Glasgow Climate Pact Subject: Environment Context: The annual climate change summit came to an end on Saturday night with the adoption of a weaker-than-expected agreement called the Glasgow Climate Pact. Content: The Glasgow meeting was the 26th session of the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP26. These […]
Kaiser-i-Hind Butterfly Subject – Environment Context – Kaiser-i-Hind is Arunachal’s State butterfly Concept – An elusive swallowtail butterfly carrying ‘India’ in its name and found in next-door China will become the State butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh. The State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday approved the large, brightly coloured Kaiser-i-Hind as the State butterfly. […]
Amrabad Tiger Reserve Subject – Environment Context – ‘Tiger tourism’ on Nallamala Hills Concept – Amrabad Tiger Reserve lies in Nallamala hills of Telangana. It is India’s second-largest tiger reserve, next only to NagarjunasagarSrisailam Tiger Reserve (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana). It has a large presence of the Chenchu tribe. This Forest tract is […]
Climate warming over the last 24000 years Subject – Environment Context – Scientists have reconstructed Earth’s climate since the last ice age, about 24,000 years ago. The study, published in Nature, suggests that current temperatures are unprecedented in 24,000 years. Concept – The main drivers of climate change since the last ice age […]
Subsidy and Climate Change Subject: ENVIRONMENT Context: India and many other developing countries strongly objected the draft agreement of Glasgow climate meeting that calls for ‘an end to fossil fuel subsidies’, the first such explicit mention in any climate agreement in 20 years. Concept: India’s view: UNFCCC has referred to mitigation of GHG […]
Delhi Air Pollution Subject: ENVIRONMENT Context: 3 Judge bench of SC headed by CJI ask Centre and Delhi Government to hold meet and suggest emergency measures like a lockdown or vehicular ban to bring the severe pollution under control. Concept: Air quality in Delhi, often ranked the world’s most polluted capital, has declined […]
Next COP venues Subject – Environment Context – Negotiators at COP26 brainstorm over draft Concept – The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, concluded recently at Glasgow. The 2022 edition of the Conference of Parties, or the 27th COP, will take place at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt and the 28th edition in 2023 will […]
Delhi’s smog Subject – Environment Context – the city is blanketed in smog Concept – Smog The word smog is derived from smoke and fog. This is the most common example of air pollution that occurs in many cities throughout the world. There are two types of smog: (a) Classical smog occurs in […]
Carbon Border Tax Subject – Environment Context – ‘Carbon border tax discriminatory’ Concept – At the COP26 global climate conference currently underway here, four developing countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China (the BASIC Group) – have jointly opposed the proposed carbon border tax, calling it “discriminatory”. The carbon border tax is […]