Environment and Ecology
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- A new species of brain warbler has been discovered in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh, which has been named Lisu brain warbler.
- India's first dark night sky reserve will be built in Ladakh.
- Tamil Nadu has become the first state in India to launch its climate change mission.
- India's first 'Night Sky Sanctuary' is being set up in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Recently, Aritappatti and Meenakshipuram became the first bio-heritage sites in the state of Tamil Nadu. To protect the environment, PM Narendra Modi launched the
- Mission Live movement on October 20, 2022 in Kevadiya Annamalai Tiger Reserve launched Jumbo Trails in Coimbatore.
- Tamil Nadu government has notified Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary as the 17th wildlife sanctuary in the state.
- Mangarh Dham of Banswara, Rajasthan has been declared a national monument.
- Blue Flag certification. Now there are 12 Blue Flag Beaches in India.
- Serbian scientists have named a new species of beetle after tennis player Novak Djokovic, who is a Serbian.
- Banipur in Uttar Pradesh has become India's 53rd tiger reserve.
- Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya became India's first geo-heritage site.
- Thundi and Kadmat beaches in Lakshadweep have received the Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Board has approved a new tiger reserve, Durgavati Tiger Reserve, which is spread over Narsinghpur, Amoh and Sagar districts.
- The establishment of the country's first Slender Loris Sanctuary has been notified by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
- Uttar Pradesh has approved the state's fourth tiger reserve and the first in Bundelkhand region, which will be named as Ranipur Tiger
- Reserve. It will also be the 54th Tiger Reserve of India Country's first 'Night Sky Reserve' will be established in Ladakh.
- India's first Dugong Conservation Reserve will be set up in Tamil Nadu.
- Varanasi has been declared as the first tourism and cultural capital of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
- Recently Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been declared as the First Clean Sujal Pradesh' of India.
- Tamil Nadu government has issued orders for setting up of 17th Bird Sanctuary at Nanjarayan Tank in Tirur district.
- Darjeeling zoo got the status of best zoo in the country. Uttar Pradesh government has identified 14 districts for the protection of vultures.
- A new species of crab named Ghatiyana Dwivarna has been discovered in Karnataka.
- Thrissur and Nilambur in Kerala and Warangal in Telangana have been included in the UNESCO Global Network of Living Cities Country's first night safari will be built in Lucknow (U.P).
- Arare 170 carat diamond was discovered in Angola (African country).
- At present the number of Rasar sites in India has gone up to 75.
- Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve in Tisnelveli district of Tamil Nadu has been ranked as the fifth elephant reserve of Tamil Nadu.
- The world's largest plant Posidonia has been discovered in Australia.
- A rare egg of Tamla dinosaur has been found in Madhya Pradesh.
- Blue Duke declared 'state butterfly' of Sikkim. Animal corona vaccine Anocovax has been launched in India which has been developed by ICAR in Haryana.
- Lipstick plant has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh.
- North India's first Biotech Park was inaugurated at Ghati in Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Country's first oncology laboratory was inaugurated in Kerala.
- Recently a new species of monkey found in Arunachal Pradesh has been named after Sela Pass.
- Chandrapur district of Maharashtra was recorded as the third hottest place in the world.
- Uttar Pradesh has become the top producer of vegetables.
- Meghalaya's Living Root Bridge included in UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- President Ram Nath Kovind named a species of yellow tulip flower as 'Maitri' on his visit to Netherlands..
- Kerala became 1st state to introduce carbon neutral farming methods.
- Assam government declared the entire state as a 'disturbed area'
- India's first biomass based hydrogen plant will be set up in Madhya Pradesh.
- Scientists have named a new species of rain frog after Greta Thunberg.
- Recently Raigarh Wildlife Sanctuary was notified as the fourth tiger reserve of Rajasthan. Haiderpur Wetland in UP has been recognized as Ramsar Site.
- Kajuveli Wetland has been declared as the 16th Bird Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu.
- Varanasi has become the first Indian city to start ropeway service.
- HSBC India has launched India's first credit card made of fully renewable PVC plastic.