Nagar Van (Urban Forests) Subject – Environment Context – Urban ‘forests’ can store almost as much carbon as tropical rainforests Concept – The government had announced implementation of the Nagar Van Scheme on the occasion of the World Environment Day, 2020 (5th June). The theme of World Environment Day 2020 is ‘Celebrating Biodiversity’—a […]

    Heat Waves Subject – Environment Context – Heat waves likely to last ‘25 times longer’ in India by another 2-4 decades, says climate report Concept – The heatwaves in India are likely to “last 25 times longer by 2036-2065” if carbon emissions remain high and push global temperature rise to 4 degrees Celsius […]

    UNESCO World Heritage forests Subject – Environment Context – UNESCO World Heritage forests: India’s Sundarbans among 5 sites with highest ‘blue carbon’ globally Concept – India’s Sundarbans National Park is among five sites that have the highest blue carbon stocks globally, according to a new assessment of greenhouse gas volumes emitted from and […]

    Biodiversity Hotspots Subject – Environment Context – Jackie Chan, Balerion and Smaug inspire names of gecko species described from Western Ghats Concept – Researchers have described 12 gecko species from the Western Ghats, ten of which are found nowhere else. The geckos were given some creative names, including a quick and nimble species […]