OCTOBER 1 (Thursday)
A full grown female hog badger exploring the soil after her
release in the woods of Rangalu forest under Burhapahar Range in Kaziranga
National Park (PHOTO): October 1
Weather in NE: October 1
Poor Monsoon Leaves
a Third of Odisha Parched - 11 per cent deficit: October 1
10 districts of
Odisha have reported over 20 per cent deficit. Sonepur and Kandhamal have
received the lowest rainfall in the State. Malkangiri, on the other hand,
received 1,870 mm rainfall, reporting 41 per cent excess showers, the highest
in the State. Total rainfall was 1,024 mm between June 1 and September 30
against the normal of 1,149 mm.
New lizard species
discovered in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh: October 1
Compensatory
Afforestation Bill: October 1
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Malabar Botanical
Garden, recently upgraded as Institute of Plant Sciences, at Pokkunnu in
Kozhikode. The garden features
almost all the 700 plus plants documented in the 12-volume book published from
Amsterdam in Latin between 1678 and 1693
by the then Dutch Governor of Cochin Hendrik Van Rheede.
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NHRC seeks report
from the Special Secretary, Environment, Odisha on the elephant menace that has
forced villagers to spend nights on tree tops in Nilgiri area of Balasore
district: Oct 1
OCTOBER 2
Thirsty leopard:
October 2
A leopard got its
head stuck in a pot while drinking water in Sardul Kheda village in Rajsamand
district of Rajasthan on Wednesday. The animal was roaming in the village for
almost three hours before forest officials tranquillised it and released it in
the forest.
Good spell of rain
in several districts in Karnataka: October 2
Rainy first day of
October in Calcutta after a dry September: October 2
230 mm of rain in
September- the lowest Sep. rainfall in Calcutta in a decade
Good spell of
rain in September has brought down the
overall rain deficit to 18% in Karnataka: October 2
OCTOBER 3
Sone Beel in
Karimganj district, Assam - a home for both migratory & local birds:
October 3
89 species have been
recorded in Sone Beel - Assam's largest wetland!
Hunting is passé in
'wild' Nagaland: October 3
Birds breeding in
large numbers at Keoladeo NP - first time in a decade: TNN | October 3
Birds breeding in
large numbers at Keoladeo NP - first time in a decade: TNN | October 3
India to cut emissions intensity by 33-35 per
cent by 2030 from 2005 levels: October 3
India's climate
action targets, known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC),
were submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on
Friday. INDCs proposed by various countries will go into negotiations being
carried out ahead of the Conference of Parties 21 meeting in Paris in December
to forge an agreement. The agreement in Paris will seek to limit the increase
in average global temperature to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels by
cutting greenhouse gas emissions. To absorb emissions, India will create an
additional 'carbon sink' of 2.5-3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent
by expanding forest and tree cover.
Saalumarada
Thimakka, 105-year-old environmental activist
from Hulikal Village in Ramanagara District, Karnataka has creating a
revolution of sorts by planting 387 banyan trees along the 4 km stretch of
highways: October 3
Nilgiri tahr
population over 3,000 in Western Ghats - WWF-India: October 3
Elephant attacks
continue to claim lives - in 7 districts abutting Western Ghats in Tamilnadu: October 3
OCTOBER 4 (Sunday)
Poachers killed a
male rhino near Sarali forest camp of Burhapahar range in Kaziranga NP on
Friday night: October 3
Forest guards, on
hearing the sound of bullets, opened fire prompting the poachers to flee before
they could chop off the horn of the dead rhino. The guards recovered 19 empty
cartridges of AK 47 rifle and a night vision device on the spot.
Asian elephants play
a vital role in the ecology of the forest and help spread green cover, says a
study by IISc and Princeton University: October 4
Heavy rainfall that
lashes Dharwad taluk: October 3/4
Heavy rains
continued to lash several districts in the State for the second consecutive day
on Friday.
Kochi’s bird
population has managed to cling to some islands of greenery amid increasing
urban activities: October 4
Sanjay Gandhi NP
leopard’s diet has now more deer, fewer dogs: TNN | October 4
Coral site found in
Arabian Sea off Konkan coast by NIO: PTI | Oct 3
A
coffee table book, 'The Valley of Silence'
on Silent Valley NP
brought out by Kerala Tourism and Forest Department released: October 3
OCTOBER 5
Strong thunders with
lightning across Srinagar on Saturday evening causes scare among the residents:
October 4
On Saturday night
between 7.30 and 8.30 PM strong thunder
accompanied by lightening was
heard across the Srinagar city. It was almost akin to cloudburst, though there
were no reports of cloudburst from any place. It was later followed by
rainfall. There are no reports of thunders or rains from any other place in
valley. The lightning and thunder was so strong that the entire communication
system at the police control room was paralyzed for a while and the building
developed cracks at many places.
Bhaderwah town in
Doda district today witnessed the season’s first snowfall: October 4
Heavy rains pound
several parts of North Karnataka on Sunday: October 5
An upper air
cyclonic trough formed between Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea over Karnataka is
bringing the rains.
