Species in News: Neelakurinji
14 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Neelakurinji is the iconic purplish-blue flowering shrub known for its rare blooming cycle, and has officially been classified...
Species in News
Current Affairs
World Lion Day
12 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Despite the South African government’s decision to phase out and eventually close the lion farming industry, a new study...
Current Affairs
Species in News: Rhinoceros Beetle
07 August 2024 | The Study UPSCOverview of the Species: Taxonomy: Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Subfamily: Dynastinae Also known as: Atlas beetle, Dynastinae, Hercules beetle,...
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Four-Ringed Butterfly: Ypthima Cantliei
06 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Recently, a four-ringed butterfly, Ypthima cantliei, has resurfaced in the Namdapha National Park after 61 years. Overview...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
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...
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...
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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
Species in News: Magnetotactic Bacteria
29 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Recently, magnetofossils- fossil remains of magnetic particles produced by magnetotactic bacteria, were discovered in rock varnish layers in Ladakh,...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)
24 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Recently, Colorado Parks and Wildlife discovered zebra mussel larvae in the Colorado River east of Grand Junction, marking the...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Phlogacanthus Sudhansusekhari
23 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have made an exciting discovery in Arunachal Pradesh. They found a...