Snow Avalanche in Uttarakhand Subject : Environment Context: Climate change may have had a role in causing the avalanche on the DANDA-2 Peak in Uttarakhand. Concept : Avalanche, a mass of material moving rapidly down a slope. An avalanche is typically triggered when material on a slope breaks loose from its surroundings; this […]
Between 2012 and 2021 PM 10 level in capital dropped 40% Subject : Environment Context: The PM 10 level in Delhi has fallen by around 40% between 2012 and 2021 and the PM2.5 level has fallen by around 31% over the same time period, based on data of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). […]
Paddy stubble decomposer trials in Punjab fail to impress- Subject :Environment Context: The workshop was organised by Delhi-based organisation Climate Trends, which works on environment-related communications and capacity-building initiatives, Panjab University, and PGIMER, Chandigarh. The results of trials in previous years of bio-decomposers to decompose paddy stubble after the kharif harvest “are not […]
Green steel Subject: Environment Context: Achieving green steel: How India can bridge the gaps to decarbonise the sector Steel sector : The steel industry is very important for the Indian economy and has been the backbone of the country’s industrial development. More than 75% of steel is still largely made in coal-fired blast […]
In groundwater near a Delhi landfill- heavy metals like lead and cadmium Subject: Environment Context– In May 2022, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to the Secretary of the Union JalShakti Ministry, the Chief Secretary of the Delhi government, and the Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board, asking for detailed […]
How can India reduce its impact on global warming- Subject: Environment Context: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pointed out that since the industrial revolution, which started around 1800,human activities have released large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) due to fuel burning and other ‘greenhouse gases’ such as methane, nitrous oxide, and […]
Over 6000 trees illegally cut in Corbett Reserve Subject : Environment Context : The much-awaited tiger safari project of the Uttarakhand government is under scanner after a Forest Survey of India (FSI) report stated that over 6,000 trees were illegally cut in the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) against the permission for 163 for […]
UNEP calls Nord Stream methane leak ‘biggest-ever’; plume over Europe fading- Subject :Environment Context: The methane released due to ruptures in the underwater Nord Stream natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany on September 26, 2022, is the single-biggest such release of greenhouse gas, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). However, […]