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ENVIRONMENT - April 2016

Apr 2016

Jun 05, 2025

India's Ramsar Site Tally Touches 91 as Two more Rajasthan Wetlands Gain Recognition

On the eve of World Environment Day, India added two more wetlands—Khichan in Phalodi and Menar in Udaipur—to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. With these additions, India's total count of Ramsar Sites now stands at 91.
Bhupender Yadav, Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Lok Sabha MP from Alwar announced the news.
A Ramsar Site is a wetland designated as being of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an intergovernmental treaty adopted in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The convention aims to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands to maintain their ecological character and benefits for current and future generations.

Jun 04, 2025

Telangana Notifies Kumram Bheem Conservation Reserve to Boost Tiger Corridor

The Telangana State government declared the tiger corridor area connecting the Kawal Tiger Reserve in the State with the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra as 'Kumram Bheem Conservation Reserve', as per the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Spanning nearly 1,493 sq. km, this newly declared reserve strengthens efforts to protect India's big cat population and other critical biodiversity in the central Indian landscape.

Jun 03, 2025

Mount Etna Erupts as Large Plumes Rise from Volcano

Italy's Mount Etna erupted, with large plumes of ash and smoke seen rising from the volcano.
A number of explosions of increasing intensity were recorded, Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) Etna Observatory said.
Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes, so eruptions are not uncommon and its outbursts rarely cause significant damage or injury.

Jun 01, 2025

Global Temperature Likely to Breach 1.5°C in Next Five Years

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has raised a serious warning about climate change. According to a recent report, there is a 70% chance that global temperatures will cross the 1.5°C limit above pre-industrial levels between the years 2025 and 2029.
The WMO's report titled "Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update (2025-2029)," says that the Earth's average temperature between 2025 and 2029 could be between 1.2°C and 1.9°C above pre-industrial levels.
This prediction is based on current climate trends.
Also, there is an 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will break the record set in 2024, which was already the hottest year ever recorded.

May 30, 2025

Hyderabad's 16-Year-Old Vishwanath Karthikey Padakanti Scales the Globe- Youngest Indian to Compl...

Hyderabad teenager Vishwanath Karthikey Padakanti has become the youngest Indian and the second youngest person in the world to complete the legendary 7 Summits challenge – scaling the highest peak on each continent, a feat that ranks among the most prestigious in global mountaineering.
Considered the toughest of mountaineering expeditions, Vishwanath scaled Mount Everest, the final frontier, to complete the remarkable achievement aged 16 years, six months and 27 days.
Vishwanath had scaled Aconcagua (highest peak in South America), Denali (North America), Mount Elbrus (Europe), Kilimanjaro (Africa) and Mount Kosciuszko (Australia) earlier.

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