Under cheetah deal, sought India’s support on lifting the ivory ban: Namibia Subject : Environment Context– IN THE deal it signed with Namibia to fly in cheetahs, India agreed to promote “sustainable utilisation and management of biodiversity” by supporting advances in this area of bilateral cooperation “ at international forums including meetings of […]
Legacy Waste: Did mustard gas from World Wars dumped in Baltic cause Nord Stream explosions Subject :Environment Context- The Nord Stream pipelines carrying gas from Russia to Germany through the Baltic sprang a leak on September 26, 2022, after explosions rocked the area. A huge plume of methane, a strong greenhouse gas, subsequently […]
Environmental path cleared for Great Nicobar mega project Subject : Environment Context Introduction- The expert appraisal committee of the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended the grant of environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for a big infrastructure and tourism project in Great Nicobar Island that will lead […]
What is greenwashing? Subject: Environment Greenwashing refers to “the practice of making products, activities, or policies seem more environmentally friendly or less environmentally damaging than they actually are.” Essentially, it consists of two behaviours – Suppress negative information regarding a product/activity/policy’s environmental performance; Expose positive information about the environmental performance. The term is […]
Graded Response Action Plan or GRAP Subject: Environment Context: According to a recent report, 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in fine particle pollutants called PM 2.5 between 2010 and 2019 were in India. The action plan against Delhi’s air pollution- A rigorous challenge of air pollution in Delhi […]
Sustainable forestry paramount for biodiversity conservation: FAO Subject: Environment Context: Forests that are managed primarily for economic benefits are critical for biodiversity conservation. Mainstreaming biodiversity in such ‘production forests’ is paramount. The role of forests in maintaining biodiversity is explicitly recognised by the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests 2017–2030. In 2019, FAO […]
Agroecology for preserving agrobiodiversity Subject: Environment Context: Half of the breeds of many domestic animals have been lost. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), only nine plant species account for 66 per cent of total crop production, despite the fact that there are at least 30,000 edible plants. The United Nations Environment Program defines […]