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25 July 2020. Introduction: An orange-brown chemical sheet spread over 15 acres (6 hectares) of a nationally recognized marine life area in the French Mediterranean following a leak at a petrochemical plant in southern France on 24 July 2020. Highlights: The leak at the Lavera refinery of the American owned chemical company Kem – One […]
Read More20 July 2020. Introduction: According to announcement made by the State Govt. of Assam, as many as 108 animals have died in the Kaziranga National Park in the recent floods. Highlights: According to a bulletin issued by park authorities nearly 85% area of the park, spread over 430 sq km is under water at present. […]
Read More19 July 2020. Introduction: Researchers from Singapore have discovered a “Super Giant Isopod” species, a cockroach. This happened when they explored waters of the Indian Ocean in Bantan, southern coast of West Java in Indonesia. The new species has been named “Bathynomus raksasa.” About Bathynomus raksasa: Bathynomus raksasa is a giant isopod in the genus Bathynomus. In general, […]
Read More19 July 2020. Introduction: A mobile based application called KURMA was launched on 23 May 2020- the World Turtle Day. Union Minister for Environment hailed the KURMA application to track and report turtles. Highlights of the app: The application, is developed by the Indian Turtle Conservation Action Network (ITCAN) in collaboration with the Turtle Survival […]
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