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Radioactive Pollution

In light of the debate surrounding the proper method for disposing radioactive water from Fukushima site, the effect of atomic bomb testing and radioactive wastes’ dumping on the...

March 18, 2020

Fukushima Radioactive Wastes

Japan is to release 1.2 million litres of cooling water contaminated with radioactive wastes into the ocean off the coast of Fukushima. Fukushima Accident The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear...

March 18, 2020

TRAFFIC and SAWEN

TRAFFIC recently released a report on the status of conservation of Red Panda. It recommended use of platforms like SAWEN for conservation efforts. TRAFFIC TRAFFIC is ‘Wildlife Trade...

March 11, 2020

Reintroduction of Burbot

The burbot, a freshwater predatory cod, is to be reintroduced into the freshwater habitats of UK after half a century. Burbot It is the only cod fish that...

March 10, 2020

Coral Bleaching

Scientists have warned that the corals in the Great Barrier Reef region are at a risk of being bleached due to the upcoming period of heat stress. Great...

March 8, 2020

Black Carbon & Glaciers

A recent study found that the concentration of black carbon in the Gangotri Glacier increased by 400 times in summer and had triggered the glacial melt. Sources of...

March 6, 2020

World Wildlife Day

March 3rd is observed as the World Wildlife Day. The 2020 observation is on the theme of ‘Sustaining all life on earth’. CITES: March 3rd is observed as...

March 5, 2020

Mahseer Conservation

Mahseer, one of the most iconic freshwater fishes of Asia is being imperilled by misidentification, release into the wrong waters, dam construction etc. Mahseer Fish: Mahseer is a...

March 3, 2020

Watermelon snow

Snow off coast of Antarctica’s northern-most peninsular region took on a reddish tinge over the past few weeks due to algal activity. What is watermelon snow? Watermelon snow...

February 29, 2020

Definition of Environment

The word environ means, in French, to surround, envelop, encircle or enclose. Environ means surrounding and “ment” means action, i.e., environment is the interaction between man and nature....

February 17, 2020

Forest Dieback

Forest dieback which is also called Waldsterben is the process by which the woody trees of a forest starts to deteriorate due to various reasons like climate change,...

February 14, 2020

International Mountain Day 2019

The International Mountain Day was adopted in 1992 as a part of the action plan Agenda 21 of the conference on Environment and Development. In 2002, the United...

December 11, 2019

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