About Coral reefs Coral reefs are large underwater structures composed of the skeletons of colonial marine invertebrates called coral. The coral species that build reefs are known as hermatypic, or “hard,” corals because they extract calcium carbonate (CaCO3) from seawater …
About Environmental Performance Index(EPI)? The EPI is an international ranking system of countries based on their environmental health. It is a biennial index, first started in 2002 as the Environment Sustainability Index by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with …
What’s the news? The country’s delegates expressed a strong intervention at the ongoing climate conference in Bonn, Germany regarding Loss and damage due to climate change is now a lived reality in India that requires massive funding to prepare for …
About Ramsar Convention Ramsar Convention is the Convention on Wetlands that was signed in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar is an intergovernmental environmental treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. It is the only global treaty …
What’s the news? According to the Union Environment ministry, the Central government will for the first time this year present a unified count of the tiger, leopard and elephant populations of the country. News in detail The tiger survey is …
What’s in the news? International Day for Biological Diversity was celebrated on May 23. The United Nations General Assembly designated May 22 as International Day for Biological Diversity in December 2000. The day is celebrated to raise awareness about the …
About GIB Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is one of the heaviest flying birds endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Protection Status: I UCN Red List: Critically Endangered; CITES: Appendix I; Wildlife Protection Act (1972): Schedule I. Historically, the great Indian bustard …
Asiatic cheetah is classified as a “critically endangered” species by the IUCN Red List, and is believed to survive only in Iran. Asiatic cheetahs were once widespread across India but were eradicated in the country as they were hunted for …
About Considered the world’s most colorful waterfowl, the Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a migratory avian species native to east Asia, primarily China but has established populations throughout Western Europe. The Mandarin duck breeds in eastern Siberia, China, and Japan …
About GIB Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is one of the heaviest flying birds endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Protection Status: IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered; CITES: Appendix I; Wildlife Protection Act (1972): Schedule I. Historically, the great Indian bustard was …