International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2022: The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer also known as World Ozone Day is observed on the 16th of September every year. Key Points: The day aims to raise awareness about the importance and need of the Ozone ...
Ghatiana Dwivarna: A new species of crab, "Ghatiana Dwivarna", has recently been discovered in Yellapur forest of Uttara Kannada district in the Western Ghats region. Key Points: The dual-toned crab, with white head and purple body, has been named Ghatiana Dwivarna (dichromatic). ...
World Water Week 2022: World Water Week is celebrated by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) every year in order to highlight the global water issues and related concerns of international development since 1991. World Water Week 2022 is being observed between 23rd August to 1st Septemb ...
75 Ramsar sites in India: India recently added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites. Key Points: The Ramsar sites covers an area of 13 lakh 26 thousand 677 Hectare in the country in the 75th year of Independence. The 11 new sites include, ...
Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC): The Union Cabinet has approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to be communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Key Points about the Updated NDC: The updated NDC seeks to enhanc ...
New Wetlands Designated as Ramsar Sites: The Union environment ministry on recently announced that India has added 10 more wetlands, taking the total Ramsar sites to 64. Key Highlights: So far, 64 wetlands covering an area of 12,50,361 ha have been designated as Ramsar Sites of Internationa ...
International Tiger Day 2022: The International Tiger Day also known as World Tiger Day is celebrated across the world on July 29 every year. Key Points: This day is observed to raise awareness among the people to protect natural habitats of tigers, raising public awareness on risks and cha ...
Bird Village of Udaipur: Recognised as the “bird village” following community-driven conservation efforts, Menar in Udaipur district in Rajasthan is set to be notified as the state’s new wetland. Key Points: This will pave the way for getting the Ramsar site status f ...
Single-Use Plastics Ban: The Government of India (GoI) has announced the Single use plastic (SUP) ban from July 1, 2022. Key Points: A gazetted notification was issued in 2021 by the Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announcing the plastic ban. The manufacturing ...
Thiomargarita magnifica: In a significant development, researchers have discovered the largest bacterium named 'Thiomargarita magnifica'in the Caribbean, which is an organism that resembles vermicelli. Key Highlights: The bizarre bacterium has been found in several locations in Guad ...
Glischropus meghalayanus: A team of scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Shillong, and Natural History museums of Europe have discovered a new species of bamboo-dwelling bat in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. Key Points: The discovery has been published in the latest issue o ...
“Egg-in-Egg” Phenomenon: A team of researchers from the University of Delhi (DU) has discovered a unique set of fossilized dinosaur eggs with ovum-in-ovo (one egg inside another egg) in Madhya Pradesh which is probably the first time in the fossil history. Key Highlights: The Ov ...
Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022: The Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently inaugurated the Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022 (IDS-2022) – Road Map for Carbon Neutrality by 2070 in New Delhi. Key Details: The ‘Industrial Decarbonization Summit 20 ...
Syllipsimopodi Bideni: Recently, a fossil of a species called Syllipsimopodi bideni was recently discovered in central Montana (US). Key Highlights: It is the earliest known related of today's octopuses, with ten limbs, two of which are twice as long as the other eight. It has been n ...
