The River Cities Alliance (RCA) has been launched with the objective to provide the member cities with Read More …
Category: Environment
What is River Cities Alliance (RCA)?
Villagers oppose Wildlife sanctuary tag for golden langur habitat
Neighbours of a golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) habitat in western Assam’s Bongaigaon district have opposed Read More …
What is the definition of ‘Forest Cover’ in India?
As per decision Conference of Parties (CP) 9-Kyoto Protocol, the forest can be defined by Read More …
Aravalli Biodiversity Park declared as India’s first OECM site
The Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Gurugram was declared as India’s first “other effective area-based conservation Read More …
India adds two new Ramsar sites-Khijadia and Bakhira
The Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav announced addition of two new Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Read More …
Giant pristine coral reef discovered off Tahiti
Marine explorers have discovered a pristine 3km coral reef at depths of 30m off the Read More …
Scomberoides pelagicus-A new ‘Vatta’ fish species
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has identified a new carangid (Vatta) species from Read More …
GAIL starts India’s maiden project of blending hydrogen into CGD network
Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has commenced India’s first-of-it’s-kind project of mixing hydrogen into Read More …
World Wetlands Day 2022 Theme
This year for the first time, World Wetlands Day is being observed as a United Read More …
Phlogis kibalensis-a new leafhopper
Dr Alvin Helden of Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge has found the leafhopper on a student Read More …
India ranks third globally in forest area gain: Economic Survey
According to the Economic Survey 2021-22, India has the tenth largest forest area in the Read More …
Salient Features of Fly Ash Notification 2021
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the amendments to Read More …
A new parasitic flowering plant of genus Septemeranthus discovered in Nicobar
A new parasitic flowering plant has recently been discovered from the Nicobar group of islands Read More …
Fly Ash Management and Utilisation Mission
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the formation of a ‘Fly Ash Management and Read More …
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve wins TX2 award
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district has been given the TX2 award Read More …
Ramisyllis kingghidorahi-Only the third species of Branching Worm
Recently discovered species of branching worm has been named as ” Ramisyllis kingghidorahi” after King Read More …
4th Asia Ministerial Conference on tiger conservation
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav on January 21 addressed the Read More …
Kerala prepares its first ever scientific bird atlas
For the first time, the Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA) has been prepared which has created Read More …
Prajakta Koli-Youth Climate Champion
Content creator and actress Prajakta Koli has become India’s first UN Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Read More …
India & Denmark agree to work together on green fuels including green hydrogen
India & Denmark agreed to initiate joint research and development on green fuels including green Read More …
What is Star Rating System for SEIAA?
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has come up with a ‘Star Read More …
What is Denison barb or Miss Kerala?
The Denison barb (Miss Kerala) has been included in Schedule I of the Wild Life Read More …
Eastern swamp deer numbers decrease in Kaziranga
The population of the vulnerable eastern swamp deer has decreased from 907 individuals in 2018 Read More …
SAMARTH-National Mission on Use of Biomass
Union Power Secretary chaired the second meeting of Steering Committee for SAMARTH i.e. National Mission on Read More …
2021 was 5th warmest year since 1901: IMD
The latest annual report on India’s climate by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) states that Read More …