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ENVIRONMENT - June 2022

Jun 2022

Aug 08, 2024

Government Declares New Peacock Sanctuaries in Karnataka, Kerala

The Central Government declared Adichunchanagiri in Karnataka and Choolannuar in Kerala as Peacock Sanctuary.
Declaring Adichunchanagiri and Choolannuar as Peacock Sanctuaries is an important move to protect peafowl (peacocks) and their habitats. Sanctuaries offer a safe space where these birds can live and thrive without human disturbance.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has taken several steps to boost peacock conservation. These include setting up breeding and conservation centers aimed at increasing the peafowl population. Peacocks, which are India's national bird, are important for biodiversity and cultural heritage. Their conservation helps maintain ecological balance and preserves India's natural heritage.

As Big Cat Population Plummets, Chhattisgarh Approves Country's Third Largest Tiger Reserve

With its tiger population plunging in recent years, Chhattisgarh cleared a long-pending proposal to notify a new tiger reserve – the third largest in the country.
The Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve, which integrates an existing national park with a wildlife sanctuary, is Chhattisgarh's fourth reserve for the big cats. It spans 2,829 square kilometres across four northern districts of the state.
The decision came after the Chhattisgarh High Court, while hearing a PIL in July, granted four weeks to the state government to clear its stand on declaring that area a tiger reserve.
The state cabinet merged the regions of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and the Tamor Pingla Sanctuary, located in the districts of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Koriya, Surajpur and Balrampur, to create the new reserve.

Aug 06, 2024

SC Panel: Bar Pvt Vehicles in Sariska Reserve, Raise Tiger Protection Force

To protect tigers and their habitats in Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR), Rajasthan, from adverse impacts of vehicular traffic, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court recommended a ban on entry of private vehicles by March 2025 and the creation of a special tiger protection force.
The STR sees heavy traffic of unregulated vehicles as a large number of devotees visit the numerous temples inside the reserve, including the famous Pandupol temple that is located 22 km inside the core area.
The CEC has recommended using electric shuttle buses in lieu of ban on private vehicles and said that other options of transportation such as tramway, elevated road, motorable twin tunnel or ropeway could be considered based on feasibility studies.

Aug 05, 2024

World's Biggest Iceberg Spins in Ocean Trap

Something remarkable happened to A23a, the world's biggest iceberg.
For months now it has been spinning on the spot just north of Antarctica when really it should be racing along with Earth's most powerful ocean current.
Scientists say the frozen block, which is more than twice the size of Greater London, has been captured on top of a huge rotating cylinder of water.
It's a phenomenon oceanographers call a Taylor Column - and its possible A23a might not escape its jailer for years.

Aug 04, 2024

Govt Issues 5th Draft Notification to Declare over 56k sq km of Western Ghats Eco-sensitive

The Centre issued a fifth draft notification to declare over 56,800 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states, including 13 villages in Kerala's landslide-hit Wayanad, Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), inviting suggestions and objections within 60 days.
The draft notification proposes to declare 9,993.7 sq km in Kerala, including 13 villages in two talukas of the landslide-hit district, ecologically sensitive.
Overall, the notification includes 449 sq km in Gujarat, 17,340 sq km in Maharashtra, 1,461 sq km in Goa, 20,668 sq km in Karnataka, 6,914 sq km in Tamil Nadu, and 9,993.7 sq km in Kerala in the proposed ESA.

Scientists Discover Six Gecko Species in Northeast India

Scientists and researchers have discovered six new species of bent-toed gecko, a type of small lizard, in the north-eastern region.
Two of the new species were found in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland each, while one each was discovered in Manipur and Mizoram. The discoveries were made in tiger reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, reserve forests and abandoned 'jhum' (shifting cultivation) areas in the four north-eastern states.
Scientists and researchers from Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India (WII), the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, and London-based Natural History Museum discovered the new species.

Aug 03, 2024

IICA and HP Launch First Batch of 'HP Future Impact Leader - IICA Certified ESG Professional Prog...

The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) in collaboration with HP India, launched the inaugural batch of the "HP Future Impact Leader – IICA Certified Environmental-Social-Governance (ESG) Professional Programme", in Manesar, Haryana. The event marked a pivotal step towards cultivating leaders to drive sustainable and responsible business practices to benchmark the impact of leadership in India.

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