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India’s Newest Mammal: White Cheeked Macaque
Why in News? Recently, the Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have found a new mammal species in the country — the White...
10 Feb 2022 Conservation
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For Prelims: Marine Heatwaves, Gulf of Mannar, ocean currents, El Niño, Great Barrier Reef, ocean acidification. For Mains: Marine...
09 Feb 2022 Conservation
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For Prelims: Features of Sovereign green bonds, Major Announcements in Budget 2022. For Mains: Net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, Sovereign green...
08 Feb 2022 Conservation
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Why in News? With the onset of summer, the seasonal migration of wild animals has begun from the adjacent wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka and...
08 Feb 2022 Conservation
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For Prelims: Schemes and programmes for Achieving Renewable Energy Target. For Mains: India's achievements in renewable energy sector, India's...
08 Feb 2022 Conservation
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Why in News? A new study has reported the presence of dholes or Asiatic wild dogs in the high mountains of Central Asia nearly 30 years after their...
07 Feb 2022 Conservation
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Why in News? Assam villagers are opposing the sanctuary tag for golden langur habitat. What is the Issue? The Assam Forest Department had...
05 Feb 2022 Conservation
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World Wetlands Day and Two New Ramsar Sites
For Prelims: Wetlands Day, Wetlands in India, Ramsar Sites. For Mains: Significance of Wetlands and related threats. Why in News? Recently,...
05 Feb 2022 Conservation
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For Prelims: Coal Gasification, Syngas, Hydrogen Economy, Concerns Associated with Coal Gasification Plants For Mains: Coal Gasification, Syngas,...
03 Feb 2022 Conservation
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New Parasitic Plant Discovered in Nicobar Islands
Why in News A new genus (Septemeranthus) of a parasitic flowering plant has recently been discovered from the Nicobar group of islands. In...
31 Jan 2022 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), in partnership with the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal...
28 Jan 2022 Conservation
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India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021
About: It is the 17th biennial assessment of India’s forests by the Forest Survey of India, an organisation under the Ministry of...
27 Jan 2022 Conservation
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4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation
For Prelims: Conservation Status of Tiger, Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS), Global Tiger Summit, Project Tiger For Mains:...
22 Jan 2022 Conservation
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Street for People Challenge and Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge
Why in News The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced eleven winning cities for the Streets for People Challenge and ten winning...
19 Jan 2022 Conservation
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India State of Forest Report-2021
For Prelims: India State of Forest Report-2021, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 For Mains: India State of Forest Report-2021, Need to improve the...
14 Jan 2022 Conservation
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Challenges in India's Rooftop Solar Program
For Prelims: Schemes and programmes for Achieving Renewable Energy Target For Mains: India's achievements in renewable energy sector, India's...
13 Jan 2022 Conservation
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For Prelims: Vehicular Emissions and associated issues For Mains: Vehicular Emissions and its impact, Steps taken in this direction Why in...
12 Jan 2022 Conservation
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Why in News The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) recently categorised the Red Sanders (or Red Sandalwood) again into...
11 Jan 2022 Conservation
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Why in News The Assam government has issued a preliminary notification to make Orang National Park more than thrice its existing size for conserving...
10 Jan 2022 Conservation
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Tracking Animals through e-DNA
Why in News According to some studies, DNA floating in the air (i.e. e-DNA) can boost biodiversity conservation efforts across the world. Key...
08 Jan 2022 Conservation
