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.

Russian poplar

News:The Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) High Court has stayed its 2015 order  directing the civil administration to cut down Russian Poplar trees in the union territory of J&K. Facts: The name Russian poplar is a misnomer and has nothing to do with Russia.  The tree is a Western American species known as Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)… Continue reading Russian poplar

Amendments to EIA NOTIFICATION, 2006

News: Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change, has made an amendment to EIA Notification 2006 to fasten availability/production of various drugs against COVID-19. Facts: All projects or activities in respect of bulk drugs and intermediates, manufactured for addressing various ailments, have been re-categorized from the existing Category ‘A’ to ‘B2’ category. Projects falling under Category… Continue reading Amendments to EIA NOTIFICATION, 2006

Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary

News:An Asian Elephant from Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary has been rescued by the forest officials. Facts: Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary is the only sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh with a population of Asian elephants. Vegetation:It is covered by southern tropical dry deciduous and thorn forests. Asian Elephant: IUCN Status: Endangered Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I  Threat: Habitat… Continue reading Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary

Cyclone Harold

News: Cyclone Harold strikes South Pacific island of Vanuatu. Facts: Type: Tropical Cyclone Areas affected: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Tonga Additional facts: Tropical Cyclones: These are storms that originate and intensify over warm tropical oceans. They are intense low pressure areas with very strong winds circulating around it in anti-clockwise direction in the Northern… Continue reading Cyclone Harold

Uranium Contamination in Groundwater

News:A new study conducted by the University of Manchester and Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre,Bihar has found uranium contaminating the groundwater in 10 districts of Bihar. Facts: Uranium:It is a mildly radioactive, naturally occurring element that is commonly found in rocks, soil and water. Uses: a) fuel for nuclear power reactors for electricity generation… Continue reading Uranium Contamination in Groundwater

Myristica swamps

News:Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) has launched a project for the restoration and conservation of Myristica swamps. Facts: Myristica swamps are a type of freshwater swamp forests predominantly composed of species Myristica,the most primitive of the flowering plants on earth. Habitat: Western Ghats of India. Significance: They play a key role… Continue reading Myristica swamps

Dhauladhar range

News:Dhauladhar mountain range has become visible from Jalandhar, Punjab for the first time because of less air pollution caused by the ongoing lockdown. Facts: Dhauladhar range:It is part of a lesser Himalayan chain of mountains.It rises from the Indian plains to the north of Kangra and Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and ends near Badrinath,Uttarakhand. Elevation:It… Continue reading Dhauladhar range

Record sea temperatures cause third mass bleaching of Great Barrier Reef

News: Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record. Facts: Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest and longest coral reef system.  It is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.  It stretches for 2,300km from the tip of Cape York in the north to Bundaberg in… Continue reading Record sea temperatures cause third mass bleaching of Great Barrier Reef

Anti Smog Gun

News:Anti-smog guns have been installed at 14 large project sites in Delhi. Facts: Anti-smog gun is a device designed to reduce air pollution by spraying water into the atmosphere so that all the dust and polluted particles get clear from the environment. The gun is attached to a water tank built on a movable vehicle… Continue reading Anti Smog Gun

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