Context Recently, researchers have discovered two damselfly species from Satara district in Maharashtra, which forms part of northern Western Ghats. The new endemic damsels, Euphaea thosegharensis and Euphaea pseudodispar, belonging to the genus Euphaea.…
Context A new species of moss of the genus Bryocrumia i.e. Bryocrumia malabarica has been named after the Malabar region of Kerala from where it was spotted. Bryocrumia malabarica Bryocrumia…
Context Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of insectivorous mammal, a white-toothed shrew, from Narcondam Island of the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands. With…
Context To combat climate change, Saudi Arabia has launched the Saudi Green Initiative and Middle East Green Initiative Key Details The Saudi leadership of the summit highlighted how climate change…
Context Azhdarchid Pterosaurs, the giant reptiles that flew in the skies nearly 65 million years ago, had necks longer than that of a giraffe (i.e. more than 6fts). Now, researchers…
Context Recently, Prime Minister of India has asked tourists to visit the tulip garden, located at the foothills of the Zabarwan range in Jammu and Kashmir. About Tulip Garden The…
Inter-State Tiger Relocation Project Context Sundari — a tigress shifted as part of India’s first Inter-State Tiger Relocation Project in 2018 from Madhya Pradesh to Odisha — returned home. The…
Context Recently, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has proposed several amendments to the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, which may enable infrastructure projects to come up in…
Context The Chilika lake in Odisha, Asia’s largest brackish water lake, was once part of the Bay of Bengal, a study by the marine archaeology department of the National Institute…
Context Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published a draft notification, seeking comments from the public for adoption of E20 Fuel. Key Details E20 fuel is a…
