COP27: Drought-struck nations join hands to combat water woes Subjects: Environment International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA)- The IDRA was first announced by Spain at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in September 2022, to be officially launched at the UNFCCC. Spain and Senegal led 30 countries and 20 organisations to launch […]

    COP27: Non-state actors can’t destroy the environment, yet claim to be net zero, says report Subject: Environment Context- Non-state actors investing in new fossil fuel supply or engaging in deforestation and other environmentally destructive activities cannot claim to be net zero, according to a new report launched November 8, 2022, at Sharm El-Sheikh. […]

    Why Centre has restricted use of a herbicide in demand among farmers Subject: Environment Context- The Union Agriculture Ministry has restricted the use of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide. This comes even as the Supreme Court is about to take up a plea seeking a ban on all herbicide-tolerant crops, including transgenic hybrid […]

    COP27: Agriculture finally on table; beware of greenwashing though, warn experts Subject: Environment Context- Food systems and agriculture are finally on the table of a Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). About the Food and Agriculture Pavilion at the COP-27- The Pavilion is hosted by […]

    Early Warning System for the entire world in the next five years Subject: Environment Context- Taking forward the initiative of the India-backed Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) at last year’s climate meeting, the World Meteorological Organisation unveiled a five-year programme to set up early warning systems across the world to save lives […]