UNEP Report: Disruptions from Space Activity
17 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The UNEP report “Navigating New Horizons — A Global Foresight Report on Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing,” highlights major...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
FAO Report on Climate Change Risks to Marine Ecosystems and Fisheries
16 July 2024 | blogwebContext: A recent report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) predicts that unless emissions are...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Understanding Coral Bleaching: Threats to the Great Barrier Reef
16 July 2024 | blogwebContext: A recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters highlights the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)...
Current Affairs
New York City’s Trash Revolution: Role in Promoting a Circular Economy
15 July 2024 | blogwebContext: New York City’s long-awaited new trash cans have been unveiled, nearly two years after the city spent $1.6 million...
Current Affairs
Valorisation of Dredged Sediments
15 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW) has sanctioned a research project titled “Valorisation of Dredged Sediments.” ...
Current Affairs
The Rising Demand for Air Conditioning: Environmental Costs, and Global Transformations
15 July 2024 | blogwebContext: A severe heatwave combined with high humidity is significantly boosting air conditioner sales nationwide. India’s rapidly growing AC market...
Current Affairs
Salvinia Molesta
15 July 2024 | blogwebContext: An exotic beetle Cyrtobagus salvinia released in the 2,800-acre Sarani reservoir has eradicated the invasive weed Salvinia molesta within...
Current Affairs
Oil Exploration and Production in India
13 July 2024 | blogwebContext: A joint working group ( JWG) has been constituted to improve ease of doing business in the exploration and...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Floral Waste Boosting Circular Economy
12 July 2024 | blogwebContext: India’s transition to sustainability and a circular economy emphasises waste-to-wealth initiatives. Utilising composting pits in temples and engaging Temple...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis Reveals Insights into Solid-State Battery Degradation
12 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Researchers from HZB and Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, have developed a new method using photoelectron spectroscopy at BESSY II to monitor...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
IUCN Red List Update: Reptiles and Cacti Closer to Extinction
11 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The IUCN has warned about the threats posed by invasive species and illegal trade to reptiles and cacti. ...
Current Affairs
Climate Change Fueled Hurricane Beryl’s Record Early Intensification
10 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Hurricane Beryl set a record as the earliest Category 5 storm in the Atlantic hurricane season. More on...
Current Affairs
Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994
10 July 2024 | blogwebContext: On June 26, a Supreme Court Vacation Bench directed the Delhi government and DDA to take effective measures to...
Current Affairs
Species in News: Vaquita
10 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The vaquita, the world’s most endangered marine mammal, is on the brink of extinction. Recent survey data reveals a...
Current Affairs
Species in News: Pearl Spot Fish
10 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos) is set to launch a genome editing initiative aimed at...
Current Affairs
Species in News: Python
08 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, two women were killed and swallowed by reticulated pythons, an occurrence often found in...
Current Affairs
Species in News: Maoson horned frog
08 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The study, led by scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Shillong and Pune, discovered a new horned frog species in Tale...
Current Affairs
Thazhakara Panchayat’s second volume of People’s Biodiversity Register
08 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Thazhakara Panchayat (Kerala) has published the second volume of the People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR). More on News: Three...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability
06 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The four-day Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability (GCPRS) focusing on addressing plastic waste management, recycling, and sustainability...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Alaska’s Glaciers Nearing Irreversible Tipping Point
05 July 2024 | blogwebContext: A recent study shows that major icefields spanning the United States Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia have been melting...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Megafauna Extinctions
04 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Over the past 50,000 years, land vertebrate faunas have undergone significant losses, particularly of large species known as megafauna....
