritage Site tag. faunal diversity and the preparation of health cards would be the prerequisites for Meghalaya’s living root bridges to earn the UNESCO tag. About  Meghalaya houses single to […]

Red Sanders

In News  Red Sanders (Red Sandalwood) has fallen back into the ‘endangered’ category in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.  It was classified as ‘near threatened’ in 2018. It was a moment of celebration when the species was lifted off from the endangered category for the first time since 1997. About […]

Biological Diversity Amendment Bill 2021

In News The legal experts are concerned about the Biological Diversity Amendment Bill 2021. Major Concern The Biological Diversity Amendment Bill 2021, introduced in the Lok Sabha, exempts Ayush practitioners from the ambit of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. It facilitates access to biological resources and traditional knowledge by the Indian traditional medicine sector.  Expert’s […]