Category: Environment

The Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh was on 2nd December declared a tiger reserve following in-principle approval from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change through the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Key points

According to a new study, more than 350 elephants that died in mysterious circumstances in Botswana’s Okavango Delta probably drank toxic water. What does the study say? About Harmful algal blooms Okavango Delta (Sources: The Guardian, NOAA, CDC, UNESCO)

The technical committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved the proposal to designate Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district as a tiger reserve.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Climate Club launched the Global Matchmaking Platform (GMP) at COP29 in Baku . Promoting the green energy transition is a key priority for the COP29 Presidency and the GMP will play an important role in helping us to meet our collective climate goals.

The Government of Chhattisgarh, on advice of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), notified the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve, Chhattisgarh, as the 56th Tiger Reserve of the country.

The 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cali (Colombia) saw the recognition of the role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities protecting biodiversity.

The 58th Executive Committee meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved various vital projects. A vital project for assessing the Environmental flow of the Chambal, Son, Damodar and Tons rivers has been approved by the Executive Committee. An innovative and highly significant project for the Conservation of endangered turtles in the Ganga basin in Uttar Pradesh has also been approved. About Dolphin and Ganges river dolphin

Scientists say they have found the world’s largest coral near the Pacific’s Solomon Islands. The discovery was announced as representatives from around the world meet in Baku, Azerbaijan for the COP29 United Nations summit on climate change. Key points

Researchers have discovered a new fire resilient dual blooming species of genus Dicliptera in the Western Ghats. The Western Ghats is one of India’s four global biodiversity hotspots. Researchers have named this species Dicliptera polymorpha. The species was collected from Talegaon- Dabhade, which is known region for its grasslands and fodder markets. Dicliptera polymorpha is a distinctive species, notable for its fire-resilient, pyrophytic habit and its unusual dual-blooming pattern. In Read More …

The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), being held in Baku, have officially adopted the new operational standards for a mechanism of the Paris Agreement under Article 6. About Article 6.4 Several issues related to carbon market: