Environment Current Affairs

Construction activities on Kaziranga animal corridors

The Assam’s Golaghat and Nagaon districts authorities have begun probing cases of clearance of forest…

Wildlife forensics helps cause of pangolins

Researchers of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, have now developed tools to tell apart…

Eight Asiatic lions test positive for coronavirus in Hyderabad zoo

Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus,…

Saudi Arabia to join ‘Net Zero Producers Forum’ on climate change

Saudi Arabia will join the United States, Canada, Norway, and Qatar informing the ‘Net Zero…

Groundwater depletion may reduce winter cropping intensity by 20% in India

With severe groundwater depletion, the cropping intensity or the amount of land planted in the…

Cities combating plastic entering the marine environment

Government of India and German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety signed…

Bustard poaching in Pakistan desert shocks wildlife activists

The recent shooting of two Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) in Pakistan’s Cholistan desert, with the…

India take various steps for conservation of migratory species

India has undertaken various steps for the conservation of migratory species. In February last year,…

Rhinos translocated in Assam under Vision 2020 to increase population

The ambitious Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV2020) came to a close with the release of…

Melting Thwaites raises global concern along with sea level

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier also called the “Doomsday Glacier” is a matter of grave concern due…