Current Affair Category: Environment & Ecology

After a few hesitant steps following a long flight from Prague, three Przewalski horses galloped off for the first time into the Kazakh steppe — the native habitat of this endangered species:  About the Kazakh Steppe: It also known as the Great Steppe, is a vast region of open grassland in Central Asia . Covering […]

Report calls for need to provide regular data on how ocean warming is evolving and its impacts; this is needed to support the decade challenge for healthy and resilient oceans/ The oceans play a key role in regulating climate. Yet the world’s understanding is still insufficient to design solutions for multiple ocean crises and validate […]

Why in News ? India celebrated World Environment Day with the addition of the Nagi Bird Sanctuary and the Nakti Bird Sanctuary in Bihar to the global list of important wetlands. These newly designated Ramsar sites are man-made reservoirs located in the Jhajha forest range of Jamui district in Bihar. Their catchments feature dry deciduous […]

Why in News ? The electricity Trade volume on IEX has jumped to 29 % in May 2024. IEX is India’s premier energy marketplace. It functions as an electronic platform for buying and selling electricity, renewable energy certificates, and energy-saving certificates. Launched in 2008, it has revolutionized power trading in India by: Facilitating Efficient Price […]

Why in News ? Subsidiary Bodies (SB60), formally called the 60th meetings of the Subsidiary Bodies, is a crucial event under the umbrella of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) . It’s essentially a preparatory meeting held biannually in June, with another session coinciding with each annual Conference of the Parties (COP) […]

The UAE announced the launch of Alterra, a groundbreaking US $30 billion investment fund for transformative climate partnerships at COP28, providing a major impetus to finance the energy transition on the second day of the UN climate summit. The launch of the investment vehicle is a “defining moment” in the history of global climate finance, […]

Why in News ? Twelve countries and European Space Agency (ESA) have recently signed the Zero Debris Charter (ZDC). About ZDC: The Zero Debris Charter (ZDC) is a new initiative launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in November 2023. It’s the first of its kind to bring together a wide range of space agencies […]

Why in News? More than half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse, with nearly one in five facing severe risk, according to the findings of the first global mangrove assessment. Climate change threatens one-third (33 per cent) of the mangrove ecosystems, according to the study done using the International Union for […]

 Why in News ? Barely two weeks after Cyclone Hidaya struck the East African coastline, Cyclone Laly  has recntly wreaked havoc in the region killing two people in Kenya and impacting dozens in Somalia. Cyclone Laly, which intensified from a tropical storm, unleashed strong winds, heavy rain and high waves across the West Indian Ocean […]

Why in News ? According to the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) , about half of the world’s rangelands are degraded and need policy interventions, and communities depending on them need focused support. Key points of the report: Nearly 50% of the world’s rangelands can be considered “degraded” and are facing a “silent […]