Context India recently submitted its latest Biennial Update Report to the UNFCCC. The report highlighted that the emissions intensity of its gross domestic product (GDP), which reflects the energy efficiency…
Context Union Environment Minister announced three new Ramsar sites in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh taking the total of such sites in India to 85. The new additions are the Nanjarayan Bird…
Context Manjeera Wildlife Sanctuary in going to be 1st Ramsar Sites of Telangana. About the Manjeera Wildlife Sanctuary A wildlife sanctuary and a reservoir located in the Medak district of…
Context The Indian government on Monday said it would soon sign and ratify the High Seas Treaty, a new international legal architecture for maintaining the ecological health of the oceans. About High…
Context The Union Environment Minister rolled out the ‘Fauna of India Checklist Portal’, claimed to be the first of its kind globally. About Fauna of India Checklist Portal It comprises…
India adds 641 new animal species, 339 new plant taxa in 2023 Context A new species of turmeric in Manipur and a new kind of bat in Karnataka are among…
Context Recently, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is one of the two recipients of the Blue Planet Prize 2024. Key Details Blue Planet Prize 2024 IPBES has…
Context Recently, a mugger or marsh crocodile (Crocodylus plasutris) and a number of turtles, both listed under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, died after a fire…
Context The elephants of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo and Kalimantan in the Indonesian part of the island, have been classified as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN or International Union of Conservation…
Context The mainland serow, a mammal that looks like a cross between a goat and an antelope, has been recorded at the lowest elevation beyond Bhutan, its natural home, in…
