Species in News: Cape Fur Seals
03 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: South African officials will trial vaccinations for Cape fur seals following these marine mammals’ first documented rabies outbreak. The...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Current Affairs
South Africa’s New Law on Climate Change
02 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law imposing mandatory emission reductions for large, fossil-fuel industries and requiring climate-adaptation...
Current Affairs
Innovative Cleanup Technologies for Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)
02 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Researchers have proposed a combined approach to clean up the AMD using plants to absorb toxins through their roots...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Flamingos Under Threat: Jeopardising Delicate Balance of Tanzania’s Lake Natron
02 August 2024 | The Study UPSCIn the heart of Tanzania’s Great Rift Valley lies Lake Natron, a place of immense beauty and ecological significance. Its...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Prevent Fatal Sloth Bear Encounters: Insights from Tiger Interactions
01 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Three scientists suggest that studying sloth bear behaviour during tiger encounters can help prevent deadly attacks in South Asia....
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Ideas4LiFE Portal
01 August 2024 | The Study UPSCप्रकृति: रक्षति रक्षिता, that is, those who protect nature, nature protects them. Context: The Union Minister for...
Current Affairs
Global Wood Production Hits Record High and Set to Increase
31 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: According to the State of the World’s Forest report, wood production hit a record high of 4 billion tonnes...
Current Affairs
Species in News: Charles Darwin
31 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: A study in Breviora, Harvard’s journal, reveals that an Indo-American team discovered remarkable reproductive behaviour in Charles Darwin’s frog...
Current Affairs
Sturgeon Fishes are Facing Severe Poaching in the Lower Danube River
31 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Sturgeon, among the world’s most endangered fish, are being heavily poached and trafficked in the Lower Danube, their last...
Current Affairs
Report on Displacement of Scheduled Tribes and Forest Dwellers due to Project Tiger
31 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) released on International Tiger Day, states that Project Tiger will displace at...