Smoke particles from wildfires can erode ozone layer Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: The researchers identified a new chemical reaction by which smoke particles from the Australian wildfires made ozone depletion worse. More on the News: The smoke from recent wildfires is threatening to slow and even reverse the recovery of Earth’s […]
NGT appointed committee holds Kochi Corporation responsible Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Concept : The State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC) on Solid Waste Management appointed by the National Green Tribunal has held the Kochi Corporation responsible for all the fire incidents at the Brahmapuram dump site. SLMC report highlights various defects in the […]
Oscar win for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ Subject :Environment Section: Species in news Context: Indian documentary The Elephant Whisperers emerged as the winner in the Best Documentary Short category at the 95th Academy Awards, among the five films nominated. More on the News: The documentary shows the lives of Bomman and Bellie, two Indigenous […]
IPES report highlights global hunger crisis amid high debt Subject: Environment Section: International convention and environmental Organisation Context: At least 21 countries including Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Haiti, Lebanon, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Zimbabwe — were nearing catastrophic levels of both debt distress and rising hunger in 2022, according to a new report. […]
Climate change and catfight in the Himalayas Subject : Environment Section: Species in News Context: A warming climate threatens to push Nepal’s three big cat species — tigers, leopards and snow leopards — into closer proximity to each other, with unknown consequences for the survival of each. More on the News: Both tigers […]
Global food emissions alone can push warming beyond 1.5°C Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: Food emissions alone could push global warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels if the current dietary patterns and agricultural production practices continue through the end of the century, according to a new study. Details: The world […]
Committee to oversee transfer and import of captive wild animals in India Subject : Environment Section: Environmental Laws Context: Supreme Court has increased the jurisdiction and powers of a high-powered committee led by its former judge, Justice Deepak Verma, to conduct necessary checks and undertake fact-finding exercises concerning the import, transfer, procurement, rescue […]
World’s fastest single-shot camera confirms how flames form soot Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: Scientists from Germany and the U.S. have built the world’s fastest single-shot laser camera – 1,000x faster than its predecessors at capturing extremely short-lived events. More on the News: Scientists used the camera to provide the most precise […]
Winter haze in Delhi Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Inefficient burning of biomass, like wood, leaves or stubble, in the early hours of the winter evenings could be the biggest contributor to the haze seen in and around Delhi during those months, a new research published in Nature Geoscience journal has revealed. More […]