Kishtwar High Altitude National Park
Context Recently, four snow leopards (Panthera uncia) on camera in Kishtwar High Altitude National Park of the Union territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir’s Chenab Valley region. About Kishtwar High Altitude…
World Wildlife Crime Report 2024
Context The World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Key Findings World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 The rhino and the cedar were…
Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve
Context Arunachal Pradesh at the Republic Day parade here showcased its Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve, a 17 square kilometre biodiversity hotspot. Key Details The reserve was created in 2017…
Global Expert Review on Debt, Nature and Climate
Context The 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28), leaders from Kenya, Colombia and France launched the Global Expert Review on Debt,…
Santiago Network
Santiago Network ➖ Established at COP25 summit in Madrid as part of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) under the UNFCCC. ➖ Santiago network for averting, minimizing…
Conservation of Marine Species
Context In order to conserve marine species, Government of India has notified 130 Marine Protected Areas across the Coastal States and Islands; in addition 106 coastal and marine sites have…
India tops list of invasive plants in South Asia
India tops list of invasive plants in South Asia Context India, with its largest land area in the group of seven countries in South Asia, tops the list with 185…
India refrains from COP28 Health and Climate Declaration
Context India refrains from signing COP28 Health and Climate Declaration, with sources pointing out that curbing greenhouse gas use for cooling in the health sector, which is one of the…
G7 Climate Club formally launched at COP28
Context At the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to formally launch the Climate Club an initiative aimed at cooperation between countries…
Loss and Damage Fund approved at COP28
Context On the opening day of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries cope with the impact of climate change has been…