Climate change may increase risk of new infections Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context- African, Asian nations face the greatest threat of increased virus exposure from animals to humans. Concept- Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070. It is likely to increase the risk of […]
Disposable mask to improve cement Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: In a paper published in the journal, Materials Letters, a Washington State University research team showed that the mixture using mask materials was 47% stronger than commonly used cement after a month of curing. Concept: Production of cement is a carbon-intensive process, responsible for […]
Assafoetida (Heeng) Plant Subject: Environment Section: Ecology Context- As Himalayan farmers grow the country’s first asafoetida plants, changing weather threatens to play spoilsport. Concept- Farmers growing Ferula assafoetida, a perennial herb valued for its resin asafoetida (heeng), as part of an initiative by the Institute Of Himalayan Bioresource Technology. Although asafoetida has a […]
El Niño-Southern Oscillation can affect tuna fish in the Indian Ocean, says FAO report Subject: Environment Section: Climatology Context- Along the same lines, the international food agency has published a report titled El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Effects on Fisheries and Aquaculture, which captures the impacts of ENSO events on global fisheries. Concept- […]
Heatwaves linked to man-made climate change Subject: Environment Context- India is gripped in the wrath of a long spell of heatwaves that too in the early month of April. Concept- Three eminent scientists with expertise in how atmospheric, land and ocean systems were influenced by greenhouse gas emissions, drew upon their decades of […]
UNFCCC COP 26 at Glasgow Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context- India’s successes at Glasgow. Concept: Delivering the National Statement at the cop26 Summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reminded the world that despite being home to 17 percent of the world’s population, India has been responsible for only 5 percent of […]
Dumpsite Fires Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context- Third dumpsite fire in a month points to systemic failure of waste management in Delhi. Concept- The fire that broke out at North Delhi’s Bhalswa dumpsite April 26, 2022 is the third landfill fire in a month and has been raging for over 72 hours. The […]
Whitley Gold Award Subject: Environment Section: Conservation Context- Snow leopard conservationist Charudutt Mishra wins Whitley Gold Award for efforts to involve local communities. Concept- Charudutt Mishra, a snow leopard conservationist, was awarded the Whitely Gold Award on April 27, 2022, at the Royal Geographical Society in London, for his efforts to involve local […]
Heatwave Alerts By IMD Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context- Heatwave to Intensify in Next Five Days in Several Parts of Country, Orange Alert for 3 States. Concept- The ongoing heatwave sweeping through vast swathes of the country will intensify in the next five days, with the IMD issuing an “orange” alert for […]
Global Land Outlook Subject : Environment Section :Report and Indices Context: The second edition of the GLO has been released . Concept : According to a new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) released April 27, 2022, Some 16 million square kilometres of land — the size of South […]