International Seed Treaty Theme: Celebrating Guardians of Crop Diversity: towards an inclusive Global Biodiversity Framework Subject: Environment Context: India hosted 9th session of Governing Body meeting (GB-9) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) About ITPGRFA: It is a major international agreement to conserve, use and manage […]
Stockholm Convention to take final call on 5 Persistent Organic Pollutants Subject :Environment Context: The 18th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee of the Stockholm Convention is taking place this week in Rome. Details: The 18th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Review Committee (POPRC-18) to the Stockholm Convention has […]
Solar geoengineering might work but local temperatures could keep rising for years Subject : Environment Context: Theoretically, aerosol particles would reflect a little more sunlight back to space, dampening the effects of global warming, but research shows that temperatures locally or regionally might continue to increase over the following few years. Different Types of […]
Black carbon and melting of glaciers Subject: Environment Context:The glaciers in the western Himalayas, source of water for Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, have been melting at a significant rate due to the growing amount of black carbon aerosol and greenhouse gases, which is leading to the darkening of the region’s snowpack, researchers have […]
Acts governing forests in India Subject: Environment Context:Assam Chief Minister HimantaBiswaSarma and spiritual leader SadhguruJaggi Vasudev visited Kaziranga National Park after sunset Concept : In India, entry into forests is governed by two laws — The Indian Forest Act, 1927, and The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The Indian Forest Act, 1927 applies to […]
Rhinos Subject :Environment Context: Three lifeless rhinos have risen from the ashes of the most conspicuous part of the herbivore, at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. Concept Rhinos are listed in Schedule 1 of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 as an endangered animal and there is an international ban on trade of […]
Global Ocean Observing System report card released Subject :Environment Context– A new Ocean Observing System Report Card – a high-level annual report providing deep insight into the state, capacity and value of our Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) – has just been released. Prepared and produced by– The GOOS Ocean Observing System Report […]