Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994
10 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: On June 26, a Supreme Court Vacation Bench directed the Delhi government and DDA to take effective measures to...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Current Affairs
Current Affairs
Species in News: Vaquita
10 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: The vaquita, the world’s most endangered marine mammal, is on the brink of extinction. Recent survey data reveals a...
Current Affairs
Species in News: Pearl Spot Fish
10 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos) is set to launch a genome editing initiative aimed at...
Current Affairs
Species in News: Python
08 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: Recently, in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, two women were killed and swallowed by reticulated pythons, an occurrence often found in...
Current Affairs
Species in News: Maoson horned frog
08 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: The study, led by scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Shillong and Pune, discovered a new horned frog species in Tale...
Current Affairs
Thazhakara Panchayat’s second volume of People’s Biodiversity Register
08 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: Thazhakara Panchayat (Kerala) has published the second volume of the People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR). More on News: Three...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability
06 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: The four-day Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability (GCPRS) focusing on addressing plastic waste management, recycling, and sustainability...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Alaska’s Glaciers Nearing Irreversible Tipping Point
05 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: A recent study shows that major icefields spanning the United States Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia have been melting...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Megafauna Extinctions
04 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: Over the past 50,000 years, land vertebrate faunas have undergone significant losses, particularly of large species known as megafauna....
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Psilocybe Mushrooms
04 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: In a recent publication in Mycologia, researchers from Stellenbosch University and citizen mycologists introduce two new species of psychoactive...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Transition from Dirty Fuels to Clean Energy: Challenges and Unexpected Diversions
03 July 2024 | The Study IASAbout India’s Energy Landscape: Heavy investments in clean energy do not eliminate reliance on older fuels immediately. India is the...
Current Affairs
AI Reveals Hidden Antarctic Meltwater Reservoirs: Implications for Sea-Level Rise
02 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered that Antarctic ice shelves contain significantly more meltwater than previously estimated,...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Lakshadweep Bleaching Crisis
02 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: Scientists have confirmed that Lakshadweep, an archipelago of 36 islands and a Union Territory of India, has been the...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Maurya and Davana Flowers
02 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI)-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) undertook scientific research to preserve and produce Maurya...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Wild Boar
27 June 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Tamil Nadu government has decided to allow culling of wild boars that cause distress to farmers in farmland...
