State of Global Climate Report 2021.

28 May 2022. Introduction: The State of the Global Climate Report 2021 has been released…

Europe’s Record Dam Removal.

26 May 2022. Introduction: According to the 2021 Dam Removal Progress report, around 239 dams…

WEF’s Alliance of CEO Climate Action Leaders- India.

25 May 2022. Introduction: The India chapter of the Alliance of CEO Climate Action Leaders…

Iraq Dust Storms.

26 May 2022. Introduction: In the last six weeks, around eight dust storms hit Iraq.…

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

23May 2022. Introduction: Lungs and respiratory infections are caused due to the Respiratory syncytial virus…

Amendment in Biofuels Policy.

22 May 2022 Introduction: The Union Cabinet recently made amendments to the National Biofuel Policy…

Nanjarayan Tank’ – Tamil Nadu’s New Bird Sanctuary.

21 May 2022 Introduction: The Nanjarayan Tank is recently declared the 17th bird sanctuary of…

Key Findings of ‘Drought in Numbers, 2022’ report.

21 May 2022. Introduction: “Drought in Numbers, 2022” report was presented recently by the United…

Energy Budget of a planet.

20 May 2022. Introduction: According to a new study, the imbalanced energy budget of the…

Seoul Forest Declaration.

13 May 2022. Introduction: On the 13th of May 2022, the 15th World Forestry Congress concluded…

Mumbai: First Organic Waste-powered EV Charging Station.

13 May 2022. Introduction: India’s first organic waste-powered Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station has been…

Conference of the Parties (COP15) of UNCCD.

12 May 2022. Introduction: The 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of…

2022 World Food Prize

6May 2022 Introduction: The World Food Prize is an award that is given with the…

Rajasthan: First to surpass 10 GW solar capacity.

7 May 2022. Introduction: According to Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker, Rajasthan became the first…

Environmental Impact of Jog Falls Project

6 May 2022. Introduction: The centre has asked whether any environmental impact study has been…

IIT Bombay’s collaboration with India Meteorological Department (IMD)

4May 2022. Introduction: Recently, IIT Bombay entered into collaboration with India Meteorological Department (IMD) to…

2022 State of World’s Forests Report

4 May 2022. Introduction: The 2022 edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO),…

Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development.

4May 2022. Introduction: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a joint…

Palli: India’s First ‘Carbon-neutral Panchayat’

27 April 2022. Introduction: Palli village located in the Samba district of Jammu has become…

South Africa Flood Disaster.

19 April 2022. Introduction: The most industrialised of the African continent, South Africa has mostly…

Improving Iron Absorption from Grains

19 April 2022. Introduction: The consumption of Millets is being promoted in India as these…

Actinimenes koyas: New Species of Shrimp.

19 April 2022. Introduction: A new species of shrimp has been discovered by scientists from…

IMD’s First Long-Range Forecast

15 April 2022. Introduction: The India Meteorological Department (IMD has issued a long-range forecast for…

Tree City of the World’ Tag.

14 April 2022. Introduction: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) along with Arbor…

IISc Study: Microplastics in Cauvery River.

12 April 2022. Introduction:  New study has revealed that pollutants like microplastics might be causing…

India’s Coastline Erosion

12April 2022. Introduction: The Ministry of Earth Sciences has recently informed the Lok Sabha that…

CEEW Study on Forest Fires.

9 April 2022. Introduction: A study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water…

‘Prakriti’: Environmental Awareness Mascot.

6 April 2022. Introduction: On 5th April 2022, a mascot named ‘Prakriti’ was launched by Bhupendra…

IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report- Highlights

5 April 2022. Introduction: The latest series of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC)…

Arunachal Pradesh: Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

4 April 2022 Introduction: To develop the State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (SBSAP) a…

India’s Warmest Days in 121 Years.

2 April 2022. Introduction: The analysis of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has shown that…

Rough-toothed Dolphins.

28 March 2022. Introduction: Rough-toothed dolphins are dolphin species that are generally founded in the…

Warming of Tropical Indian Ocean.

28 March 2022. Introduction: Jitendra Singh, MoS Ministry of Earth Sciences, has told Rajya Sabha…

Ready Recknoers.

            Kerala: Identification of New Marine Species.

26 March 2022. Introduction: A new Carangid species has been identified by the Central Marine…

Wildlife Conservation Bond

26 March 2022. Introduction: The world’s first wildlife bond has been issued by the World…

Study: Fish in Great Barrier Reef Fading .

 26 March 2022. Introduction: Due to climate change, the oceans are heating up and corals…

UN-WMO Goal for Climate Early Warning Systems.

