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In a move to boost gas infrastructure activities in India, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has unveiled the National Dossiers and Draft City Gas Distribution (CGD) Policy for states. The Prime Minister has laid the foundation for the ninth bidding for city gas distribution (CGD) projects, under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), covering 129 districts and 65 geographical areas (GAs). What is natu... .
Updated on 27 January, 2020
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The Mongolian geese have been sighted in plenty in Kondajji lake which is 14 km away from their earlier abode at Kundavada lake in Davangere (Karnataka). Why they Abandoned the Kundavada lake?: Indiscriminate use of fertilizers and pesticides in the nearby fields has made feeding on agricultural fields dangerous. This has also polluted lake water. Conversion of agricultural lands into Residential complexes has caused a shortage of food for the... .
Updated on 27 January, 2020
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The Zoological Survey of India has discovered a new snake eel species, eighth one of the Ophichthus genera found on the Indian coast The newly discovered marine species has been named Ophichthus Kailash Chandra to honour the vast contributions of Dr Kailash Chandra, Director of ZSI. Features of the species lives at a depth of around 50 metres in the sea Individuals of this species are around 420 mm to 462 mm in length They are light brown ... .
Updated on 25 January, 2020
Rising CO2 Levels And Floods - According to a study conducted by scientists risk of extreme floods or storms are rising due to increased CO2 level. Key findings: After every 13 years risk of extreme floods and storms double. The rate at which Carbon dioxide is building up in the atmosphere is catastrophic for India. Increase in disaster: “hydro-meteorological” disasters intense in the category could increase in number by 5.4% annually. On ... .
Updated on 24 January, 2020
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With intensifying agricultural practices, urbanization and pressures from mining and deforestation, the precious eastern ghats habitat of endemic and rare, endangered and threatened (RET) species could be reduced, even leading to species loss, notes a new study. Background: The broken hill-ranges of the Eastern Ghats spread across Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, are home to unique ecosystems. Though it has over... .
Updated on 20 January, 2020
The Afforestation drive undertaken by Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has resulted in the plantation of 70 lakh sapling of threatened tree species which have high traditional value. Madhya Pradesh, according to the India State of Forest Report, 2019, has the largest forest cover of 77,482.49 sq. km in the country. Of the 216 naturally occurring tree species in the State, 32 face the threat of extinction. Significance: A Paradigm Shift... .
Updated on 20 January, 2020
