UNEP-managed CITES database reveals red sanders smuggling Subject :Environment Section :International conventions Context: The CITES trade database has recorded 28 incidents of Red Sanders confiscation, seizure, and specimen from the wild being exported from India, a factsheet prepared by TRAFFIC, a global wildlife trade monitoring organisation has revealed. Red Sanders: Pterocarpus santalinus, or […]
Economy transitioning to net-zero will require chemical solutions Subject : Environment Section: Climate change Context: From the chemicals industry perspective, an economic transition from fossil fuel to sustainable energy has translated to a new revenue opportunity in the past and may most likely continue to support the industry. More on the News: Chemicals’ […]
Bid to end tax anomaly between biogas, natural gas to promote green fuel Subject : Environment Section: Climate change Context: In a bid to clear the tax anomaly between biogas and natural gas when blending for use as auto fuel (compressed natural gas), Finance Minister has proposed exemption in excise duty on CNG […]
Agroecology or Agroecological farming Subject: Environment Section : Agriculture Agroecology is the study of ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems. Application of ecological principles to agroecosystems can help in developing novel management approaches and techniques in agriculture systems. The field of agroecology is not associated with any one particular method of farming, […]
Biodynamic farming Subject :Environment Section :Agriculture Biodynamic agriculture is a form of alternative agriculture based on pseudo-scientific and esoteric concepts initially developed in 1924 by Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925). It was the first of the organic farming movements. It treats soil fertility, plant growth, and livestock care as ecologically interrelated tasks, emphasizing spiritual and […]
Regenerative agriculture Subject :Environment Regenerative agriculture is a system of farming principles and practices that seeks to rehabilitate and enhance the entire ecosystem of the farm by placing a heavy premium on soil health with attention also paid to water management, fertilizer use, and more. It is a method of farming that improves […]
Natural Farming Subject :Environment Section :Agriculture Context: Natural farming gets a push with focus on assured input supplies : Budget 2023. More on the News: Over the next three years the government will facilitate one crore farmers to adopt natural farming for which Finance Minister unveiled a detailed plan, starting from increasing production […]
Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes Subject :Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: The Government announced a new scheme — ‘Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes’ (MISHTI) in the Union Budget under which plantation along the coastline will be taken up for which funds from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme […]
Plan in place to eradicate invasive plant species from Kerala’s wildlife habitat Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Senna spectabilis poses a severe threat to natural forests and should be removed using a threefold approach for large trees, large saplings, and small saplings. More on the News: The Nodal Centre for Biological Invasions (NCBI) […]