Category: Factly: Environment

Source: The post is based on the article “‘Antibiotic drugs administered on livestock cut carbon in soil and affect climate, says IISc study” published in The Hindu on 10th March 2023. What is the News? Researchers at the Centre for Ecological Sciences(CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have found that grazing by livestock leads to… Continue reading Antibiotic drugs administered on livestock cut carbon in soil and affect climate, says IISc study

Source: The post is based on the article “Long­lost moth species caught on camera in T.N. forest” published in The Hindu on 10th March 2023 What is the News? Researchers from Tamil Nadu have spotted a rare moth species for the first time in India named “Mimeusemia ceylonica” in the buffer zone of the Kalakkad–Mundanthurai… Continue reading Long­lost moth species caught on camera in T.N. forest

Source: The post is based on the article “With overfishing, great seahorses bolt from the Coromandel” published in The Hindu on 7th March 2023. What is the News? Extensive fishing off the Coromandel coast could be forcing the Great Seahorse to migrate laboriously toward Odisha. However, the Odisha coast was relatively shallower and could prove… Continue reading With overfishing, great seahorses bolt from the Coromandel

Source: The post is based on the article “Regulator’s guidelines on Rajasthan power lines ‘flout’ Supreme Court orders, threaten the Great Indian Bustard: Petitioner” published in The Hindu on 6th March 2023. What is the News? The Central Electricity Authority(CEA) has released draft guidelines titled “Construction of Electric Lines in Great Indian Bustard Area Regulations,… Continue reading Regulator’s guidelines on Rajasthan power lines ‘flout’ Supreme Court orders, threaten the Great Indian Bustard: Petitioner

Source: The post is based on the article “Kuno Park unsuitable to host all 20 cheetahs, not enough prey, says scientist” published in The Hindu on 4th March 2023. What is the News? The Kuno National Park(KNP) in Madhya Pradesh which currently hosts 20 cheetahs brought in from Africa, does not have enough prey to… Continue reading Kuno Park unsuitable to host all 20 cheetahs, not enough prey, says scientist

Source: The post is based on the article “Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to begin the first synchronized vulture survey” published in The Hindu on 22nd February 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 Where will the vulture survey be conducted?3 About Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary4 About Vultures in India What is the News? The Kerala Forest… Continue reading Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to begin the first synchronized vulture survey