India’s forests, soil can store additional 7 billion tonnes of carbon This puts India among the top 10 countries with additional carbon storage capacity. Land-based carbon storage is a part of nature-based solutions to the climate crisis, one of the focus areas at the 26th Conference of Parties (CoP26) to the United Nations […]
50 years since Stockholm conference From June 5 to June 16, 1972, a conference to create a common governance structure for the planet’s environment and natural resources was held. The occasion was the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, the first such worldwide convergence on planetary environment, with the theme […]
Maharashtra overtook UP as top sugar producer Context: After a five-year gap, Maharashtra has overtaken Uttar Pradesh (UP) to regain its position as India’s top sugar producer. It is due to three factors: Bountiful Rainfall: Maharashtra has been receiving enough rainfall since the 2019 southwest monsoon season (June-September) filling up of reservoirs and […]
Daily Practice Sheet 30 May 2022 Daily Prelims Topics 30th anniversary of the Panchayati Raj Planetary boundaries and biodiversity West Nile Virus Community Forest Resource Area UN-Habitat Aadhar advisory National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NABFID) Indo-US trade Linkage between WPI and CPI Fair Price Shops Rule of origin IndiGo fined […]