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World Wildlife Day 2023
World Wildlife Day is celebrated on March 3 by the United Nations. The main objective of the celebrations is to increase awareness of wild flora and fauna. Why is World Wildlife Day celebrated on March 3? Because the CITES – ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
CITES Database on red sanders smuggling
The Red Sanders are endemic to Eastern Ghats of India. Today they have become threatened and are found in very few spots of Andhra Pradesh. Red Sanders grow in red soil and rocky fallow lands. They prefer hot and dry ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Mass Mortality of Olive Ridley Turtles in Andhra
The villagers in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh reported that hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles were washed ashore. This is the annual breeding season of Olive Ridley turtles, that is, between February and March. During this time, the females ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs
CITES COP19 Downgrades Status of Southern White Rhinos
In a major hurdle to Africa’s rhino conservation efforts, CITES COP19 has recently accepted the proposal to downgrade the status of southern white rhinos from Appendix I to Appendix II. Why was the white rhino’s conservation status downgraded? A proposal ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Leith’s Softshell Turtle
India’s proposal to increase the protection of Leith’s softshell turtle was approved at the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP 19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
World Wildlife Trade Report
The first-ever World Wildlife Trade Report was released at the 19th Conference of Parties to CITES, which is being held in Panama from November 14 to 25 this year. This conference is the fourth such meeting to be held in ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Red-crowned Roofed Turtle – Update (November, 2022)
India has proposed improving the protection of the red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). About red-crowned roofed turtle Red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) is a freshwater turtle native to India and ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill 2021
Lok Sabha passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 on August 2, 2022. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 17, 2021. It will amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Key provisions of the Bill include; ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs