Biodiversity Current Affairs, GK & News
Maharashtra Gene Bank Project
Recently, Maharashtra Cabinet approved the ‘Maharashtra Gene Bank’, a first-of-its-kind project in India. What is the objective of the Maharashtra Gene Bank Project? To conserve genetic resources in Maharashtra including marine diversity, seeds of local crops, and animal diversity. What are the seven themes of the project? The ‘Maharashtra Gene Bank Project’ will work on ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • Gene Bank • Germplasm • MSBB
Western Ghats: New gecko species
A team of researchers recently discovered a new gecko species in the Western Ghats of Kerala. The species has been named as Hemidactylus easai. The species was named after the former director of the Kerala Forest and Research Institute P S Easa. About the new species The species was found in the drier regions of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • Forest • Gecko species • Kerala • New Species • Western Ghats
Aravalli Biodiversity Park-India’s first OECM site
On World Wetlands Day, that is, on February 2, the Aravalli Biodiversity Park was announced as the first Other Effective Area – based Conservation Measures site, OECM site. What is OECM? The OECM tag is provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN. According to IUCN, the OECM sites are not protected but ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Aravalli Range • Biodiversity • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • IUCN • OECM • World Wetland Day
Scomberoides pelagicus: New fish (Pola Vatta)
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) recently identified a new Vatta species. The new fish is called Scomberoides pelagicus. About the new fish The new fish belongs to queen fish group. It is localled called Pola vatta. The fish has a concave dorsal head, deep ovate body. The number of gill rakers in this ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • Fisheries • Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) • New Species • pola vatta • queen fish
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! What happened? Around six thousand barrels of oil were spilled into the Pacific Ocean. A tanker of Repsol, a Spanish Energy firm, was transporting oil to Vantinalla ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • CITES • humboldt current • Humboldt Penguin • Hunga Tonga • Hunga Tonga Hunga Taapai • IUCN • Oil spill • Peru • Tonga • Tsunami • Vulnerable