Ministry of AYUSH sign agreement to boost Medicinal Plant Cultivation

On September 24, 2020, the National Medicinal Plants Board operating under the Ministry of AYUSH signed a Memorandum of Understanding with major Herbal industrial bodies and other major AYUSH industries to promote medicinal plant cultivation. ..

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Botanical Survey of India • Medicinal plants • Ministry of Ayush • NAtional AYUSH Mission • national medicinal plants board

India attends Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity

On September 24, 2020, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change represented India at the Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity that was held virtually. The dialogue was hosted by China. Highlights The dialogue ..

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Important Days & Events in Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences

Topics: Biodiversity • Biological Diversity • conference of parties • Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals • Cop • Land Degradation • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Standards for Safety Evaluation of vehicles propelled by Hydrogen Fuel Cells

On September 24, 2020, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued the Standards for Safety Evaluation of vehicles propelled by Hydrogen Fuel Cells. About the new rules According to the new rules, the ..

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: BIS standards • Electric vehicle • Fuel cell • Fuel cell vehicle • Hydrogen

380 whales dead due to Mass Stranding in Australia

On September 23, 2020, around 380 whales died in southern Australia due to mass stranding. The complete pod of Pilot whales that were stuck in Macquarie Harbour have perished. Highlights Mass Stranding of whales is ..

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Australia • International Whaling Commission • mass stranding • New Zealand • Tasmania • whale beaching • whales

Cyanobacteria: Cause of death in 330 Botswana Elephants

More than 330 elephants died in Botswana. The first mass death of these elephants were reported in May 2020 when a group of 169 elephants were found dead. Later in July 2020, another 281 were ..

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: African elephant • Botswana • cyanobacteria • Elephant • Great Elephant Census • IUCN • IUCN Red List

What are Medicanes?

The Mediterranean hurricanes are called medicanes. The scientists have recently warned that these hurricanes have now become more frequent lately. This is mainly due to human induced climate change. How are medicanes different from tropical ..

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Climate change • Eastern Mediterranean • mediterranean sea • Sea surface temperature • Tropical cyclones