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Madhya Pradesh Leads in Centre’s Green Credit Programme Efforts
Madhya Pradesh is leading the Centre’s Green Credit Programme (GCP) with over 500 land parcels approved for tree plantation across 10 states in the past two months. A total of 10,000 hectares of land have been identified for the programme ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Kerala: Fire destroys 100 hectares in Wayanad Sanctuary
A devastating forest fire in the Sulthan Bathery forest range under the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala destroyed nearly 100 hectares of land Recently. The fire began in Karassery and quickly spread to other areas within the sanctuary, including Kumbram ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Centre to Issue Heatwave Advisory to States for Worker Welfare
The Centre will issue an advisory to all states and union territories to ensure workers’ welfare during expected heatwave days this summer. The advisory will include measures such as rescheduling work hours, providing regular health checkups, cool places for rest, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Nepal Army Launches Mountain Cleaning Campaign 2024 at Mt. Everest
The Nepal Army will collect around 10 tonnes of garbage and five bodies lying at Mt. Everest as part of the Mountain Cleaning Campaign 2024 in the Everest region. The cleaning campaign aims to control human-made pollution in the Himalayas ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Assesses GLOF Risks in Himalayas
The state government of Uttarakhand recently set up two expert panels to conduct risk-assessment and monitor five glacial lakes that have been facing risk of immediate danger. Glacial Lake Outburst Floods or GLOFs have been threatening them leading the government ..
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Threats to the Great Indian Bustard and Conservation Efforts
The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) (Ardeotis nigriceps) is a critically endangered bird species native to the Indian subcontinent. With fewer than 150 individuals remaining in the wild, the GIB faces numerous threats that are driving it towards extinction. The GIB ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024
The Environment Ministry of India has recently introduced new rules that make it more difficult for manufacturers of disposable plastic products to label them as ‘biodegradable.’ The updated Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024, now require that biodegradable plastics not ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the southern bank of Brahmaputra in Assam. It is known to have the highest concentration of one-horned rhinoceros. It is often referred to as ‘Mini Kaziranga’ because of similarities with regards to the landscape ..
Category: Environment Current Affairs
SIDBI Secures Green Climate Fund Project
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has achieved a significant milestone by securing approval from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for its first anchored project, the Avaana Sustainability Fund (ASF), valued at USD 120 million. The closure was ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Egg-Laying Amphibians Found to Feed “Milk” to Hatchlings
In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found that ringed caecilians (Siphonops annulatus), a species of legless, burrowing amphibians, provide a milk-like substance to their hatchlings. The study, published in the March 8 issue of Science, sheds new light on the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs