Record coral cover doesn’t necessarily mean the Great Barrier Reef is in good health Subject : Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The highest levels of coral cover, within the past 36 years, has been recorded in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Recent Findings- Coral cover in parts of […]
India’s higher climate targets Subject :Environment Section: Climate Change Context: Two ingredients of Modi’s Glasgow Panchamrit are now official targets. Neither target — cutting emission intensity, and increasing the share of non-fossil fuels in electricity generation — seems difficult to achieve India’s NDC, or nationally determined commitments, have been updated with these two […]
Energy conservation law to get a new look Subject :Environment Section: Climate Change Context: The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, seeks to mandate use of non-fossil sources, including biomass and ethanol for energy and feedstock along with the use of green hydrogen and green ammonia. It also proposes to enhance the scope of […]
Increasing the forest cover Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Concept: Status of forest cover: The India State of Forest Reports published by the Ministry shows that overall at the national level forest cover has increased by 21,762 square kilometre in the last one decade. There is no decreasing trend in forest cover of the […]
Power Ministry introduces Bill to establish Carbon market in India Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Power Minister RK Singh on Wednesday introduced the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in Parliament, which provides for setting up Carbon markets. Besides, the Bill also seeks to mandate the use of non-fossil sources, including green hydrogen, green […]