World Resources Institute (WRI) Report Subject – Environment Context – There has been a decline in climate finance during COVID-19: WRI report Concept – Climate finance being allotted by various developing countries for action on climate change has shown a decrease before and during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a recent study done […]

    Kashmir Weed Subject – Environment Context – A Kashmir spring is protected by a local festival Concept – Panzath Nag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district supplies water for a trout fish hatchery and drinking and irrigation to a number of villages downstream. Derived from ‘Paanch Hath’ — Kashmiri numeral for five hundred — […]

    Glasgow Declaration Subject – Environment Context – forest-rich India staying away from Glasgow Declaration Concept – The Glasgow Declaration said – We recognise that to meet our land use, climate, biodiversity and sustainable development goals, both globally and nationally, will require transformative further action in the interconnected areas of sustainable production and consumption, […]

    First Movers Coalition Subject – Environment Context – First Movers Coalition is tackling the climate crisis Concept – The World Economic Forum is partnering with the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and over 30 global businesses to invest in innovative green technologies so they are available for massive scale-up by […]

    System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) Subject – Environment Context – After Diwali sparkle, smog engulfs Delhi Concept – The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) is a national initiative introduced by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to measure the air quality of a […]

    Market Mechanisms Subject – Environment Context – The developed world hopes to invest in emissions reduction in Global South via markets for carbon credits Concept – Market is the way the developed world hopes it will be able to invest in emission reduction in the countries of Global South and get credits in […]

    Adaptation Goal Subject – Environment Context – Given the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, the world needs to adapt to climate change Concept – Article 7 of the Paris Agreement establishes a Global Goal on Adaptation of “enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change”. The core components […]