Forest fires cause pollution worse than that in toxic cities, says NRSC study Subject : Environment Concept : As massive fires engulfed forests in Uttarakhand last month, a study by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) found that such high-magnitude events had the potential to destroy a wide variety of flora and fauna […]

    Study finds how community-based conservation efforts influence mammal populations in Meghalaya Subject :Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Community Reserves (CRs), or protected areas managed by indigenous communities, are a useful instrument to balance conservation priorities and livelihood requirements of the communities, finds a study, which examines the importance of CRs for the conservation of […]

    Arikkomban should be trained to become a kumki Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: Arikkomban, originally called Arisikomban (the elephant that prefers rice), also known as Kallakomban (the elephant that steals food), has been in the news for creating panic in Kerala’s Idukki district. Kumki: Kumki or Koomkie (also known as Thāppāna […]

    Canadian wildfires pose huge health risks Subject :Environment Section: Climate Change Context: Climate change is worsening the scale of wildfires worldwide, as rising temperatures lead to longer and more destructive fire seasons. Some of the biggest cities in North America, like Montreal, Toronto and New York, are shrouded in heavy smog with around […]

    Poisoned Punjab: A single street in this city is home to some 20 cancer patients Subject :Environment Section :Pollution Context: An entire street in Abohar city of Fazilka district is colloquially known as “cancer street”, as a large number of cancer cases are reported among the residents. Details: Water contaminated with high levels […]

    CSE analysis says South Delhi, New Delhi worst affected by ground-level ozone Subject :Environment Section :Pollution Context: According to a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), parts of the Delhi-NCR region witnessed ground-level ozone readings exceeding the national standards on 87 out of 92 days in the summer period […]

    Farmyard manure in natural farming leads to higher yields than the conventional method Subject :Environment Section :Agriculture Context: Natural farming practices alone could not yield as much as conventional farming, but supplemented with farmyard manure (FYM), crop yields were invariably higher than those from conventional or chemical farming. Details: This was established in […]

    Why are migratory birds giving India a miss? Subject :Environment Section :Species in news Context: Harriers, hawk-like birds, are not visiting the grasslands of India as they were used to in the past. The reason is shrinking grasslands and the grasslands being replaced by trees and agriculture. Migratory birds: Thousands of birds migrate […]

    World still off-track from achieving universal energy access to all, says UN report Subject : Environment Section: Concept : Factors like high inflation, uncertain macroeconomic outlook and debt distress are keeping the world off-track for attaining United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goal 7 by 2030, according to a new UN report. SDG 7 is […]