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NTCA’s Plan on Relocation of Villages
Source: IE Why in News? Recently, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has urged state wildlife departments to develop a comprehensive...
12 Jul 2024 Conservation
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UNESCO Designates 11 New Biosphere Reserves
For Prelims: Biosphere Reserve, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Biosphere Reserves in India, Man and...
09 Jul 2024 Conservation
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Source: HT Recently, US wildlife officials have decided to kill Barred Owls (Strix varia) to help save the declining Spotted Owl (Strix...
08 Jul 2024 Conservation
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Source: TH A lone female gharial in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, Assam has sparked hopes for the species' revival in the Brahmaputra...
05 Jul 2024 Conservation
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New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
For Prelims: Zoological Survey of India, Botanical Survey of India, Himalayan Ibex, Miniopterus Srinii, Western Ghats For Mains: India's Faunal...
02 Jul 2024 Conservation
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Rooftop Solar in India's Energy Sector
For Prelims: India's rooftop solar (RTS), India's energy sector, photovoltaic panels Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW),...
29 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Source: TH Why in News? Recently, South African scientists injected radioactive material into live rhinoceros horns to make them easier to detect...
28 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Source: TH Recently, a limbless amphibian called the Striped Caecilian (Ichthyophis spp) has been discovered for the first time in the Kaziranga...
24 Jun 2024 Conservation
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New Freshwater Diatom Genus Discovered
Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, scientists have discovered a new genus of freshwater diatom - Indiconema, a microscopic algae crucial to life,...
21 Jun 2024 Conservation
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For Prelims: Loss and Damage Fund, Conference of the Parties (COP 28), New Collective Quantitative Goal, Fossil Fuels For Mains: Climate Finance...
21 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Cheetahs in Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary
For Prelims: Cheetah Reintroduction Plan, Kuno-Palpur National Park (KNP), CITES, Project Cheetah, Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary. For Mains:...
19 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Source: DTE Why in the News? World Crocodile Day is celebrated on 17th June. The day is a global awareness campaign to highlight the plight of...
19 Jun 2024 Conservation
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For Prelims: Environmental flows, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Namami Gange programme, Biodiversity Conservation, Biodiversity Conservation,...
18 Jun 2024 Conservation
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IFC’s Investment in Solar Project
Source: LM Recently, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector lending arm of the World Bank, has pledged USD 105 million to...
18 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Source: TOI In the first incident of frontline forest workers losing their lives in a wildfire this year, four forest department personnel lost...
15 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area
For Prelims: Western Ghats, Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA), Gadgil Committee, Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), Kasturirangan...
14 Jun 2024 Conservation
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The Global Nitrous Oxide Budget 2024
For Prelims: Nitrogen pollution, UNEP, Nitrogen-based fertiliser, Ammonia, Air pollution, Methemoglobinemia, Stratospheric ozone layer. For Mains:...
13 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Source: DTE A recent report revealed that the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has forced greater spotted eagles, a large raptor species, to...
13 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Source: TH Why in News? The Greater Adjutant Stork, locally known as ‘Garuda’ once commonly found in southern Asia and mainland...
11 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Source: DTE Why in News? Recently the Kenyan government has announced an action plan to eliminate a million Indian House Crows (Corvus splendens)...
11 Jun 2024 Conservation
