9 March 2022. Introduction: A partnership has been established by Australia and Indonesia with the aim of tackling plastic pollution in the Indo-Pacific region. Overview: The Australian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency has launched the Plastics Innovation Hub Indonesia project. On […]

8 March 2022. Introduction: Acetabularia jalakanyakae is the new marine algae species discovered in India. Discovery of the species Acetabularia jalakanyakae was discovered by Indian scientists from the Central University of Punjab in the Andamans archipelago. The scientists sighted the species in 2019 during their trip to Andamans. However, it was an arduous task to […]

9March 2022. Introduction: Climateprenurship is a form of social entrepreneurship to fight climate change. Highlights Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, addressed a Special Interactive Session on Environment, “ONLY ONE EARTH – a discussion on Environment”. The session was organized at Expo 2020, Dubai by the India Pavilion and Bhamla Foundation. The minister gave […]

7 March 2022. Introduction: Wildlife Institute of India (WII) was entrusted to prepare a report on the increasing cases on man-animal conflict. In this regard WII released a preliminary report, which is based on the recent tiger census. Findings of the preliminary report The density of tigers in the Sunderbans of West Bengal may have […]

5 March 2022. Introduction: Sambhav’ and ‘Svavlamban’ are the initiatives to tackle the issue of plastic waste in India. About the initiatives ‘Sambhav’ and ‘Svavlamban’ initiatives were launched by Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, at the International Summit on Plastics Recycling and Waste Management. These initiatives […]

5March 2022. Introduction: Glycosmis albicarpa is the recently discovered species of gin berry. About Discovery: Glycosmis albicarpa was discovered by scientists of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI). It was discovered as undergrowth in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli semi-evergreen forests at the Panagudi forest section of the Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary. It was found as a single […]

4 March 2022. Introduction: At its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) marked its 50-year anniversary. Participants pledged to rally behind the idea of a green and inclusive future. Contents  Overview: In the recently concluded UN Environment Assembly 175 countries supported a landmark resolution to end plastic waste by forming an […]

3 March 2022. Introduction: In a biggest multilateral environmental deal, 175 countries have agreed to a legally binding global treaty called “Global Plastics Treaty”, to end the plastic pollution crisis by tackling the entire supply chain of material. Highlights: The resolution on first treaty was passed at meeting of UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi […]

3 March 2022. Introduction: Researchers have discovered an astounding new species of orchid in the cloud rainforest of Northern Ecuador. Highlights: It has been scientifically named Maxillaria anacatalina-portillae. This plant is unique with its showy, intense yellow flowers. It was described by Polish orchidologists in association with an Ecuadorian company working in in orchid research, cultivation […]

1 March 2022. Introduction: There are various types of extreme meteorological events that occur around the Earth. The rain bomb, sometimes known as a microburst, is one of them. Highlights: Rain Bombs are destructive in nature. Rain bombs are also known as Wet Microbursts. Recently, Brisbane, Australia has been struck by this phenomenon causing power […]