Context: The population of the saltwater or estuarine crocodile (Crocodylusporosus) has increased in the water bodies of Odisha’sBhitarkanika National Park and its nearby areas in Kendrapara district, with forest officials counting 1,757 individuals in this year’s annual reptile census on January 3,Read more
According to Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas prepared by World Wide Fund for Nature, India’s soil biodiversity is in danger. WWF’s risk index for the world shows threats from loss of above-ground biodiversity, overgrazing, intensive agriculture, nutrient overloading, soil erosion, desertification, anRead more
Context: Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust in Odisha has won the prestigious United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Award for Innovation in Tourism Enterprise at the 14th UNWTO Awards ceremony held in Madrid, Spain. Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust It is a community-owned and managed venture on thRead more
Context: Marine life, fisheries are increasingly threatened as the ocean loses oxygen – IUCN report. About International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a report titled “Ocean deoxygenation: Everyone’s problem”. The report is the largest peer-reviewed study so far into the causeRead more
Our planet is at the risk of entering an irreversible ‘hothouse’ condition – where the global temperatures will rise by four to five degrees and sea levels may surge by up to 60 meters higher than today – even if targets under the Paris climate deal are met. Findings & Concerns According to theRead more
Context: A team of herpetologists from the Forest Department and two NGOs, Help Earth and Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA), found a pair of the rare species, Impressed Tortoise (ManouriaImpressa) in Arunachal Pradesh. About: More on news: This is the first-ever recorded sighting (not discovery) in IndRead more
Context: DMRC becomes India’s 1st project to receive Power from Waste-to-Energy. About More on news: Delhi Metro has started receiving 2 MW power from a 12 MW capacity waste-to-energy plant set up in Ghazipur and the plant will mitigate over 8 million tons of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) over the life ofRead more
Context: Global sportswear giant Adidas aims at eliminating the use of virgin plastics in its products by 2024 — with a little help from a Maharashtra-based firm — the only one of its kind in the country to produce yarn out of discarded PET bottles. Discarded bottles are upcycled to make high-qualitRead more
Context: Veterinarians have confirmed anthrax as the cause of death of two Asiatic water buffaloes in central: Assam’s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, which has the highest concentration of one-horned rhinos in the world and is often called ‘Mini Kaziranga’ due to similar landscape and vegetation. ExplRead more
Context: With Chennai and Maharashtra water crisis, water management issues have again taken center stage. NITI Aayog reiterated its strategy for water resources in the “Strategy for new India” document which included adopting an integrated river basin management approach and setting up of river basRead more
What is BHITARKANIKA CENSUS FINDS AN INCREASE OF 15 SALTWATER CROCODILES FROM LAST YEAR?
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Context: The population of the saltwater or estuarine crocodile (Crocodylusporosus) has increased in the water bodies of Odisha’sBhitarkanika National Park and its nearby areas in Kendrapara district, with forest officials counting 1,757 individuals in this year’s annual reptile census on January 3,Read more
What is INDIA FACES GRAVE DANGER TO SOIL BIODIVERSITY: WWF?
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According to Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas prepared by World Wide Fund for Nature, India’s soil biodiversity is in danger. WWF’s risk index for the world shows threats from loss of above-ground biodiversity, overgrazing, intensive agriculture, nutrient overloading, soil erosion, desertification, anRead more
What is MANGALAJODI ECOTOURISM TRUST?
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Context: Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust in Odisha has won the prestigious United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Award for Innovation in Tourism Enterprise at the 14th UNWTO Awards ceremony held in Madrid, Spain. Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust It is a community-owned and managed venture on thRead more
What is OCEAN DEOXYGENATION?
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Context: Marine life, fisheries are increasingly threatened as the ocean loses oxygen – IUCN report. About International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a report titled “Ocean deoxygenation: Everyone’s problem”. The report is the largest peer-reviewed study so far into the causeRead more
What is EARTH AT RISK OF BECOMING IRREVERSIBLE HOTHOUSE: STUDY?
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Our planet is at the risk of entering an irreversible ‘hothouse’ condition – where the global temperatures will rise by four to five degrees and sea levels may surge by up to 60 meters higher than today – even if targets under the Paris climate deal are met. Findings & Concerns According to theRead more
What is Impressive tortoise sighted in Arunachal Pradesh?
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Context: A team of herpetologists from the Forest Department and two NGOs, Help Earth and Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA), found a pair of the rare species, Impressed Tortoise (ManouriaImpressa) in Arunachal Pradesh. About: More on news: This is the first-ever recorded sighting (not discovery) in IndRead more
What is Waste-to-energy?
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Context: DMRC becomes India’s 1st project to receive Power from Waste-to-Energy. About More on news: Delhi Metro has started receiving 2 MW power from a 12 MW capacity waste-to-energy plant set up in Ghazipur and the plant will mitigate over 8 million tons of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) over the life ofRead more
What is Adidas set to tap Indian Firm’s project to cut virgin plastic use?
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Context: Global sportswear giant Adidas aims at eliminating the use of virgin plastics in its products by 2024 — with a little help from a Maharashtra-based firm — the only one of its kind in the country to produce yarn out of discarded PET bottles. Discarded bottles are upcycled to make high-qualitRead more
What is Anthrax scare in reserve after death of Buffaloes?
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Context: Veterinarians have confirmed anthrax as the cause of death of two Asiatic water buffaloes in central: Assam’s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, which has the highest concentration of one-horned rhinos in the world and is often called ‘Mini Kaziranga’ due to similar landscape and vegetation. ExplRead more
What is Water Management?
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Context: With Chennai and Maharashtra water crisis, water management issues have again taken center stage. NITI Aayog reiterated its strategy for water resources in the “Strategy for new India” document which included adopting an integrated river basin management approach and setting up of river basRead more