Rare species of Sundarbans Subject – Environment Context – rare species of Sundarbans are threatened by human activities Concept – Our world recently completed the ‘United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (2011-2020)’. Small patches of mangroves are being lost gradually and quietly due to their indiscriminate destruction for either coastal development or short-term gains […]
India’s sewage treatment plants Subject – Environment Context – India’s sewage treatment plants treat only a third of the sewage generated daily: CPCB Concept – Sewage treatment plants (STPs) in India are able to treat a little more than a third of the sewage generated per day, according to the latest report of […]
Bauxite Subject – Geography Context – Won’t allow bauxite mining on Mali Hill: Agitators ransack meeting in Koraput village Concept – Adivasis shouted slogans and ransacked the venue of a public meeting called to discuss a proposed bauxite mining project in Odisha’s Koraput district September 22, 2021. The Mali and forest area are […]
Cheetah Subject – Environment Context – Kuno not ready ecologically at the moment to accept cheetahs: Faiyaz Khudsar Concept – India has been in talks to get 8-12 cheetahs from South Africa in the end of November. The plan is to introduce them to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The National […]
‘Possibly Extinct’ in IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species Subject – Environment Context –These animals and plants of India could have become ‘possibly extinct’: IUCN Concept – The latest edition of the Red List was released at the recently-concluded World Conservation Congress organised by the IUCN at Marseille, France. Among animals, there is […]
WHO global air quality norms Subject – Environment Context – WHO raises the bar on clean air Concept – The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the bar further to safeguard public health even before the global community could comply with the current benchmarks for clean air. The WHO’s new air quality guidelines […]
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Subject – Environment Context – Arctic sea ice hits its minimum extent for the year — 2 NASA scientists explain what’s driving the overall decline Concept – September marks the end of the summer sea ice melt season and the Arctic sea ice minimum, when sea ice over the […]
Daily Practice Sheet 22 September 2021 Daily Prelims Topic The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Kharif Crops Fertilisers Religious Structures Bill Appointment of HC Chief Justice India’s religious mix stable since partition Hampi Thalassemia Cosmos Malabaricus Project Asian Development Bank (ADB) Daily Facts Food Processing and Food exports: The Ministry […]