Species in News: Python
08 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Recently, in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, two women were killed and swallowed by reticulated pythons, an occurrence often found in...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Current Affairs
Current Affairs
Species in News: Maoson horned frog
08 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCAbout 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: Scientists have confirmed that Lakshadweep, an archipelago of 36 islands and a Union Territory of India, has been the...