Environment and Ecology
Mouse Deer
▪ Recently, the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) announced that its conservation and breeding efforts have resulted in the birth of a red-necked wallaby and a mouse deer within the zoo premises.
▪ Mouse Deer is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent.
▪ It is mainly found in peninsular India, with some old records from Nepal.
▪ Within India, it is commonly encountered in a number of forest areas along the Western Ghats, in the Eastern Ghats up to Orissa, and in the forests of central India.
▪ IUCN: Least Concern
▪ Wildlife Protection Act 1972 : Schedule I.
State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2025
▪ The World Bank released its State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2025 at a time when carbon pricing mechanisms are covering nearly 28% of global GHG emissions and generating over $100 billion in revenue.
▪ Carbon pricing is an economic tool that attaches a cost to the emission of greenhouse gases,
incentivizing emission reductions while internalizing climate-related externalities (e.g., floods,
health costs).
▪ Carbon Tax is a fixed price per tonne of CO2 emissions (e.g., ₹ per tonne of fossil fuel carbon content).
