Boost to Biofuels Subject – Environment Context – Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced on November 11, 2021, that flex-fuel engines will be made mandatory in the coming days Concept – The advantage of flex-fuel engines is that it can run with 100 per cent biofuel, unlike a standard engine which develops problem if […]
Extension of Orang National Park Subject – Environment Context – Gharials to return to Orang National Park Concept – The gharial, wiped out from the Brahmaputra River system in the 1950s, could be the prime beneficiary of a process to expand an Assam tiger reserve that shed its “Congress connection” five months ago. […]
Behali Reserve Forest in Assam Subject – Environment Context – Five primate carcasses found in Assam forest Concept – Behali Reserved Forest, located in the Biswanath district of Assam is a patch of semi-evergreen forest in the foothills of Eastern Himalayas. This forest is anpart of the greater Sonitpur Elephant Reserve and was […]
Southern States set for warmer winters, heavier and frequent rainfall: Study Subject – Environment Context – Southern States set for warmer winters, heavier and frequent rainfall: Study Concept – From warmer summers and winters to heavier and more frequent rainfall, signs of changes in the climate pattern are expected across all States in […]
National Mission for Green India Subject – Environment Context – For carbon sequestration, India must revisit its policy framework and reverse fading participation of local communities Concept – The National Mission for a Green India or the commonly called Green India Mission (GIM), is one of the eight Missions under the National Action […]
GM food labelling for Soyabean Oil Subject – Environment Context – SEA seeks exemption of ‘GM food’ labelling for soyabean oil Concept – To know about it, please refer November 2021 DPN.
Green Energy Corridor Subject – Environment Context – Cabinet clears ₹12k-cr green energy corridor Concept – The Green Energy Corridor Project aims at synchronizing electricity produced from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, with conventional power stations in the grid. For evacuation of large-scale renewable energy, Intra State Transmission System (InSTS) project […]
Asian Waterbird Census Subject – Environment Context – The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), an annual count of waterbirds which is under way in parts of Delhi-NCR, has found lower waterbird species diversity at East Delhi’s Sanjay Lake when compared to the count from the past three years. Concept – The AWC is conducted […]
Climate funds Subject – Environment Context – Climate funds: Developed nations must step up Concept – In 2009, at the COP15 Summit in Copenhagen, developed countries committed to jointly mobilise $100 billion a year for climate finance so that developing nations can take effective actions. The 2015 Paris Summit extended this goal through […]