24 March 2022. Introduction: A project has been announced by the United Nations to put…

Cyclone Asani.

22 March 2022. Introduction: The name of the new cyclone that is forming on the…

What is ‘Daylight Saving Time’?

17 March 2022. Introduction: Daylight Saving Time (DST), also known as summertime in some countries,…

Rejuvenation Project of 13 Rivers

16 March 2022. Introduction: On 14th March, Ministry for Forest, Environment, and Climate Change announced the…

Ready Recknoers.

Mumbai Climate Action Plan.

15 March 2022. Introduction: On 13th March, Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP) was released, which was…

Halari Donkey Breed

15 March 2022. Introduction: Recently, a special convention was organized at Upleta town of Rajkot…

Power Foundation.

9 March 2022. Introduction: Power foundation is the policy advocacy society set up by the…

Study: Amazon Rainforest close to Tipping Point.

9 March 2022. Introduction: Recently, a study on the Amazon rainforest was published in the…

What are ‘Karewas’?

9 March 2022. Introduction: Karewas are highly fertile alluvial soil deposits found in the Kashmir…

Manas National Park- Rise in Tiger Population.

9 March 2022. Introduction: The Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam have witnessed…

What is a ‘Trellis structure’?

9 March 2022. Introduction: Trellis structure is an architectural structure made from a lattice of…

Plastics Innovation Hub Indonesia.

9 March 2022. Introduction: A partnership has been established by Australia and Indonesia with the…

Acetabularia jalakanyakae.

8 March 2022. Introduction: Acetabularia jalakanyakae is the new marine algae species discovered in India.…

Climateprenurship.

9March 2022. Introduction: Climateprenurship is a form of social entrepreneurship to fight climate change. Highlights…

WII Report on Sunderbans Tigers.

7 March 2022. Introduction: Wildlife Institute of India (WII) was entrusted to prepare a report…

Sambhav’ and ‘Svavlamban’ initiatives.

5 March 2022. Introduction: Sambhav’ and ‘Svavlamban’ are the initiatives to tackle the issue of…

Glycosmis albicarpa

5March 2022. Introduction: Glycosmis albicarpa is the recently discovered species of gin berry. About Discovery:…

                                       50th Anniversary of UNEP.

4 March 2022. Introduction: At its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, the United Nations Environment Programme…

Global Plastics Treaty .

3 March 2022. Introduction: In a biggest multilateral environmental deal, 175 countries have agreed to…

Ecuador’s New Species of Orchid .

3 March 2022. Introduction: Researchers have discovered an astounding new species of orchid in the…

Rain Bomb Phenomenon.

1 March 2022. Introduction: There are various types of extreme meteorological events that occur around…

U.S. Report on Sea Level Rise.

 28 Feb 2022. Introduction: According to NOAA-led report, The United States is likely to experience…

Palk Bay Dugong Reserve.

28 February  2022 Introduction: Tamil Nadu government has begun work to set up the first…

Tropical Cyclone Emnati.

26 Feb 2022. Introduction: Cyclone Emnati wreaked havoc on Madagascar. It made landfall just north…

India’s first e-waste eco-park

26 February 2022. Introduction: On February 24, 2022, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish…

What is a ‘Megadrought’?

25 February 2022. Introduction: A megadrought is a drought that lasts at least two decades.…

Euphlyctis jaladhara.

25 February  2022. Introduction; The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Pune, has discovered a new…

China: Two Prehistoric Bird Species.

25 Feb 2022. Introduction: In China, researchers have discovered specimens of two Prehistoric Bird Species.…

Dearc sgiathanach: New Species of Pterosaur.

25 February  2022. Introduction: Researchers have discovered new species of Pterosaurs, who were the first…

Aardvark Calf.

22 Feb 2022. Introduction: A zoo in Cheshire, United Kingdom witnessed the birth of an…

Storm Eunice across Europe

22 February 2022. Introduction: Storm Eunice sparked the first-ever red weather warning in London on…

Recent Study on Pollination of Moths.

21 Feb 2022. Introduction: A study has revealed that moths are essential for pollination in…

UNEP Frontiers Report .

21 Feb 2022. Introduction: The Frontiers Report is released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).…

Indian Army’s Bent-Toed Gecko.

19 Feb 2022. Introduction: A team of researchers recently discovered a new species of bent-toed…

Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Policy.

18 Feb 2022. Introduction: India’s new green hydrogen policy was unveiled, promising cheaper renewable energy,…

Study on Greater Maldive Ridge (GMR).

18 Feb 2022. Introduction: Recently, researchers traced the tectonic evolution of “Greater Maldive Ridge (GMR)”…

Solar Waste Handling in India.

