Gujarat’s Deep-Sea Pipeline Scheme Subject – Environment Context – Gujarat’s deep-sea pipeline scheme remains non-starter Concept – In 2020, the government came out with a mega plan to lay the pipeline network to carry industrial effluents directly into the deep sea to save the Sabarmati, Mahisagar, Vishwamitra and Bhadar, which have become critically […]
State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) Subject – Environment Context – A move by the Union Environment Ministry to implement a ‘star-rating system’ has sparked controversy Concept – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, central Government constituted State Level Environment Impact […]
Tiger Census Subject – Environment Context – Tiger census will commence at Bandipur on Saturday and at Nagara hole on Sunday as part of the All-India Tiger and Mega Herbivore Estimation. Concept – This is part of the nationwide enumeration that is held once in four years and is the fifth such exercise […]
Rooftop solar programme Subject – Environment Context – Rooftop solar programme norms eased Concept – India has significant rooftop solar potential at 1.7 petawatt hour per year. Changes introduced – MNRE said that now it is not necessary for a household to get the RTS installed by any of the listed vendors of […]
Environmental Impact Assessments Subject – Environment Context – Centre to rank states on faster green nods, fewer details sought Concept – EIA is the management tool for identifying environmental, social and economic impacts of a project before decision-making. Thus, it seeks to ensure optimal use of natural resources within the context of sustainable development. […]
Global treaty to cut plastic production needed Subject – Environment Context – Global treaty to cut plastic production needed urgently: EIA report ahead of UN summit Concept – A new global plastics treaty that takes into account the entire lifecycle of plastics needs to be developed urgently, a new report highlighted. The fifth […]
Najafgarh Lake Subject – Environment Context – Delhi: Fewer bird numbers, species at Najafgarh lake this year, census finds Concept – The Najafgarh jheel, a transboundary wetland lying in Delhi and Haryana, has recorded fewer species of water birds this year as compared to the last, the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) conducted at […]
Save Silent Valley Campaign Subject – Environment Context – MK Prasad, who brought environmental consciousness in India, is no more Concept – Save Silent Valley was a social movement aimed at the protection of Silent Valley, an evergreen sub-tropical forest in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. It was started in 1973 by […]
Tonga Volcanic Eruption and Global Climate Subject – Environment Context – underwater volcanic eruption occurred in Tonga in the southern Pacific Ocean January 15, 2022. Concept – Volcanic eruption occurred in Tonga in the southern Pacific Ocean January 15, 2022, affect global climate.The explosion spewed plumes of gases, steam and ash into the […]