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Coral Restoration Through Biorock
Why in News The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), with help from Gujarat’s forest department, is attempting for the first time a process to...
04 Feb 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Waterholes Revival in Bandipur Tiger Reserve
Why in News Prolonged monsoon and unseasonal rains have helped to rejuvenate the waterholes in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Karnataka. Key...
03 Feb 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on the 2nd of February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on...
03 Feb 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), 4 of the 11 hydro power projects on the upper reaches of the river Ganga’s...
31 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News India has added 10 more wetlands to the sites protected by the Ramsar Convention. These are: Maharashtra: Nandur (state’s...
29 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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E- Retailers to Collect Plastic Waste
Why in news The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart need to...
29 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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India’s Neutrino Observatory Opposed by Gram Sabhas
Why in News Gram Sabhas in different parts of Tamil Nadu have passed resolutions against the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) and hydrocarbon...
27 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, scientists at the National Centre for Microbial Resource under National Centre for Cell Science (NCMR-NCCS) in Pune have...
25 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Planting of Exotic Trees in Nilgiris is Harmful
Why in News A local non-governmental organization (NGO) has proposed mass plantation of exotic trees in the Nilgiris. An exotic plant is a plant...
24 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Rising CO2 Levels may Double Floods
Why in News The report “Impacts of Carbon Dioxide Emissions on Global Intense Hydro-meteorological Disasters” has established a link...
24 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Last Updated: September 2022 For Prelims: Biosphere Reserve, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Biosphere...
23 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Exemptions from Environmental Clearances
Why in News The Environment Ministry has issued a notification to exempt oil and gas firms from seeking environmental clearance for on-shore and...
23 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News NITI Aayog has released the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) India Index (SDG Index 2.0). The index...
20 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Chilika Lake
Why in News During the Dolphin Census in Chilika lake, direct sighting of 146 Irrawaddy dolphins has been reported. The Census is being carried...
20 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Species-rich Forests Offer Stable Carbon Capture
Why in News Surveys conducted inside Anamalai Tiger Reserve has shown that carbon storage was highest in species-rich evergreen forest. The study...
18 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Australia is witnessing its most devastating bushfire season in at least 20 years. Concept of Bushfires Season: Forest fires, or...
17 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the year 2019 was the second-hottest year since records began in 1880. It...
17 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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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