Though the
south-west monsoon officially concluded on September 30,the withdrawal of
monsoon, which yields rains, begins after eight to 10 days. North Karnataka
which is receiving better rain than the south. On Sunday too, Dharwad district
received heavy rains due to thunderstorm activities. Belagavi district, Bagalkot, Haveri district,
The coastal and Malnad regions of Uttara Kannada district, several parts of
Shivamogga district, Chitradurga district, Tumakuru, Mysuru and Hassan
districts received moderate to heavy rains. Bengaluru Urban district received
more than 50 mm of rain,
considered heavy.
The State has faced deficit rain of 21 per cent. The hydrological drought is
severe. The water level in major reservoirs is just 54 per cent.
Wildlife NGO operating in Satyamangalam forests in the
dock , after arrest of a person and recovery of six kg of tiger bones, skull
and nails: October 5
Telukunche bird
sanctuary in Icchapuram mandal of Srikakulam district neglected by district
administration and the forest department: October 5
Hundreds of Open
Billed Storks migrate here during their breeding season. The local DFO said
that this year, as many as 734 birds migrated to Telukunche.
OCTOBER 6
Project to conserve
Hoolock Gibbon launched: October 5
A new project called
'Conservation of Eastern Hoolock Gibbon' in Eastern Assam-Arunachal Pradesh
(CHGAAP) was officially launched today by Dr. Shashi Kumar, PCCF and Principal
Secretary (E&F), Department of Environment and Forest, Arunachal Pradesh today.
The project will be implemented by ENVIRON, a society for conservation and
management of nature and natural resources in North East India in partnership
with Department of Environment & Forest and partner NGO Aitijya (The
Heritage) through education, awareness and community conservation initiatives.
The Department of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University and GB Pant Institute of
Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED), NE Unit, Itanagar will provide
all technical supports to the project. Dr. Kuladip Sarma is the Principal
Investigator of the Project.
Over 50 species of
butterflies spotted in Pange Valley in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal
Pradesh: October 6,
Sariska Tiger Reserve - a harbinger of change:
October 6
After 2004, no
tigers or its pug mark have been seen here. The complete disappearance of
tigers in this habitat stunned India
enough to re-access its policies, conservation strategies, and tiger protection
plans that fateful year. Issues like habitat loss, habitat destruction and most
importantly poaching, that was found to be the reason behind the loss of all
the tigers of Sariska, could no more be swiped under the carpet. The nation
with the highest wild tiger population had to answer the world whether it chose
a future with tigers or without them. It changed the way India counted its
tigers. It changed the way India protected its tigers and it is because of the
loss that a novel conservation plan was put into place to translocate for the
very first time, tigers from an old habitat to a new one in the hope that the
lost glory could be brought back to Sariska. National Tiger Conservation
Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau were set up in 2006. In
2008, overcoming local and political hurdles and amidst huge controversies, the
first-of-its-kind tiger translocation was carried out from Ranthambore National
Park in Rajasthan to Sariska.
Southwest monsoon
deficit in Karnataka: October 06
IMD-Bengaluru said
that Karnataka has received 679.7 mm of rains against the normal of 832.3 mm,
thereby registering a deficit of 18 per cent. Bengaluru and most parts of south
interior Karnataka were receiving rains because of an upper air cyclonic circulation
over west central and adjoining north west Bay of Bengal off north north
Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts. According to IMD, the city received
deficit rainfall in September which is considered to be the wettest month of
the year. The normal rainfall forecast for September is 211 mm while the City
received 189.8 mm.
Sneezing monkey,
'walking' fish found in Himalayas: WWF: AFP | October 6
OCTOBER 7
Maoists abduct 3 TDP members in A.P from their homes
in a village in in G.K. Veedhi mandal in Vizag agency area on Monday evening:
October 6
A warning letter was
sent to local reporters next morning, saying that they would pay a heavy price
if the Government failed to announce winding up of plans for bauxite mining
within a week. CPI (Maoist) has stepped up its activity after the Andhra Pradesh
Government made its intention clear to exploit bauxite in the Visakha Agency.
The mining activity is also facing protests from the local Girijans and
environmentalists.
Tawi, Jammu’s lifeline on verge of extinction:
October 7
Tawi,
which is also called “Suryaputri” is being polluted by 18 sewage channels from city, while the
sand mafia is indulging in unabated mining on riverbed. The Tawi originates from the Kali Kundi glacier,
southwest of Bhadarwah in Doda district and is a major tributary of the Chenab
that flows into Pakistan. The flow of water in the river has decreased
alarmingly in the recent years as the glacier has been receding. The river is
on the verge of extinction as the pollution as the dissolved oxygen and BOD
levels have deteriorated rapidly.
Cyclonic circulation
slowly moving north over the Bay of Bengal from the direction of the Andaman
Sea: October 7
The cyclonic
circulation has turned into a very strong system as it has extended up to 3.6km
above the mean sea level, a met official
said. "Under its influence, a low-pressure area is expected to form in the
next 48 hours." This is likely to strengthen and bring rainfall to the
coastal regions of Bengal and Calcutta
Herd of Elephants
and a tiger create terror in NE: October 7
WWF
report says 211 new species have been discovered in the eastern
Himalayas between 2009 & 2014: October 6
