Cheetah Subject – Environment Context – Kuno not ready ecologically at the moment to accept cheetahs: Faiyaz Khudsar Concept – India has been in talks to get 8-12 cheetahs from South Africa in the end of November. The plan is to introduce them to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The National […]
‘Possibly Extinct’ in IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species Subject – Environment Context –These animals and plants of India could have become ‘possibly extinct’: IUCN Concept – The latest edition of the Red List was released at the recently-concluded World Conservation Congress organised by the IUCN at Marseille, France. Among animals, there is […]
WHO global air quality norms Subject – Environment Context – WHO raises the bar on clean air Concept – The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the bar further to safeguard public health even before the global community could comply with the current benchmarks for clean air. The WHO’s new air quality guidelines […]
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Subject – Environment Context – Arctic sea ice hits its minimum extent for the year — 2 NASA scientists explain what’s driving the overall decline Concept – September marks the end of the summer sea ice melt season and the Arctic sea ice minimum, when sea ice over the […]
Waste-to-Energy Subject – Environment Context – Bandhwari landfill: Waste-to-energy plant will pollute environment, residents protest expansion Concept – Waste-to-energy or energy-from-waste is the process of generating energy in the form of electricity and/or heat from the primary treatment of non-recyclable waste or the processing of non-recyclable waste into a fuel source. It is […]
United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Subject – Environment Context – Dramatic changes needed in global food systems to address nutrition disparity, poverty: IFAD Concept – Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, but there are concrete actions policymakers can take, IFAD […]
Vishnuonyx Subject – Environment Context – Fossils of these now extinct otters were first discovered in sediments found in the foothills of the Himalayas.Now, a newly found fossil indicates it had travelled as far as Germany. Concept – Between 12.5 million and 14 million years ago, members of a genus of otters called […]
Plant Discoveries 2020 Subject – Environment Context – Botanical Survey of India says 202 species were discovered across the country in 2020 Concept – The Botanical Survey of India, in its new publication Plant Discoveries 2020 has added 267 new taxa/ species to the country’s flora. The 267 new discoveries include 119 angiosperms; […]
Wildmeat consumption – greater threat to protected terrestrial animals Subject – Environment Context – Consumption of wild meat has threatened the existence of several species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), according to a new report. Concept – Consumption of wild meat has threatened the […]
Transboundary Climate Risks (TCR) Subject – Environment Context – Transboundary climate risks impact agricultural production in every country: Report Concept – Transboundary climate risks are climate risks that cross national borders. Climate change impacts agricultural production all around the globe. It does not respect national borders. A recent report has provided a systematic, […]