NITI Aayog Report on Strategy for the Development of Seaweed
06 August 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, NITI Aayog submitted the report on Strategy for the development of Seaweed Value Chain. Overview of the...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Current Affairs
Current Affairs
Proactive and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous, and Environmental Single Window Hub (PARIVESH) Portal
06 August 2024 | blogwebContext: In line with ‘Digital India’ and the principle of ‘Minimum Government and Maximum Governance,’ the government launched the single-window...
Current Affairs
Legal Challenges to the Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project
05 August 2024 | blogwebWhy in the News? The Great Nicobar Island (GNI) infrastructure project has faced legal challenges due to environmental concerns. ...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Cape Fur Seals
03 August 2024 | blogwebContext: South African officials will trial vaccinations for Cape fur seals following these marine mammals’ first documented rabies outbreak. The...
Current Affairs
South Africa’s New Law on Climate Change
02 August 2024 | blogwebContext: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law imposing mandatory emission reductions for large, fossil-fuel industries and requiring climate-adaptation...
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Innovative Cleanup Technologies for Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)
02 August 2024 | blogwebContext: 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 | blogwebIn 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 | blogwebContext: 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 | blogwebप्रकृति: 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 | blogwebContext: According to the State of the World’s Forest report, wood production hit a record high of 4 billion tonnes...
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Species in News: Charles Darwin
31 July 2024 | blogwebContext: A study in Breviora, Harvard’s journal, reveals that an Indo-American team discovered remarkable reproductive behaviour in Charles Darwin’s frog...
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Sturgeon Fishes are Facing Severe Poaching in the Lower Danube River
31 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Sturgeon, among the world’s most endangered fish, are being heavily poached and trafficked in the Lower Danube, their last...
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Report on Displacement of Scheduled Tribes and Forest Dwellers due to Project Tiger
31 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) released on International Tiger Day, states that Project Tiger will displace at...
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CITES Eases Export of Agarwood from India, Benefiting Farmers
30 July 2024 | blogwebContext: India has successfully prevented the inclusion of Aquilaria malaccensisn(agarwood), in the Review of Significant Trade (RST) under the Convention...
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Species in News: Magnetotactic Bacteria
29 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, magnetofossils- fossil remains of magnetic particles produced by magnetotactic bacteria, were discovered in rock varnish layers in Ladakh,...
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Artificial Reefs
29 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, a significant environmental initiative was launched off the coast of Rameshwaram in the Ramanathapuram district, with the deployment...
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Pollution of Rivers due to Industrial Effluents
27 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Rivers in the country are primarily polluted due to the discharge of untreated and partially treated sewage from cities...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)
24 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, Colorado Parks and Wildlife discovered zebra mussel larvae in the Colorado River east of Grand Junction, marking the...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Glacial Geoengineering: A Potential Solution to Sea-Level Rise
24 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Recent scientific conferences have highlighted two main technological interventions to slow sea-level rise caused by climate change: fibre-based curtains...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Phlogacanthus Sudhansusekhari
23 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have made an exciting discovery in Arunachal Pradesh. They found a...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Contaminated Water Flow Across U.S.-Mexico Border
23 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The amount of sewage flowing through the Tijuana River last year set a new record, surpassing all previous levels...