17 Feb 2022 Introduction: While India’s solar power capacity is increasing, the country does not…

High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

12 Feb 2022. Introduction; On February 11, 2022, last day of One Ocean Summit, declaration…

Australia: Designation of Koalas as Endangered species.

11 Feb 2022. Introduction: On February 10, 2022, Australia designated the koala as an endangered…

Kaziranga National Park- Recent Study on Climate Change.

11 Feb 2022. Introduction: According to latest research by scientists from Tezpur University in Tezpur,…

Increase in pollution levels in Mumbai .

9 February 2022. Introduction: Since February 6, 2022, Mumbai has witness high levels of pollution,…

White Cheeked Macaque .

9 Feb 2022. Introduction: The scientists recently found white cheeked macaque in Arunachal Pradesh. The…

Reintroduction of Cheetahs in India.

9 February 2022 Introduction: Government of India has planned to bring disease-free, behaviourally sound Cheetahs…

Loss of Ice in South Col Glacier.

8 Feb 2022. Introduction: A new study highlighted that, Ice on a glacier near the…

Western Ghats: New gecko species.

7 Feb 2022. Introduction: A team of researchers recently discovered a new gecko species in…

Sariska Tiger Reserve-Rise in Tigers.

7 Feb2022. Introduction: The Habitat management was launched in Sariska Tiger Reserve around June 2020.…

Cyclone Barsirai.

7 Feb2022. Introduction: On February 6, 2022, Cyclone Barsirai made landfall on coast of Madagascar,…

Kerala: New species of spider and millipede.

7Feb 2022. Introduction: Researchers of Department of Zoology from Christ College, Irinjalakuda, discovered a new…

Aravalli Biodiversity Park-India’s first OECM site.

6 Feb 2022. Introduction: On World Wetlands Day, that is, on February 2, the Aravalli…

Melting on Mount Everest.

5 Feb 2022. Introduction: Recently scientists found that the highest glacier on the world’s highest…

Chilika Lake Annual survey.

5 Feb 2022. Introduction: The Chilika Development Authority recently held the annual survey at the…

Assam Leopard census.

5 Feb 2022. Introduction: On February 3, 2022, forest department officials have rescued a leopard…

Scomberoides pelagicus: New fish (Pola Vatta)

4 Feb 2022. Introduction: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) recently identified a new…

Ecuador Landslide.

3 Feb 2022. Introduction: Between January 31 — February 1, 2022, heavy rainfall in Ecuador…

Two New Ramsar sites.

3 Feb 2022. Introduction: The Government of India recently added two new Ramsar sites. The…

Uganda Oil Deal.

4 Feb 2022. Introduction: The Chinese and French oil giants have signed an agreement to…

Plastic snowfall in the Alps

2Feb 2022. Introduction: The researchers from Austria, Netherlands and Switzerland have found that trillions of…

Humbertium covidum: New hammerhead flatworm species.

2 Feb 2022. Introduction: Scientists recently discovered Humbertium covidum. These are new flat worn species.…

Climate Change: Early Flowering in UK.

2 Feb 2022. Introduction: According to  a study, climate change is causing plants in United…

Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy

2 Feb 2022. Introduction: The Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean energy was…

New Study on Tree Species.

1 Feb 2022. Introduction: Around hundred scientists from different parts of the world came together…

Neuroterus valhalla: New Wasp species .

1February  2022. Introduction: The Rice University researchers recently discovered a new wasp species called Neuroterus…

Two New Bird Species from Borneo.

1Feb 2022. Introduction: The new bird species, Cyornis and Zosterops, were discovered recently from Borneo. These species were…

India’s Rank in Forest Area Gain.

1 Feb 2022. Introduction: The Economic Survey released by the Department of Economic Affairs recently…

Tahiti Pristine Coral reef.

1 February 2022. Introduction: The scientists have recently discovered a coral reef along the coast…

India’s First Geo Park.

31 January 2022. Introduction: The first geological park of India will be built in Lamheta,…

NASA Ocean Melting Greenland Mission.

Introduction: The ocean waters are melting the glaciers in Greenland as much as the warm…

What is Green Climate Fund for adaptation?

31 January 2022. Introduction: The Green Climate Fund is invested in developing countries. It helps…

Artificial Snow in Beijing Winter Olympics.

29 January 2022. Introduction: China is the first country to host both summer and winter…

Snowfall in the Sahara Desert.

29 January 2022. Introduction: World’s largest desert, The Sahara Desert, witnessed snowfall recently. Highlights Snowfall…