Environment & Biodiversity

Snow Leopard
- By edvanceupsc
- . January 21, 2023
Recently 4 snow leopards were spotted in a rare sighting in Himachal Pradesh. About Snow Leopard It is found in the mountainous regions of central and southern

India’s concerns regarding China’s proposed Medog Hydropower Project in Tibet
- By edvanceupsc
- . January 21, 2023
Concerns over China’s proposed 60,000 MW hydropower in Medog, Tibet are influencing the design of a proposed hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district.

Greater Scaup sighted in Manipur’s Loktak lake after 90 years
- By edvanceupsc
- . January 20, 2023
A rare species of duck, Greater Scaup, was recently sighted in Loktak lake in Manipur’s Bishnupur district after a gap of over 90 years. About

Spot Bellied Eagle Owl
- By edvanceupsc
- . January 20, 2023
Spot Bellied Eagle Owl was recently spotted in Seshachalam forest of Andhra Pradesh for the first time. About Spot Bellied Eagle Owl Scientific name: Bubo nipalensis

Indian Star Tortoise
- By edvanceupsc
- . January 20, 2023
A recent study on the Indian star tortoise distributed across South Asia has revealed that the genetic diversity of the species as well as its

Sedge Warbler
- By edvanceupsc
- . January 20, 2023
Birders and ornithologists recently in the State of Kerala spotted a migratory bird the Sedge Warbler. About Sedge Warbler The sedge warbler is a medium-sized

Yangtze Finless Porpoise
- By edvanceupsc
- . January 20, 2023
Scientists recently found that checking sand mining in Dongting lake in China can help the rebounding of the population of the Yangtze finless porpoise. Why

Painted Bat
- By edvanceupsc
- . January 20, 2023
Recently, a rare orange-coloured bat, also known as ‘painted bat’ was spotted at a banana plantation in Parali Bodal village of Chhattisgarh’s Kanger Valley National

Red-Billed Quelea
- By edvanceupsc
- . January 20, 2023
Recently, experts have cautioned that the Kenyan government’s effort to exterminate the red-billed quelea birds that have infested farms will have unintended negative consequences for

Rare dinosaur eggs found in Narmada Valley
- By edvanceupsc
- . January 20, 2023
Recently, a group of Indian researchers found rare cases of fossilised dinosaur eggs – an egg within an egg – among 256 newly discovered eggs