Punjab’s desertification Subject – Environment Context – Two reports, 2 decades apart, predicted Punjab’s desertification in 25 years Concept – The Punjab Vidhan Sabha committee, constituted to study water table depletion, has recently said that the state will turn into a desert in the next 25 years if the present trend of drawing […]
The burden of climate change on children born today Subject – Environment Context – In a study published in the journal Science, researchers have found that children born today will be hit much harder by extreme climate events than today’s adults. Concept – In a study published in the journal Science, researchers have […]
Green Crackers Subject – Environment Context – SC lashes out at firecracker firms Concept – In October 2018, the Supreme Court allowed bursting of low-emission crackers relaxing the ‘complete ban’ issued in 2017. Such ‘green’ crackers were researched and developed by scientists at CSIR-NEERI as per the court’s directions. ‘Green’ crackers have a small shell size compared […]
Lockdown Slowed Green Energy Push Subject – Environment Context – ‘Lockdowns slowed green energy push’ – IEEFA Report Concept – The lockdowns slowed renewable energy installations in the country and the pace of such installation is lagging India’s 2022 target, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a research think […]
Blue foods have potential to become more sustainable Subject – Environment Context – Aquatic or blue foods can be made more environmentally sustainable than they are now, according to a recently released paper. Concept – The report, titled Environmental performance of blue foods, was one of five initial scientific papers published as part […]
Hydrofluorocarbons Subject – Environment Context – EPA rule sharply limits HFCs, gases used as refrigerants Concept – Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners. The new rule announced is intended to decrease U.S. production and use of HFCs by […]
Rare species of Sundarbans Subject – Environment Context – rare species of Sundarbans are threatened by human activities Concept – Our world recently completed the ‘United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (2011-2020)’. Small patches of mangroves are being lost gradually and quietly due to their indiscriminate destruction for either coastal development or short-term gains […]
India’s sewage treatment plants Subject – Environment Context – India’s sewage treatment plants treat only a third of the sewage generated daily: CPCB Concept – Sewage treatment plants (STPs) in India are able to treat a little more than a third of the sewage generated per day, according to the latest report of […]