The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 is an Act implemented by the Parliament of India for the preservation of biological diversity in India, and provides mechanism for equitable sharing

About: The UNEP is an international environmental authority engaged in establishing a global environmental agenda and promoting the efficient implementation

Origin: The name ’Nilgiris’ with literary meaning ‘blue mountains’ has originated from the blue flower clad mountains of the Nilgiris plateau within

Context: The Supreme Court has appointed conservationist Nandita Hazarika as Member of a Technical Committee constituted by it on October

Context: The report was recently published by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). The report not only documents the avifauna

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Why in news? The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Sh. Nitin Gadkari

What the Air Quality Index (AQI)? AQI is a number used to communicate to the public how polluted the air

Context: The Odisha Forest department has stressed the need for stricter monitoring of social media platforms to check pangolin poaching

The Kamrup (Metropolitan) district administration has prohibited community fishing in Deepor Beel, a wetland on the south-western edge of Guwahati