FSSAI releases new draft for GM food regulations Subject: Environment In the news- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a new draft of Genetically Modified (GM) Food regulations for public comment, proposing front-of-pack labelling for packaged food products containing 1% or more GM components. Overview of the draft […]
Landmark deal at climate talk on fund for damage Subject: Environment Context- As the UN climate summit in Egypt on Sunday created history by deciding to establish a fund to address loss and damage, experts in India welcomed it as a testament to the tenacity of climate-vulnerable countries and a warning shot to […]
Thanks to Namibia for cheetahs? India abstains on ivory trade vote- Subject :Environment In news- That proposal, to allow a regular form of controlled trade in ivory from Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, was defeated 83-15 at the19th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP 19) in Panama City. […]
Climate change drives dengue in France Subject :Environment Impact of climate change on Dengue- Dengue-endemic countries will see increased dengue cases through faster viral amplification, and increased vector survival, reproduction and biting rates. Longer period of spread Increased temperature will allow vector and virus to spread to countries that are currently free […]
Royal Bengal Tiger count rises to 75 in Andhra Pradesh Subject: Environment In the news- Rise in the population of Royal Bengal Tiger- As per the All India Tiger Estimation taken up in 2022, the population of Royal Bengal Tigers has increased by 60% (73 in number) in Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger […]
EP100 Subject : Environment EP100 is a global initiative started in 2016, led by the international non-profit Climate Group, bringing together over 120 energy smart businesses committed to measuring and reporting on energy efficiency improvements. Energy efficiency is essential as it can deliver over 40% of the reduction in energy related emissions needed […]
RE100 Subject : Environment RE100 is the global corporate renewable energy initiative bringing together hundreds of large and ambitious businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity. Launched at Climate Week NYC 2014 and now with 73 members,RE100 believes that switching the private sector’s energy demand, which accounts for about half of the world’s electricity […]
Race to Zero campaign Subject : Environment Race To Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. It mobilises a coalition of leading net-zero initiatives, representing 11,309 […]
Under 2 coalition Subject : Environment The Under2 Coalition is a coalition of subnational governments that aims to achieve greenhouse gases emissions mitigation. The memorandum was developed just before the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference also known as COP 21 or Paris Agreement. It was signed by twelve founding jurisdictions on May […]