Thirunelly’s seed festival celebrates traditional climate-resilient seeds and farm produce Subject :Environment Section: Agriculture Context: Cheruvayal Raman, in his early 70s, is a winner of a 2023 Padma Shri, one of India’s top civilian honours. He narrated how he conserved 55 native rice varieties, lining up mementos and medals on the porch of […]
World Sparrow Day Subject :Environment Section: Species in news Context: A citywide enumeration of the house sparrow population undertaken recently by the Travancore Nature History Society a few days ago recorded only nearly 130 birds. More on the News: The house sparrow population in the Thiruvananthapuram city has recorded a significant reduction this […]
Findings of Synthesis Report Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Synthesis Report (SYR) on March 20, 2023. More on the News: It summarizes the findings of six reports released during its Sixth Assessment Cycle — the 1.5 C report of 2018, the Special Reports […]
Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) Subject :Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The Supreme Court on March 16, 2023, indicated that it may relax restrictions imposed on development activities in the Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) spread over a one-kilometre radius of protected areas (PA) such as national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. Concept: The basic aim of ESZ is to regulate […]
Dastur Energy working with Carbon Recycling International to produce green methanol from captured carbon dioxide Subject : Environment Section: Climate change What is Carbon capture? Human activities often result in emissions of carbon dioxide. Often, in order to stop or reduce the emissions, we have no option but to stop or reduce the […]
Millions of dead fish wash up amid heat wave in Australia Subject : Environment Section: Ecosystem Concept : Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in a die-off that authorities and scientists say is caused by depleted oxygen levels in the river after recent floods and hot weather. People north […]
PROBLUE Subject : Environment Section: International Conventions PROBLUE is an Umbrella Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) administered by the World Bank that supports the development of integrated, sustainable and healthy marine and coastal resources. With the Blue Economy Action Plan as its foundation, PROBLUE contributes to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG […]
Climate Change and Oceans Subject : Environment Section: Climate change Impact of Climate Change on Oceans: Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Sea surface temperature the temperature of the water at the ocean surface is an important physical attribute of the world’s oceans. The surface temperature of the world’s oceans varies mainly with latitude, with […]