Environment-Related Offences Subject – Environment Context – As told to Parliament (December 6, 2021): Cases of environment-related offences almost doubled in 2020 Concept – The number of cases registered for environment-related offences increased to 61,767 in 2020 from 34,676 in 2019, according to Crime in India report 2020. India supported a ‘non-binding’ Zero […]
Sequester CO2 and produce Natural Gas Subject – Environment Context – IIT-Madras professor finds a way to tackle climate change while, at the same time, secure our energy requirement Concept – The professor has shown it is possible to first separate carbon dioxide, in an almost pure form, from the flue gases of […]
The Climate Action Tracker Subject – Environment Context – COP 26 and climate change Concept – The Climate Action Tracker is an independent scientific analysis that tracks government climate action and measures it against the globally agreed Paris Agreement aim of “holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to […]
Western Honey Bees Subject – Environment Context – Research led by York University has shown that a species of honey producing bee called the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) most likely originated in Asia, settling the hotly debated topic for decades Concept – Research led by York University has shown that a species […]
U.N. plans to drastically expand plastic waste management in India Subject – Environment Context – U.N. plans to drastically expand plastic waste management in India Concept – The United Nations Development Programme aims to almost triple its plastic waste management to 100 cities in India by 2024, to combat the damaging effects of […]
Chocolate Bordered Flitter Subject – Environment Context – Chocolate-bordered Flitter, new butterfly species discovered by chance via photos Concept – This butterfly species was previously unknown in India and was a new species. T he new species of butterfly, now named the Chocolate-bordered Flitter, also carries the scientific name Zographetusdzonguensis, after Dzongu in […]
Flying Squads Subject – Environment Context – 17 flying squads constituted to implement anti-pollution measures in Delhi-NCR, Centre tells SC Concept – The Supreme Court today approved measures proposed by the centre on forming a new Enforcement Task Force and flying squads to ensure implementation of air pollution norms across Delhi and NCR […]
Green Hydrogen Subject – Environment Context – Construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and leading renewable energy company ReNew Power (ReNew) on Thursday signed an agreement to tap the $60 billion emerging green hydrogen market in India. Concept – Green hydrogen is hydrogen produced by a process that does not emit any greenhouse […]
Nuclear Power and Net-Zero Subject – Environment Context – India cannot meet the net-zero emission target without nuclear power: Kakodkar Concept – India cannot meet its net-zero emission commitments without nuclear power, says eminent nuclear physicist and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Anil Kakodkar. Nuclear power alone could provide low-cost […]