The Snow Leopard Population Assessment of India (SPAI) Subject: Environment Context: The first-ever recording of the snow leopard from the Baltal-Zojila region has renewed hopes for the elusive predator in the higher altitudes of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Camera trapping exercises by researchers from Nature Conservation Foundation by researchers from Nature Conservation […]
COP27: 1st time, compensating poor nations for climate disasters on the table Subject: Environment Context- In a big positive on the opening day of the climate change conference COP27 at Sharm El-sheikh, Egypt, negotiators agreed to discuss the creation of an international mechanism for compensating poor countries that suffer large-scale damage due to […]
2022 likely to be the fifth or sixth warmest year on record: World Meteorological Organization Subject: Environment Context- Global mean temperatures for 2022 are currently estimated to be about 1.15 degree Celsius higher than pre-industrial times, a new assessment by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said. More on the news- The widely […]
Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Subject: Environment Context: Recently, with deteriorating Delhi’s air quality to hazardous levels, measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was invoked with immediate effect. What is GRAP: GRAP is a set of emergency measures that kick in to prevent further deterioration of air quality […]
Smog towers Subject :Environment Context: Smog tower in Delhi lowered PM 2.5 by 7-17% The structure is 24 m high, about as much as an 8-storey building — an 18-metre concrete tower, topped by a 6-metre-high canopy. At its base are 40 fans, 10 on each side. Each fan can discharge 25 cubic metres […]
Smog Subject: Environment Context: Increasing smog in Delhi The word smog is derived from smoke and fog. This is the most common example of air pollution that occurs in many cities throughout the world. There are two types of smog: (a) Classical smog occurs in cool humid climate. It is a mixture of […]