Tigers from India may be sent to Cambodia Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: India signed a memorandum of understanding with Cambodia in November to assist it with “all technical details and knowledge’’ regarding the reintroduction of the tiger in the country. How did tigers go extinct in Cambodia? Due to habitat […]
Char Dham Subject : Environment Section: Places in news Char Dham means Four Dhams i.e. Four religious places. Char Dham in Uttarakhand is a collective term used for religous circuit covering Holy hindu pilgrimage centres of Badarinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. All four temple shrines are located in Garhwal Himalayas range of Uttarakhand. […]
In Uttarakhand, point and shoot plastic Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Context: The Himalayan State is implementing a QR code-based project to prevent littering the Char Dham route with plastic bottles and packets. More on the News: The Uttarakhand government has chosen the Char Dham yatra route that includes temples at Badrinath, Kedarnath, […]
UN Water Conference 2023 Subject: Environment Section: International convention Context: UN 2023 Water Conference in New York culminated with a breakthrough response to the global water crisis, with governments, businesses and civil society committing billions of dollars to advance the water agenda, a dealmaker for accelerating sustainable development overall. More on the News: […]
EU weighs up future of wood-burning as renewable energy source Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: As Europe races to replace Russian fossil fuels with cleaner power sources, EU lawmakers are weighing up the future of firewood as a renewable energy source. The debate is getting heated. More on the News: The […]
Pastoralist Van Gujjars ask why they still need permit to enter their own land Subject : Environment Section: Environment laws Context: Voices of the Van Gujjars have been silenced by restrictions in the form of ‘permits’. More on the News: Van Gujjars have been dwelling with the animals in the forests for centuries. […]
NGT slaps ₹10 crore penalty on Kerala government for failure to protect Ramsar sites Subject : Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal in New Delhi has slapped a penalty of ₹10 crore on the Kerala government for its failure to check the indiscriminate pollution of the Vembanad […]
Bengaluru’s civic body dumped mud on the Hosakerehalli lake Subject: Environment Section: Places in news Context: The lake located in Rajarajeshwari Nagar has been in need of restoration for the last few years. But residents living in the vicinity of the lake saw BBMP trucks dumping huge mounds of mud into it. More on […]
India’s CAMPA is at odds with IPCC Report Subject :Environment Section: Environment Acts Concept : The Synthesis Report of the IPCC has said that safeguarding and conserving the existing ecosystems in the first place will play a better role in mitigating the impact of the climate crisis rather than efforts to restore ecosystems […]
Great Salt Lake won’t go the Aral Sea and Lake Urmia way Subject : Environment Section: Places in news Context: Down To Earth speaks to Kevin Perry from the University of Utah on the Great Salt Lake in the American West. More on the News: United Nations is holding a global water conference […]