CURRENT AFFAIRS

Recently, a fossil of a dragonfly from the Cretaceous Period has been found in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada. This is the first dragonfly fossil found in dinosaur-era rocks in Canada.

Radioactive isotopes are being injected into the horns of rhinos in Africa to prevent poaching. The project is being led by researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

A Biosafety Level-3 (BSL-3) laboratory will soon be established at Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad; it will be the first in-house facility of its kind in South India.

A three-day special cleanliness drive “Parthenium Free Pobitora” has been launched at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam.

In Shyok village of eastern Ladakh, located on the route to the Galwan Valley, community land is being transformed into a Botanical Garden to preserve Ladakh’s ecological and biodiversity heritage.

Countries are currently facing the crisis of land scarcity, geopolitical conflicts, rising carbon dioxide levels and the urgency of energy self-sufficiency. As a result, there is an increasing need to adopt more renewable fuels as well as invest in smarter, more efficient and diverse energy innovation.

While Indian cities are poised to drive economic growth and employment, they are also increasingly vulnerable to climate risks, particularly urban flooding, according to a recent World Bank report.

Union Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav led the Indian delegation at the 15th Meeting of the Ramsar Convention (COP15) held at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe from 23–31 July 2025 and showcased India’s wetland conservation efforts at the global platform.

Kerala has topped the Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) for 2020-2025 conducted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Management Effectiveness of National Parks and Protected Areas.

In India’s efforts to reduce its dependence on conventional fossil fuels and move towards cleaner energy sources, the initiative of converting abandoned coal mines into solar power generation centres has emerged as an important and innovative step.