Seoul Declaration Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Need to triple investments for restoring degraded land by 2030 according to the “Seoul Declaration” Content: About Seoul Declaration: The Declaration focuses on identifying key areas that can help combat multiple crises humanity faces It was adopted May 5, 2022, at the XV World Forestry Congress, […]
E- waste recycling Subject :Environment Section : Ecosystem Only 22.7 per cent of the e-wasteof the total 10,14,961.21 tonnes generated in 2019-20 in India was collected, dismantled and recycled or disposed off. This e-waste is comprised of 21 types of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) notified Under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. E-Waste […]
Shallow and deep ecologism Subject :Environment Section : Ecosystem Context: Heat waves are known to have been a reality for hundreds of years. But the long-term effects of climate change have exacerbated them, making the waves more extreme, frequent and prolonged. As India continues to grapple with the unrelenting waves, it becomes pertinent […]
State of the World’s Birds Report Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The State of the World’s Birds, an annual review of environmental resources led by the Manchester Metropolitan University gives an overview of the changes in the knowledge of avian biodiversity and the extent to which it is imperilled. Concept: Key Findings of […]
Ethanol Blending Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: The level of ethanol blending in petrol in India has reached 9.99 per cent, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday. Concept: India had targeted 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by the end of 2022 and 20 per cent blending by 2030. The […]
National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) Subject: Environment Section: Acts and Policies Context: The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the clearance granted by the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) for doubling the railway line from Castle rock in Karnataka to Kulem in Goa. Concept: The Standing Committee of the […]
World’s largest tropical wetland Pantanal Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Brazilian scientists warn that the Pantanal is at risk of collapse. Once a model for sustainable land use, scientists alert world to “the tragedy of the commons” afflicting one of Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems About Pantanal: It is the world’s largest freshwater tropical […]