Climate Change Science Subject – Environment Context – CoP26: The science everyone needs to know about climate change. Concept – How much the CO2 concentration increased each year The primary focus of the negotiations is on carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is released when fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas […]
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Subject – Environment Context – Local knowledge refined with tech & funds can help climate adaptation in Asia-Pacific: IFAD Concept – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) aims to channelise $500 million in climate finance that will help 10 million vulnerable people in the Asia-Pacific region […]
India’s 5-point road map made during COP-26 Subject – Environment Context – India’s 5-point road map made during COP-26 Concept – Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed a five-fold strategy for India to play its part in helping the world get closer to 1.5 degrees Celsius on the first day of the global climate […]
Indus River Dolphin Subject – Environment Context – Punjab does a deep dive for Indus dolphins Concept – Scientific Name: Platanista minor. Indus river dolphins are believed to have originated in the ancient Tethys Sea. When the sea dried up approximately 50 million years ago, the dolphins were forced to adapt to its […]
Climate Equity Monitor Subject – Environment Context – Ahead of COP26, Indian site highlights emissions gap Concept – A day ahead of the commencement of the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) in Glasgow, Scotland, India has officially endorsed a website, made by Indian climate experts, that lists the historical carbon dioxide emissions of developed countries. The database […]
WMO State of the Global Climate 2021 report Subject – Environment Context – The last seven years are on track to be the warmest on record, according to the provisional WMO State of the Global Climate 2021 report Concept – The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic could not deter the world from emitting […]