Razzaza Lake Iraq’s Razzaza Lake was once a tourist attraction known for its beautiful scenery and an abundance of fish that locals depended on. Now, dead fish litter its shores and the once-fertile lands around it have turned into a…
Marine Heatwaves Marine heatwaves are periods of extremely high temperatures in the ocean. These events are linked to coral bleaching, seagrass destruction, and loss of kelp forests, affecting the fisheries sector adversely. The most common drivers of marine heatwaves include…
Aravalli Biodiversity Park On World Wetlands Day, the Aravalli Biodiversity Park was announced as the first Other Effective Area – based Conservation Measures site, OECM site. The park is spread over 390 acres. It has a semi – arid vegetation.…
Environment Management Plan for Najafgarh Jheel The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi and Haryana to enforce the Environment Management Plan (EMP) that the two governments have prepared for the rejuvenation and protection of the Najafgarh Jheel, a transboundary…
What is La Nina effect ? La Nina, the “cool phase” of ENSO, is a pattern that describes the unusual cooling of the tropical eastern Pacific. La Nina events may last between one and three years, unlike El Nino, which usually…
Bat with sticky disks Meghalayahas yielded India’s first bamboo-dwelling bat with sticky disks, taking the species count of the flying mammal in the country to 130. About disk – footed bat: The disk-footed bat (Eudiscopus denticulus) was recorded in the north-eastern…
Humpback dolphin Humpback dolphins are found in relatively shallow nearshore waters throughout their range which includes most of the coastlines in Australia, Africa and Asia. Their dependence on nearshore habitats brings them into contact with many types of human activities, putting…
Irrawaddy Dolphin The population of dolphins in Chilika Lake, the largest freshwater lake,and along the Odisha coast has doubled this year compared to the last year. The endangered Irrawaddy dolphin population has jumped from 146 in 2020 to 162 this…
Impact of Global Warming on Himalayan Ecosystem Climate change has strong influence on the precipitation over Himalayas as well as melting response of glaciers/ snow cover in Himalayas. This in turn affects the runoff pattern of rivers draining from the glaciated…