Current Affair Category: Environment & Ecology

The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, represents the most significant legislative reform in India’s nuclear sector since the 1960s. Its core objective is to open the tightly restricted civil nuclear power sector to private and foreign participation to achieve ambitious energy targets. The bill is designed to […]

Why in News? The Earth Sciences Ministry stated in the Lok Sabha that offshore blocks made available for mineral mining to private companies were carved out after excluding regions known to be Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). This statement came in response to political protests, particularly in Kerala, against the proposed auction. Context: The assurance follows […]

This news article discusses a 14-year study on the long-billed vulture ($Gyps$ $indicus$) in the Kaghaznagar Forest Division of Telangana, India. The main finding is that these critically endangered birds are breeding less successfully, and their population is rapidly declining. Key Points from the Study:  Long-billed vultures ($Gyps$ $indicus$), which are slow-reproducing (typically one nestling […]

MOUNT SEMERU, among the most active of Indonesia’s 120 live volcanoes, erupted recently, spewing hot clouds of volcanic ash and debris. Volcanoes erupt because of how heat moves beneath Earth’s surface. Deep within the planet, it is so hot that rocks slowly melt to become a thick, flowing substance called magma. Since it is lighter […]

Why in News ? A recent IUCN report released at the Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi warns that India’s dugongs (sea cows) face a growing risk of extinction. Key findings: · Found mainly in the Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Mannar–Palk Bay, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, their survival outlook is grim: long-term survival […]

A new ‘country platform’ is expected to help India tap Green Climate Fund resources more easily; the fund has faced criticism from developing countries for its complex disbursal procedures and lack of technical support to avail it   India was among the 13 countries and a regional alliance of African countries that announced plans to […]

Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2026: ✔️ Publisher • Germanwatch (annual index assessing extreme weather events on countries) How does CRI work? • Evaluates the long-term vulnerability of countries to extreme weather events • Measured through: • Lives lost • Economic losses (USD) • Number of extreme events • Long-term averages (1995–2024) Global Findings (1995–2024) • […]

Why in News? India and Botswana has recently formally announced the translocation of eight cheetahs from the African nation during the state visit of President Droupadi Murmu.The two heads of state will preside over an event where five of the eight captured cheetahs will be released into a quarantine facility at the Mokolodi nature reserve. […]

However, in per capita terms, India’s emissions remained less than half the global average. Key facts : In 2024, India registered the largest absolute increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among all countries compared to the previous year. India was the third largest overall emitter of GHGs in 2024, behind only China and the United […]

Rhesus Macaque to be Protected under Wildlife Act, 1972: The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) which is headed by the Union Environment Minister has recently proposed the re-inclusion of Rhesus Macaque species of monkeys under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 to again, give statutory protection, enforcement against illegal […]