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Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India Subject : Environment Section :Places in news About Cold Desert Cultural Landscape: The Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India is situated in the Himalayas and stretches from Ladakh (J&K) in the north to Kinnaur (H.P.) in the south. The region constitutes a Cold Desert biome with harsh […]
Lead poisoning Subject :Environment Section: Pollution Context: Lead poisoning is a huge public health concern for India. More on the News: Half the children in India report high blood lead levels, reveals a 2020 report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Pure Earth, a US-based environmental health non-profit. In terms of average […]
El Nino and India Subject : Geography Section :Physical geography Context: India should brace for dry and hot spring-summer, El Nino, say experts. More on the News: Very little rainfall and warmer-than-normal temperatures projected for February as well as a declining La Niña indicate a hot and dry spring and summer months for […]
Sea level rise and Global Security Challenges Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography – Climate Context: The rise in sea levels and its implications for international peace and security was debated for the first time at the United Nations Security Council February 14, 2023. However, India, along with Russia and Brazil, pointed out the […]
G20 for greater climate finance support for farmers, suggests incentives Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: The G20 meeting also discussed the impact of climate change on agriculture and its productivity. The G-20 members have stressed on the need to boost climate finance to support farmers who make an effort to mitigate […]
Green finance Subject: Environment Section : Climate change Context: Green finance is fast emerging as a priority for public policy. Green finance Green finance refers to the financial arrangements that are specific to the use for projects that are environmentally sustainable or projects that adopt the aspects of climate change. Environmentally sustainable projects […]
Farmers accuse a pesticide production company for distorting their crops Subject: Environment Section : Pollution Context: Cotton farmers of Bharuch district in Gujarat have accused Meghmani Organics Limited for causing deformities and distortions to their crops. More on the News: During the cotton farming season of 2021, over 18000 farmers from 280 villages […]
Debt-for-nature swaps Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: With many developing nations facing a triple whammy of rising debt loads, climate change and nature loss, conservationists say the answer could lie with a financial instrument enabling them to tackle all three at once: “debt-for-environment swaps”. More on the News: The world’s poorest countries […]
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Subject: Science and Technology Section: Defence Concept: HAL to provide maintenance and overhaul support for MQ9B drone engines in India. As India looks to purchase armed Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) from the U.S., Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) and General Atomics announced at Aero India on Wednesday […]
International organization for migration Subject : International Relations Section: International Organizations Concept : At least 73 Europe-bound migrants are missing and presumed dead in a shipwreck off Libya, the United Nations migration agency said Wednesday. The U.N. International Organization for Migration said in a statement that the wreck took place Tuesday, and that […]