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Wetland Bird Census at Kaziranga National Park
Why in News The second wetland bird count was conducted in the Kaziranga National Park from 9th- 10th January 2020. The first wetland bird survey...
13 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Demand for Declaration of Goa Sanctuaries as Tiger Reserve
Why in News Activists and politicians from Goa have demanded that certain areas in wildlife sanctuaries of the state be notified as a tiger...
10 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Panel Approves Scheme to Trade in Forests
Why in News Recently, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has approved the Green Credit Scheme. It will allow the Forest Department to outsource the...
10 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in news? Kerala has decided to use the Japanese Miyawaki method of afforestation. Earlier, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana and some other...
10 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Mandatory Re-grassing After Mining: SC
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court of India ordered the government to include re-grassing of mined areas as a mandatory condition in every...
09 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Environmental Impact Assessment
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06 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Environmental Impact Assessment
Introduction Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or...
06 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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This article is based on “Art of Science Diplomacy” which was published in The Indian Express on 04/01/2020. It talks about the...
04 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Reduced Tiger Mortality in 3 Years
Why in News According to the Ministry of Forest Environment and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the number of tiger deaths in 2019 has decreased for the...
03 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Kerala to Curb Alien Plants’ Growth
Why in News The Kerala Government is planning to arrest the rampant growth of invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis, in the forest areas of...
02 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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One-fifth of the Country’s Forests Prone to Fire
Why in News Recently, the 2019 report by Forest Survey of India (FSI) was released. It states that about 21.40% of forest cover in India is prone to...
01 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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25th Conference of Parties- Madrid Talks
This article is based on “Saving the planet - in three acts” and “Why ‘carbon market’ is debated”. It talks...
31 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Elephant Colony in Bandhavgarh
Why in News For the first time, Bandhavgarh Reserve forest located in Madhya Pradesh (MP), has a colony of elephants who migrated from Chhattisgarh...
30 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Bar-headed Goose Spotted in Kerala
Why in News A Bar-headed Goose has been spotted in the wetlands of Karingali Puncha in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala. In general, large...
26 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Assessment of Plastics Along the West Coast of India
Why in News Recently, National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) conducted a study which states that beaches in Maharashtra are more polluted with...
23 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News In the background of the failure of the global community to reach any agreement in the recently concluded COP 25, the European Union (EU)...
21 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Rhinos to be Re-introduced in Uttarakhand
Why in News Recently, the Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board has cleared a proposal by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to introduce rhinoceroses...
20 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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First Meeting of National Ganga Council
Why in News Recently, the Prime Minister chaired the first meeting of the National Ganga Council at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The first meeting of...
16 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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COP 25 Ends Without Concrete Outcome
Why in News The 25th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended...
16 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Green Activists Oppose Coastal Highway
Why in News Green Nobel Prize winner Prafulla Samantara with other green activists has opposed the 415-km-long coastal highway from Digha in West...
10 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
