Category: Factly: Environment

This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the Environment. You can find all relevant Environment related updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.

IQAir’s 2021 report: Mumbai’s pollution level 9 times above WHO limit

Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the World Air Quality Report 2021?3 What are the key findings of the report related to India?4 What is the significance of the report?5 Why does the report measure PM 2.5? What is the News? The 2021 World Air Quality Report has been released. What is the World… Continue reading IQAir’s 2021 report: Mumbai’s pollution level 9 times above WHO limit

Himalayan griffon and steppe eagle: Vulture holocaust in Assam: Around 100 birds die due to ‘unintentional’ poisoning in Kamrup

What is the news? Recently, locals found the dead bodies of more than 95 Himalayan griffon vultures and a steppe eagle in Assam. The cause of death of the vultures according to the postmortem report was found to be pesticide poisoning. Note: Farmers spray the carcasses of cattle with pesticides (carbofuran) to kill the dogs.… Continue reading Himalayan griffon and steppe eagle: Vulture holocaust in Assam: Around 100 birds die due to ‘unintentional’ poisoning in Kamrup

Boma Capturing Technique: Boma technique adopted for translocating deer from Keoladeo

Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Boma Capturing Technique?3 What is the significance of this transfer?4 What is Keoladeo National Park?5 What is Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve(TR)? What is the News? Boma technique has been used for the first time at Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan for capturing and translocating spotted deer to Mukundara… Continue reading Boma Capturing Technique: Boma technique adopted for translocating deer from Keoladeo

National Floodplains Zoning Policy

What is the News? The Ministry of Jal Shakti has informed the Rajya Sabha about the National Floodplains Zoning Policy. What is Flood Plain Zoning? Flood Plain Zoning has been recognized as an effective non-structural measure for flood management.  Flood-plain zoning measures aim at demarcating zones or areas likely to be affected by floods of… Continue reading National Floodplains Zoning Policy

Union Minister Jointly Release Detailed Project Reports On Rejuvenation Of 13 Major Rivers Through Forestry Interventions

Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the idea behind the Detailed Project Reports(DPRs)?3 Detailed Project Report(DPR) for 13 Major Rivers4 What is the aim of the DPR for 13 Major Rivers?5 What are the expected benefits of the Project? What is the News? Union Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change and Union Minister… Continue reading Union Minister Jointly Release Detailed Project Reports On Rejuvenation Of 13 Major Rivers Through Forestry Interventions

Syllipsimopodi Bideni: Primordial octopus had ten arms

What is the News? Scientists have discovered fossils of a species in Central Montana, USA. They have named it Syllipsimopodi bideni. What is Syllipsimopodi Bideni? Syllipsimopodi Bideni belongs to a group of species called vampyropods that includes octopuses. The species may have lived approximately 328 million years ago during the Carboniferous period, making it the… Continue reading Syllipsimopodi Bideni: Primordial octopus had ten arms

Halari Breed of Donkey: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying addresses Saurashtra Maldhari Sammelan

What is the News? Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has addressed the Saurashtra Maldhari Sammelan. The sammelan deliberated upon the conservation of threatened breeds of livestock, particularly the Halari breed of Donkey. What is the Halari Breed of Donkey? Halari Donkey is one of the important livestock in the semi-arid landscape of… Continue reading Halari Breed of Donkey: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying addresses Saurashtra Maldhari Sammelan

“Species Richness” Survey: Migratory waterbirds: Encouraging trend of species diversity recorded

What is the News? Every year, the Wildlife Department of Punjab conducts a waterbirds census exercise in six major wetlands which include Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary, Ropar Conservation Reserve, Harike Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanjli Wetland, Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve and Ranjit Sagar Conservation Reserve. However, the census could not be done this year on account of dense fog… Continue reading “Species Richness” Survey: Migratory waterbirds: Encouraging trend of species diversity recorded

More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study

Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Amazon Rainforest?3 Why is the Amazon Rainforest important?4 What is happening with the Amazon Rainforest? What is the News? According to a study, more than 75% of the Amazon rainforest has been heading towards a tipping point since the early 2000s. What is the Amazon Rainforest? It… Continue reading More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study

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