CURRENT AFFAIRS

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is celebrated every year on 17 June.

The Jharkhand government has announced to set up the state's first tiger safari in the fringe area of ​​Barwadih Western Forest Range of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR).

According to a research conducted by scientists at the University of Bristol, ancient carbon stored in the earth's crust for thousands of years is leaking into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO₂) and the source of this CO₂ is the world's rivers.

The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) is an international statistical framework developed to integrate environmental and economic data. 

A recent report submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) revealed that 80% of the environmental compensation funds remain unutilized. 

On a historic day, the Union Transport Minister inaugurated India’s first National Highway constructed using Bio-Bitumen — the Nagpur-Mansar Bypass on National Highway 44. 

The Government of Karnataka has declared Hesaraghatta Grassland as a conservation reserve. This decision is a significant initiative towards protecting the shrinking ecological diversity and natural resources under the pressure of urbanization.

White Category Industries are those industries or business activities that have negligible or no adverse impact on the environment. 

Light pollution refers to the excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive use of artificial outdoor light. 

Gas flaring is a long-standing but under-addressed environmental concern in the global energy sector.