Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) Context: The much-awaited tiger safari project of the Uttarakhand government is under scanner after a Forest Survey of India (FSI) report stated that over 6,000 trees were illegally cut in the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) against the permission for 163 for […]
Installing Pollution Control Technologies to Thermal Plants Context: Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) extended the deadline for installing pollution control technologies in the country’s thermal power plants (TPPs). This was the third time that the Ministry has extended the deadline […]
Challenges of Translocating the Big Cats Context: Today, a modified passenger B-747 Jumbo Jet will take off from Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, Namibia, for Jaipur. On board will be eight Namibian wild cheetahs, five females and three males. in the 1960s the trend […]
Project cheetah to reestablish the species in its historical range in India. Reintroduction of wild species particularly the Cheetah is being undertaken as per the IUCN guidelines and the processes like disease screening, quarantine of release candidates as well as transportation of live wild animals […]
Stepping back from an ecological abyss For Mains What are the causes of concern for environment in India According to NITI Aayog, “600 million people in India face high to extreme water stress… with nearly 70% of water being contaminated; India is placed at 120th […]
Risking all for The Love of Aravalis For Prelims About Aravalis They are spread across Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Delhi, over a total of 692 kilometre (km). There are divided into two main ranges, Sambhar Sirohi Range and the Sambhar Khetri Range. They are fold […]
Cheetahs likely to arrive in Kuno before August 15 For Prelims African Cheetah: IUCN Status – Vulnerable CITES – Appendix 1 Asiatic Cheetah: IUCN Status – Critically Endangered CITES – Appendix 1 The cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952. Kuno National Park […]
India’s Climate Imperative The current issue The rise in number of climate related calamities such as heatwaves that scorched Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and New Delhi this year; torrential downpours in south India have again shifted the focus towards Climate Change from pandemic. The warning […]
Why is Kerala protesting Supreme Court’s ESZ notification For Prelims Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala Established in 2020. For mains What is ESZ Eco-Sensitive Zones or Ecologically Fragile Areas are areas within 10 kms around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. ESZs are notified […]
Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) had issued a draft notification which demarcated large parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and as eco-sensitive areas. About ESA: A report from the Kasturirangan committee from 2013 recommended classifying […]