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NMCG approves five Namami Gange projects in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved five Namami Gange projects worth Rs 295.01 crore in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Out of these 5 projects, three pertain to sewage management in West Bengal, one relates to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Scientists discover four new balsam species in Arunachal Pradesh
Scientists have discovered four new balsam species from various locations in Eastern Himalayas in northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. They are Impatiens haridasanii, Impatiens pseudocitrina, Impatiens nilalohitae and Impatiens roingensis. Infrastructure project like road widening works, deforestation and other development ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Schistura Larketensis: New species of blind fish discovered inside Meghalaya cave
Scientists have discovered a new species of blind fish named Schistura larketensis inside a cave in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. The fish has been named after Larket village, where the cave has been found to encourage local people ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
GAIL commissions India's second largest rooftop solar plant in UP
State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd has commissioned India’s second largest rooftop solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh. It is 5.76 MWp (Mega Watt peak) solar plant installed at GAIL’s petrochemical complex at Pata in UP. The plant has over ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi: New night frog species discovered in Western Ghats
Scientists have discovered new species of frog named Mewa Singh’s night frog (Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi) in Kozhikode’s Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala in Western Ghats. It was discovered in small stream running along the Peruvannamuzhi dam. It is latest contribution to spurt ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Government launches scheme for protection of Majuli Island in Assam
The Union Government has launched new scheme for protection of Majuli Island in Assam from flood and erosion. The scheme was sanctioned by Government in March, 2017 and funding for it will be from Ministry of Development of North Eastern ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Environment Ministry launches Regional Project to Tackle Stubble Burning
The Environment Ministry has approved regional project on ‘Climate Resilience Building among Farmers through Crop Residue Management’ under National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC). The project was approved at meeting of National Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC) held ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Blue Flag pilot project launched for beach clean-up and development
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched pilot project ‘Blue Flag’ to develop and enhance standards of cleanliness on beaches. This information was given by Minister of State (MoS) in MoEFCC, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in reply ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Schaller’s wood scorpion: New scorpion species discovered in Tripura
Scientists have discovered new scorpion species named Schaller’s wood scorpion (Liocheles schalleri) from at Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Tripura. It has been named in honour of celebrated wildlife biologist George Schaller who has studied wildlife across the world, including the snow ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Odorrana arunachalensis: New new frog species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Scientists from Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered new frog species in the fast flowing streams in Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh. The new species has been named Odorrana arunachalensis after the ..