Guidelines for decommissioning coal-based power plants Subject – Environment Context – India proposes guidelines for decommissioning coal-based power plants Concept – The Central Pollution Control Board has prepared a set of guidelines for decommissioning of coal-based power plants, following an order of the National Green Tribunal. Coal-fired power plants are typically decommissioned after […]

    Global Climate Risk Index 2021 Subject – Environment Context – Climate negotiators must wake up to loss and damage as disasters multiply Concept – The international environmental think tank ‘Germanwatch’ released the Global Climate Risk Index 2021. Germanwatch, based in Bonn and Berlin (Germany), is an independent development and environmental organisation which works […]

    Tuvalu Map Subject – Environment / Geography Context – Tuvalu’s foreign minister gave COP26 speech knee-deep in the ocean Concept – The foreign minister of Tuvalu, a tiny Pacific island nation located halfway between Hawaii and Australia, delivered a powerful message at the United Nations COP26 climate summit. The island nation of Tuvalu, […]

    Global emissions of CO2 from transport Subject – Environment Context – Six large automobile makers and 31 countries on Wednesday pledged to work towards ending the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, and five years sooner in the world’s “leading markets” for their vehicles. Concept – Six large automobile makers […]

    Frothing in Delhi’s Yamuna Subject – Environment Context – layer of froth was seen floating over parts of the Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj Concept – The froth is a sign of a polluted river. Experts say the release of untreated or poorly treated effluents, including sewage from those parts of the city […]

    Corbett National Park Subject – Environment Context – Forest officer quits Corbett investigation Concept – To know about Corbett National Park, please refer August 2021 DPN and October 2021 DPN.