Know the Difference between Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks Context Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks are protected natural habitats, declared by the government of a country according to the regulations…
Context Recently, the Green Bee-Eater was sighted in the Delhi-NCR region. About Green Bee-Eater The Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) is dainty (16-18 cm), bright green in plumage, slender-bodied, with blood-red eyes. Its slim lengthened black bill is…
Context Experts have slammed a recent move of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) — a government-appointed committee responsible for appraisal of proposals of genetically engineered organisms — giving its…
Context Camera traps have captured footage of three tigers in an area of western Thailand where the animals have not been spotted in the past four years. Key Details There…
Context Dingoes have grown six-nine per cent in size in the last eight decades, according to recent research. And some experts are looking into the possibility of pesticides playing a…
Context The owl conservation efforts of a non-profit at a core area inside Maharashtra’s Melghat Tiger Reserve came into question over the conservation of the endemic forest owlet and other…
Context Alpine plants in southwest China’s Hengduan mountain range could be nearly 30 million years old, the oldest alpine flora anywhere in the world. Key Details Researchers compared the tectonic…
Context Hoolock Gibbons, the only species of apes found in India, are threatened with extinction in the Ukhrul and Kamjong districts of Manipur. Key Details The two districts used to…
Context Recently, thousands of trees lay dead and strewn around the western parts of the Nilgiri Plateau in southern India. Key Details On August 8, 2019, the Avalanche and Emerald…
Context When scientists first unearthed fossils of a horned dinosaur called Centrosaurus in the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park in Canada’s Alberta province in 1989, they spotted a badly malformed…
