Great Indian Bustard Subject : Environment Section : Species in news Concept : A Supreme Court appointed committee has recommended that to protect the endangered great Indian bustard, close to 800 km of proposed power lines in the Thar and Kutch deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat should be rerouted or made to go […]
Budget push for Mangroves Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Concept: The Union Budget for 2023-24 has proposed Mangrove plantation along the coastline and on saltpan lands under MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes). Background According to the ‘State of World Mangroves 2022’ report by the Global Mangrove Alliance, the total mangrove […]
Amazon deforestation heats up Tibet, says new study Subject : Environment Section: Context: There are no borders in the fight against climate change, cooperation is the key, says study published in Nature. More on the News: Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest can directly influence temperatures in Tibet, which is more than 15,000 kilometres […]
Study Mussoorie’s specific carrying capacity, govt told Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Concept: Taking suo motu cognizance of a newspaper report that has warned of a Joshimath like situation in Mussoorie town, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued directions to the Uttarakhand government to conduct a study of the specific carrying capacity of […]
The union budget’s environmental hits and misses Subject: Environment Section: Government schemes Context: Union Minister of Finance reiterated ‘green’ 23 times and ‘sustainable’ nine times in her budget speech on February 1. FM pegged ‘green growth’ as one among four opportunities that can be transformative during Amrit Kaal. More on the Environment Budget: […]
Soil organic carbon Subject :Environment Section : Climate change Context: Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) as an indicator for land and soil degradation, is becoming central to climate change mitigation attempts. More on the News: The UN climate conference of 2022 also witnessed calls for integrating soil health and specifically soil organic carbon (SOC) […]
Asiatic black bears Subject :Environment Section :Species in news Context: The Kashmir Valley has bucked the trend of Asiatic black bear ( Ursus thibetanus) attacks on humans rarely reported throughout the animal’s global range. More on the News: The conversion of the bear’s natural habitat to orchards and farmlands is the primary reason […]
World Wetlands Day: In Andhra Pradesh, efforts on to save a unique wetland near Visakhapatnam Subject :Environment Section :Places in news Context: The State Forest Department, in association with environmental groups, are taking steps to preserve Kondakarlava wetland, the second largest freshwater lake of Andhra Pradesh. More on the News: A group of […]