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Carrying Capacity of Himalayan States
Source: BS Why in News? The Centre has urged the Supreme Court to direct 13 Himalayan states of the country to assess their 'carrying...
08 Sep 2023 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Ecological Challenges in Himalayas
This editorial is based on “Himalayan blunders that are ravaging the Himalayas” which was published in The Hindu on 28/08/2023. It...
30 Aug 2023 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Saltpan Workers of Little Rann of Kutch
Source: DTE Why In News? On July 18, 2023, saltpan workers (commonly known as agariyas) presented a representation to Gujarat Chief Minister and...
24 Jul 2023 Biodiversity Hotspots
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The World’s Worst Animal Disease Killing Frogs Worldwide
For Prelims: Panzootic, Chytridiomycosis or chytrid, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), CSIRO,...
31 May 2023 Biodiversity Hotspots
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16 May 2023 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Aztec Hummingbirds and Indian Sunbirds
Why in News? Recently a study found that the loss of a key gene, FBP2 makes hummingbirds more efficient at breaking down sugar to use it for...
28 Feb 2023 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Why in News? The Forest Department is coming up with a comprehensive strategy to deal with the spread of the invasive species like Senna spectabilis...
02 Nov 2022 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Biodiversity Hotspots in India
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16 Sep 2022 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Why in News? Recently, Officials issued the second warning with the flood level crossing 50 feet in Godavari River at Bhadrachalam, Telangana, and...
19 Aug 2022 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Why in News India’s first bamboo-dwelling bat with sticky disks, has been found near Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary in Meghalaya. Key...
19 Apr 2021 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Background The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 was born out of India’s attempt to realise the objectives enshrined in the United Nations...
28 Dec 2020 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Why in News Recently, a gas leak has occurred at Baghjan well in Tinsukia district of Assam following a blowout. The Baghjan well is a purely...
09 Jun 2020 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Rhinos to be Re-introduced in Uttarakhand
Why in News Recently, the Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board has cleared a proposal by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to introduce rhinoceroses...
20 Dec 2019 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Why in News The Kerala government has carried out a butterfly survey in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) and Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS)...
13 Nov 2019 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Environmental Conservation with Grassroot Governance
The article is based on A Bottom-Up Approach to Conservation that was published in The Hindu on 26 August. It talks about the interweaving relation...
02 Sep 2019 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Indian scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), an international conservation charity, and University College London (UCL) have...
14 Jun 2019 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Scientists from Delhi University and the Wildlife Institute of India, in collaboration with researchers from Indonesia and the US, have discovered a...
12 Jun 2019 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Wild Life Protection Act: Implementation and Failure
Recently, Chennai has emerged as a hotbed of global illegal animal trade. This, along with several incidences of poaching and trafficking of...
17 May 2019 Biodiversity Hotspots
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The white-throated rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri) or Cuvier's rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar,...
11 May 2019 Biodiversity Hotspots
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Researchers have found that the Purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), lives almost its entire life in underground tunnels, comes out to the...
07 May 2019 Biodiversity Hotspots
