Cuetlaxochitl: The story of America’s Christmas Eve shrub has lessons for free trade, and patents Subject: Environment Context: Poinsettia can be an example of intellectual property rights or biopiracy; it depends on whose interests one wants to nourish and protect: the breeder’s or the cultivator’ Poinsettia: The shrub, known for its showy red […]
ITC looking to scale up interventions in climate smart agriculture Subject : Environment Context: climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach for transforming and reorienting agricultural production systems and food value chains so that they support sustainable development and can ensure food security under climate change. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an integrated approach to […]
Restore by use: Regenerative agriculture can help save water; here is how Subject : Environment Context: According to the UN’s World Water Development Report, 2022, the country extracts 251 cubic km or more than a quarter of the world’s groundwater withdrawal each year; 90 per cent of this water is used for agriculture. […]
Why camels’ number declining in India Subject : Environment In the news: The camel population in India has been in decline, especially in Rajasthan because of the Indira Gandhi Canal which hampered the movement of Raikas and Camels. Camel population: The number of camels has come down from 4 lakh during the livestock […]
India garners international support to save two endangered freshwater turtles Subject :Environment Conference of the parties (CoP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) recently concluded at Panama City. The 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES is being asked to consider stricter trade regulations […]
Virus and fear surge in China: what’s happening and why? Subject: Environment Context: A surge of Covid-19 infections in China in the past few weeks has prompted warnings that the country could witness over a million deaths in the coming months, even though official figures presented a very different picture. China Covid-19 surge: […]