March 16, 2024. Introduction: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the southern bank of Brahmaputra in Assam. It is known to have the highest concentration of one-horned rhinoceros. It is often referred to as ‘Mini Kaziranga’ because of similarities with regards to the landscape and fauna. In the annual bird survey held in 2022, this […]

March 14, 2024 Introduction: The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has achieved a significant milestone by securing approval from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for its first anchored project, the Avaana Sustainability Fund (ASF), valued at USD 120 million. The closure was announced at the 38th board meeting of the GCF in Kigali, Rwanda, on […]

March 12, 2024 Introduction: In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found that ringed caecilians (Siphonops annulatus), a species of legless, burrowing amphibians, provide a milk-like substance to their hatchlings. The study, published in the March 8 issue of Science, sheds new light on the diversity of parental care in the animal kingdom and challenges our […]

March 11, 2024 Introduction: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has recently announced that South African cheetah ‘Gamini’ has given birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur. This new litter brings the total number of Indian-born cheetah cubs to 13, and the overall cheetah population in the park […]

March 7, 2024 Introduction: On March 6, 2024, the Supreme Court of India reprimanded the Uttarakhand government for its involvement in the felling of trees and unauthorized construction activities within the Jim Corbett National Park. The apex court imposed a ban on tiger safaris in the core areas of the park, allowing them only in […]