Researchers from Assam have discovered Dracaena cambodiana.It is a dragon tree species in the Dongka Sarpo area of West Karbi Anglong. This is for the first time that a dragon tree species has been reported from India. This plant yields dragon’s blood which is a bright red resin used since ancient times as medicine, body… Continue reading India’s first dragon blood-oozing tree
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.
Global meet on shark fisheries
International shark meet was held in Kochi,Kerala on July 24,2019. The global conference was jointly organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) and Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). The meeting aimed to bring together the scientific community in the spectrum to describe various methodologies being transpired and adopted in research works and to develop… Continue reading Global meet on shark fisheries
This Indian Ocean snail species may be first victim of deep-sea mining
The scaly-foot snail or Sea Pangolin is the first marine species to be assessed as officially endangered due to the potential threat of deep sea mining. The scaly foot snail is found at three hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. The three vents include Longqi vent field, Kairei vent field and the… Continue reading This Indian Ocean snail species may be first victim of deep-sea mining
Gujarat tops in solar rooftop installations
According to the government data,Gujarat has emerged as the state with the most rooftop solar panels installed. Gujarat has installed rooftop solar power capacity of 261 MW against 1,700 MW for all of India.Gujarat is followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu in terms of installed rooftop capacity. The government has also provided financial assistance and… Continue reading Gujarat tops in solar rooftop installations
UN climate envoy meets Javadekar
Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the 2019 Climate Action Summit has met India’s Union Environment Minister in New Delhi. 2019 Climate Action Summit is scheduled to be held in New York in September 2019. The summit has asked national governments to come up with concrete plans to enhance their nationally determined contributions by… Continue reading UN climate envoy meets Javadekar
South Africa’s carbon tax: Aim to ensure zero waste to landfill
South Africa has recently introduced a carbon tax. The carbon tax aims to reduce 34% carbon emissions by 2020 and 42% emissions by 2025. The carbon tax also seeks to ensure zero waste to landfill and boost investments for low carbon alternatives. A carbon tax is a type of carbon pricing. A carbon tax directly… Continue reading South Africa’s carbon tax: Aim to ensure zero waste to landfill
Forest Rights Act Case: What is at stake?
Recently, there were protests in districts with sizeable tribal populations. The protests took place over two issues- a) proposed amendments to the Indian Forest Act (IFA), 1927 and b) a Forest Rights Act (FRA) case that will be heard in the Supreme Court. In February 2019, the Supreme court had ordered eviction of more than… Continue reading Forest Rights Act Case: What is at stake?
Odisha renews effort to revive gharial population
Odisha has released five gharials into the Satkosia gorge of Mahanadi- the southernmost limit of gharials’ home range in India. Odisha is the only State in India having all three species of crocodile— gharial, mugger and saltwater crocodile. Gharial is a species of crocodile. It derives its name from ghara, an Indian word for pot… Continue reading Odisha renews effort to revive gharial population
Madhya Pradesh government to declare Ratapani sanctuary a tiger reserve
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to declare the Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary a tiger reserve for better conservation of tigers. The state had received an approval for the same from the National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA). Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary was established in the year 1976.It has a forest area of around 688 sq km mainly comprising… Continue reading Madhya Pradesh government to declare Ratapani sanctuary a tiger reserve
Researchers develop an eco-friendly process to remove pollutants from water
Researchers have developed a wastewater treatment process.This process uses a common agricultural byproduct to effectively remove pollutants and environmental hormones known as endocrine disruptors. In this process,the team has used rice hulls which are discarded during rice harvesting to create eco-friendly and economical,biochar.The surface of the biochar was coated with nano-sized manganese dioxide to create… Continue reading Researchers develop an eco-friendly process to remove pollutants from water
