Critical Wildlife Habitats Subject – Environment Context – When conservation efforts collide with tribal rights in Maharashtra Concept – A Public Interest Litigation in the Bombay High Court, originally filed in 2013, has gathered momentum over the issue of critical wildlife habitat in the past couple of years. As the High Court enquired […]
Climate Change Jargon Subject – Environment Context – U.N. climate conference gets underway on Oct. 31, 2021 in Glasgow Concept – Terms Meaning Mitigation IPCC definition: Mitigation (of climate change): a human intervention to reduce emissions or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases. Translation: Stopping climate change from getting worse. Adaptation IPCC definition: […]
WMO Report on CO2 Emissions Subject – Environment Context – ‘CO2 emissions in 2020 above decadal average’ Concept – A report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said the increase in CO2 from 2019 to 2020 was slightly lower than that observed from 2018 to 2019 but higher than the average annual growth rate over the past decade. […]
Thawing permafrost Subject – Environment Context – Thawing permafrost can pose direct threat to human health: Report Concept – Thawing of the permanent frozen land (permafrost) in the Arctic can have consequences exacerbating global warming and be directly harmful to human health, a new study showed. The meltdown can release bacteria, viruses and […]
Atmospheric river storms Subject – Environment Context – Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding — and climate change is making them stronger Concept – Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands of moisture in the atmosphere that extend from the tropics to higher latitudes. These rivers in the sky can transport 15 times […]
India’s draft on REDD+ safeguards Subject – Environment Context – India’s draft on REDD+ safeguards needs a relook Concept – India has released a draft document on Safeguards Information System to reduce potential risks from the implementation of activities under the UN’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation program (REDD+), a key climate […]
Trigonopterus corona Subject – Environment Context – Trigonopterus corona: A beetle species named after coronavirus Concept – On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, museum scientists have discovered 28 new species of beetles. The species, all of which measure 2-3 mm, are described in the journal Zookeys. One of them has been named Trigonopterus […]
Stone Mining in Jharkhand Subject – Environment Context – A primitive tribe and rare fossils threatened by stone mining in Jharkhand Concept – Rampant stone quarrying in the Rajmahal hills of Jharkhand has raised concerns on its impact on the indigenous communities living nearby. The impact of mining activities affect the livelihood and […]