What is the News? The Jammu & Kashmir administration has decided to translocate three fully-grown Chinar trees from elsewhere to the Char Chinar Island, where the decayed trees once stood in the ‘green’ of health. What is Char Chinar Island? Char Chinar also sometimes called Char Chinari, Ropa Lank or Rupa Lank is an island… Continue reading Chinars return to iconic ‘Char Chinari’ Island on Srinagar’s Dal lake
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.
Jaladhara skittering frog: Researchers discover new frog species
What is the News? Researchers have discovered a new frog species named “Jaladhara skittering frog” from the freshwater bodies of the western coastal plains of India. What is Jaladhara skittering frog? Scientific Name: Euphlyctis Jaladhara Type: It is predominantly a freshwater frog Found in: The frog was first spotted in freshwater bodies around the Thattekad… Continue reading Jaladhara skittering frog: Researchers discover new frog species
Wildfires will be more frequent, larger and intense due to climate change: UNEP
Contents1 What is the News?2 About Annual Frontiers Report3 What are the key highlights from the report?4 Noise Pollution5 Phenological Shifts5.1 Wildfires What is the News? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its latest Annual Frontiers Report. About Annual Frontiers Report This is the fourth edition of the Frontiers Report. The first one… Continue reading Wildfires will be more frequent, larger and intense due to climate change: UNEP
China’s answer to rising sea levels, food insecurity: ‘seawater rice’
What is the News? Chinese Scientists have developed a variety of rice known as “Seawater Rice”. What is Seawater Rice? Seawater Rice is new salt-tolerant rice that can be grown in salty soil near the sea. This rice was created by over-expressing a gene from selected wild rice that’s more resistant to saline and alkali. What… Continue reading China’s answer to rising sea levels, food insecurity: ‘seawater rice’
Government notifies Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
What is the news? The government has notified the Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. The guidelines will come into effect from 1st July 2022. What are the salient points mentioned in the EPR on plastic packaging? Specify three categories of plastic packaging: –Category I: Rigid… Continue reading Government notifies Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
Crytodactylus exercitus: New gecko from NE gets Army tag
What is the news? A team of herpetologists have recorded a new species of bent-toed gecko from a wooded part of the Umroi Military Station in Meghalaya. The finding of the study was published in the latest issue of the European Journal of Taxonomy. About the new gecko species Its scientific name is Crytodactylus exercitus… Continue reading Crytodactylus exercitus: New gecko from NE gets Army tag
Battery swapping policy to level the playing field for operators
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Battery Swapping?3 What will be the focus of the Battery Swapping Policy?4 What are the demands of the energy service providers from the Government? What is the News? Niti Aayog will hold pre-draft stakeholder consultations to invite feedback from industry participants on the government’s upcoming electric vehicle (EV)… Continue reading Battery swapping policy to level the playing field for operators
Understanding oceans: Why UNESCO wants to map 80% of the world‘s seabed
Contents1 What is the News?2 Why is the ocean floor being mapped by UNESCO?3 How will be the ocean floor get mapped?4 What is the significance of ocean floor mapping? What is the News? The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has pledged to map around 80% of the world’s ocean floors by… Continue reading Understanding oceans: Why UNESCO wants to map 80% of the world‘s seabed
Meet India’s newest mammal: White Cheeked Macaque
What is the News? Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have found a new mammal species named “White Cheeked Macaque” from central Arunachal Pradesh. What is White Cheeked Macaque? Scientific Name: Macaca leucogenys It was first discovered in 2015 by a group of Chinese scientists from southeastern Tibet. This macaque is distinct from… Continue reading Meet India’s newest mammal: White Cheeked Macaque
First of its kind Fly-off event to demonstrate use of UAVs/Drones for transport of Lakadong Turmeric happens in West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
What is the News? In a first of its kind, drones were used for the transportation of Lakadong turmeric from Meghalaya to other parts of the country with an aim to resolve first-mile connectivity issues of farmers from the hinterland. What is Lakadong Turmeric? Lakadong turmeric has been identified under the One District, One Product(ODOP)… Continue reading First of its kind Fly-off event to demonstrate use of UAVs/Drones for transport of Lakadong Turmeric happens in West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
