Cheetah Reintroduction Action Plan Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Concept: ‘Reintroduction’ of a species means releasing it in an area where it is capable of surviving. Reintroductions of large carnivores have increasingly been recognised as a strategy to conserve threatened species and restore ecosystem functions. The cheetah is the only large carnivore that has […]
Rhino reintroduction a hit in Assam reserve Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Concept: A rhino reintroduction programme under the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 was started in 2006. This entailed the translocation of rhinos from Kaziranga National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary besides orphans hand-reared at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation at Kaziranga. […]
India as a hub for wildlife trafficking Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), wildlife trafficking is the fourth largest form of transnational organised crime (after smuggling of drugs, human trafficking, and counterfeiting) worth an estimated £15 billion per annum. Despite being a part of the CITES (Convention on […]
Electromagnetic radiation levels till a certain limit found to have no impact on sparrows in Guwahati Subject :Environment Section: Pollution In a study about the possible impact of radiofrequency EMR on wild birds (house sparrow, great tit, blue tit, and white stork) with regards to their occupancy, abundance, breeding density, reproduction, and species […]
No coal use in Delhi NCR from January 1 2023 Subject: Environment Section: Pollution To bring down greenhouse gas emissions in Delhi NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in June issued directions to State governments concerned to phase out usage of coal by December 31, 2022. It will not only help […]
Surging Ozone Levels Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Over the past week, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified ozone as a prominent pollutant in Delhi on June 2 and June 6. Concept: Data from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for May also indicates that ozone levels were well above the […]
Environment Performance Index Subject: Environment Section: Indices Context: The recently released Environment Performance Index -2022, an international ranking system that measures environmental health and sustainability of countries, has ranked India last among 180 countries that have been ranked. Concept: The EPI, a biennial index, was started in 2002 as Environmental Sustainability Index by the […]
Joint count of elephant and big cats Subject: Environment Section: Indices The Union government will for the first time in 2022 present a unified count of the tiger, leopard and elephant populations of the country. The tiger survey is usually held once in four years and elephants are counted once in five years. […]
Green jobs Subject: Environment Section : Climate Change Context: At an event to mark World Environment Day recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about India’s consistent efforts to combat climate change. During his speech, he also mentioned India’s efforts to create ‘green jobs’. What are ‘green jobs’? ‘Green jobs’ refer to a class […]