April 15, 2024 Introduction: Madhya Pradesh is leading the Centre’s Green Credit Programme (GCP) with over 500 land parcels approved for tree plantation across 10 states in the past two months. A total of 10,000 hectares of land have been identified for the programme by these states. The approved degraded forest land for plantation/greening exercises […]

Introduction: A devastating forest fire in the Sulthan Bathery forest range under the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala destroyed nearly 100 hectares of land Recently. The fire began in Karassery and quickly spread to other areas within the sanctuary, including Kumbram Kolly, Ezhekkar, Narikkolly, and Kottanode. Three units of Fire and Rescue Services responded to […]

April 13, 2024 Introduction: The Centre will issue an advisory to all states and union territories to ensure workers’ welfare during expected heatwave days this summer. The advisory will include measures such as rescheduling work hours, providing regular health checkups, cool places for rest, and adequate water. The Labour Ministry has also directed autonomous bodies […]

April 5 2024. Introduction: The Nepal Army will collect around 10 tonnes of garbage and five bodies lying at Mt. Everest as part of the Mountain Cleaning Campaign 2024 in the Everest region. The cleaning campaign aims to control human-made pollution in the Himalayas and address problems related to climate change.  Expedition Team A 12-member […]

April 5 2024. Introduction: The state government of Uttarakhand recently set up two expert panels to conduct risk-assessment and monitor five glacial lakes that have been facing risk of immediate danger. Glacial Lake Outburst Floods or GLOFs have been threatening them leading the government to label them as High-Risk Prone areas. The government is undertaking […]

March 31, 2024 Introduction: The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) (Ardeotis nigriceps) is a critically endangered bird species native to the Indian subcontinent. With fewer than 150 individuals remaining in the wild, the GIB faces numerous threats that are driving it towards extinction. The GIB primarily inhabits the grasslands and scrublands of the Thar Desert and the Deccan […]

March 29, 2024 Introduction: The Environment Ministry of India has recently introduced new rules that make it more difficult for manufacturers of disposable plastic products to label them as ‘biodegradable.’ The updated Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024, now require that biodegradable plastics not only degrade through biological processes in specific environments but also leave no […]