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NASA Ocean Melting Greenland Mission

The ocean waters are melting the glaciers in Greenland as much as the warm air is melting them from the above. The Ocean Melting Greenland mission, generally referred...

January 31, 2022

What is Green Climate Fund for adaptation?

The Green Climate Fund is invested in developing countries. It helps the countries to fight against climate change. What are the issues around GCF? The countries are not...

January 31, 2022

Artificial Snow in Beijing Winter Olympics

China is the first country to host both summer and winter Olympic games. China is creating artificial snow flakes for the winter Olympics to be held in 2022....

January 29, 2022

Snowfall in the Sahara Desert

World’s largest desert, The Sahara Desert, witnessed snowfall recently. Highlights Snowfall in Sahara Desert was a rare event. Snow settled on the sand and ice covered the sand...

January 29, 2022

Australia’s new Plan to protect Great Barrier Reef

On January 28, 2022, Australia launched a new plan to protect the climate-ravaged Great Barrier Reef. Key Facts Government launched a USD 700 million package for protecting the...

January 29, 2022

A.P: Mass mortality of spot-billed pelicans

Andhra Pradesh State Forest Department has approached experts from Wildlife Institute of India (WII-Deharadun), Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and Zoological Survey of India (ZSI-Kolkata), for preventing mass...

January 29, 2022

Najafgarh jheel restoration plan

Najafgarh Jheel is a transboundary wetland. It is located along the borders of Delhi and Haryana. The Najafgarh lake is under the control of Delhi. The National Green...

January 25, 2022

Peru Environmental Emergency

Peru is a South American country. The Government of Peru recently declared an environmental emergency due to oil spill. The emergency is to last for 90 – days!...

January 25, 2022

Ramisyllis kingghidorahi: New Species of Branching Worm

The marine biologists recently described the third species of syllid worm. It was named as Ramisyllis kingghidorahi. The species was found in shallow waters of Sado island in...

January 24, 2022

South Bengal Elephant Corridors

The fragmented and patchy forests in south Bengal have become one of the hotspots of human-elephant conflict in India. It has resulted in loss of lives of humans...

January 24, 2022

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