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18 December 2021. Introduction: On December 15, 2921, forest officials rescued a barn owl in Supaul district of Bihar, in a rate sighting. Highlights: The Barn owl is usually native to the US, the UK and other parts of Europe. It is rarely seen in the Indian subcontinent. The Barn Owl The Barn Owl is […]
Read More15 December 2021. Introduction: Maharashtra Government is in process to introduce a comprehensive curriculum for Grades I-VIII, in a bid to inculcate climate-consciousness and green values in the next generation. Highlights: This new curriculum has been developed by the Department of Environment and Climate Change and UNICEF. Curriculum is named as “Majhi Vasundhara (MV) Curriculum”. […]
Read More13 December 2021. Introduction: As per an update of IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the destruction of wetlands is causing the decline of dragonflies across the world. Highlights Number of species at risk of extinction in the Red List of IUCN has exceeded 40,000 for the first time. Their decline is due to […]
Read More13 December 2021. Introduction: A camera trap set up at Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Alipurduar district of West Bengal have captured a sight of Royal Bengal Tiger, that the region has not witnessed in more than two decades. Highlights After confirming the Tiger sighting, field director of the Buxa Reserve, Buddharaj Shewa, informed that 70 more […]
Read More11 December 2021. Introduction: The carcass of an endangered Bryde’s whale was found near the border of Puri and Ganjam districts of Odisha, recently. Highlights It was a 48-foot-long female whale, buried near the shore. Exact cause of the death will be known only after getting post-mortem report. Two whales, one male and the other […]
Read More8 December 2021. Introduction: In South America, a New Species of Bird named Flatbill flycatchers have been discovered. Highlights: Flatbill flycatcher are members of genus Rhynchocyclusin exclusively New World family Tyrannidae. Four known species in this genus are distributed across southern Mexico to north-eastern Bolivia, Brazil and eastern Venezuela. Four Species of Genus Rhynchocyclus Genus Rhynchocyclus currently comprises […]
Read More6 December 2021. Introduction: Project RE – HAB is Reducing Elephant Human – Attacks using Bees. It was recently launched in Assam. What is Project RE – HAB? The Project RE – HAB creates “bee fences”. The honey bees in these fences’ thwart elephant attacks in human habitations. They dissuade the elephants without harming […]
Read More1 December 2021. Introduction: Kyhytysuka sachicarum is a new marine reptile species discovered by an international team of researchers. It is an extinct species. It was discovered from fossils found in central Columbia. Earlier scientists believed that it belonged to Platypterygius genus. Recently, it was discovered that it is a different species. And thus it […]
Read More29 November 2021. Introduction: The Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh is set to get 13 cheetahs in 2022. Highlights: The Kuno National Park was originally developed as the second home for Asiatic lions in India, apart from Gir National Park. However, that project did not take off. But now the park is expecting to […]
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