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‘Prakriti’: Environmental Awareness Mascot

On 5th April 2022, a mascot named ‘Prakriti’ was launched by Bhupendra Yadav, Union environment minister. This mascot was launched with the aim of spreading awareness among the...

April 6, 2022

IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report- Highlights

The latest series of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report has highlighted that without immediate emissions reductions across all sectors, it would be difficult...

April 5, 2022

Arunachal Pradesh: Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

To develop the State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (SBSAP) a pact has been inked by Arunachal Pradesh with WWF India. The SBSAP will be aligning with the...

April 4, 2022

India’s Warmest Days in 121 Years

The analysis of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has shown that India has recorded its warmest March days, on average, in 121 years. The maximum temperature across the...

April 2, 2022

Rough-toothed Dolphins

Rough-toothed dolphins are dolphin species that are generally founded in the tropical and deep warm waters around the globe. In 1823, Georges Cuvier first described this species. Overview:...

March 28, 2022

Warming of Tropical Indian Ocean

Jitendra Singh, MoS Ministry of Earth Sciences, has told Rajya Sabha that a rapid increase in ocean warming has been experienced by the tropical Indian Ocean. It has...

March 28, 2022

Kerala: Identification of New Marine Species

A new Carangid species has been identified by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) from the Indian coast of Kerala. Overview: This newly identified fish belongs to...

March 26, 2022

Wildlife Conservation Bond

The world’s first wildlife bond has been issued by the World Bank, raising USD 150 million that will partly be used for the conservation of South Africa’s black...

March 26, 2022

Study: Fish in Great Barrier Reef Fading

Due to climate change, the oceans are heating up and corals are continuing to bleach which is causing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef’s fish communities to fade and lose...

March 26, 2022

UN-WMO Goal for Climate Early Warning Systems

A project has been announced by the United Nations to put every individual on the planet in early weather-warning systems range within the next five years as natural...

March 24, 2022

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