News: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released the latest Global Forest Resources Assessment(FRA). Facts: The FAO has brought out this comprehensive assessment every five years since 1990. Aim: To assess the state of forests, their conditions and management for all member countries. Key Takeaways: Highest Forest Area: The 10 countries that have recorded maximum… Continue reading India among top 10 countries gaining forest area in the world: FAO
Category: Factly: Environment
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the Environment. You can find all relevant Environment related updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
UN World Wildlife Crime Report
News: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) has released the World Wildlife Crime Report 2020. Facts: The first World Wildlife Crime Report was released in 2016 which represented the first ever report of this nature. Aim: To present wildlife crime situations with a focus on illicit trafficking of specific protected species of wild… Continue reading UN World Wildlife Crime Report
Union Minister launches National Transit Pass System Portal
News: Union Environment Minister has launched the National Transit Pass System Portal. Facts: Aim: To bring ease of doing business by issuing pan India transit passes online for seamless movement of timber, bamboo and other minor forest produce without physically going to forest offices.
Lonar lake turned pink due to ‘Haloarchaea’ microbes: Probe
News: According to the Agharkar Research Institute, the colour of Lonar lake water turned pink due to a large presence of ‘Haloarchaea’ microbes. Facts: Haloarchaea or Halophilic archaea: It is a bacteria culture which produces pink pigment and is found in water saturated with salt. However,the colour of the lake is returning to original as… Continue reading Lonar lake turned pink due to ‘Haloarchaea’ microbes: Probe
Union Home Minister to launch Vriksharopan Abhiyan
News: Union Home Minister will launch Vriksharopan Abhiyan in the presence of Union Minister of Coal. Facts: Vriksharopan Abhiyan: It is a tree plantation campaign organized by the Ministry of Coal. Purpose: It involves all Coal/Lignite PSUs carrying out large scale plantations in mines, colonies, offices and other suitable areas and the seedlings will also… Continue reading Union Home Minister to launch Vriksharopan Abhiyan
Why Assam faces floods every year
News: Assam is reeling from another devastating flood.Over 35 lakh people across 28 of the state’s 33 districts are now affected due to flooding. Facts: Floods: It is an overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.Floods can happen during heavy rains when ocean waves come on shore, when snow melts quickly or when… Continue reading Why Assam faces floods every year
Mobile app KURMA helps save turtles in India
News: Union Environment Minister has hailed the KURMA mobile application as a unique tool for tracking and reporting Indian turtles. Facts: KURMA App: It is aimed at turtle conservation by providing users a database to identify a species but also provides the location of the nearest rescue centre for turtles across the country. Developed by:… Continue reading Mobile app KURMA helps save turtles in India
Kaziranga National Park
News: The flooding in the Kaziranga National Park has caused the death of over 85 animals. Facts: Kaziranga National Park: It is located in the State of Assam and is the single largest undisturbed and representative area in the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain. The park was declared as a National Park in 1974 and was also… Continue reading Kaziranga National Park
Maharashtra seeks alternative route for rail line through Melghat Tiger Reserve
News: Maharashtra has asked the Union government for an alternate alignment to be considered for the upgradation of the railway line passing through Melghat Tiger Reserve(MTR). Facts: Melghat Tiger Reserve: It lies in Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra bordering Madhya Pradesh.It is also a part of the Satpura-Maikal landscape. Vegetation: The forests are… Continue reading Maharashtra seeks alternative route for rail line through Melghat Tiger Reserve
Overharvesting turns ‘Himalayan viagra’ into a ‘vulnerable’ species
News: The world’s costliest fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis also known as Himalayan Viagra has entered the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s(IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Facts: Ophiocordyceps sinensis: It is a caterpillar fungus endemic to the Himalayan and Tibetan plateau and found in China, Bhutan, Nepal and India. In India, it is primarily found… Continue reading Overharvesting turns ‘Himalayan viagra’ into a ‘vulnerable’ species