Substitute for Single Use plastics Subject – Environment Context – IISc researchers find a way to substitute for singleuse plastics Concept – According to a report by Central Pollution Control Board of India, for the year 2018-2019, 3.3 million metric tonnes of plastic waste are generated by Indians. Another alarming statistic is that […]
Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Subject – Environment Context – Thermal plant closure on the cards when air quality worsens: Panel Concept – The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is deliberating partial or complete shutdown of thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR, as part of its emergency measures when air pollution hits […]
Global Methane Pledge Subject – Environment Context – Biden unveils plan to cut methane emissions Concept – Global Methane Pledge, a U.S.–EU led effort to cut methane emissions by a third by the end of this decade. Biden made the announcement at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF), hosted virtually by the White House on Friday, […]
Climate crisis may destroy aquatic food systems Subject – Environment Context – Climate crisis may destroy aquatic food systems, according to a recent study published in Nature Food. Concept – Climate change can put much of Africa, South and Southeast Asia as well as the Indo-Pacific under ‘double jeopardy’ by destroying their marine […]
General Sherman Subject – Environment Context – General Sherman: world’s largest tree threatened by California wildfires Concept – Two wildfires in California – one called the Colony fire and the other called Paradise – are burning through the Sequoia National Park in the Sierra Nevada that is home to some of the largest […]
Black Tigers Subject – Environment Context – A team of scientists has resolved the genetic mystery of Simlipal’s so-called black tigers Concept – The study found that a single genetic mutation in these tigers caused black stripes to broaden or spread into the tawny background. Tigers have a distinctive dark stripe pattern on […]
Dolphins Subject – Environment Context – Slaughter of more than 1,400 dolphins in the Faroe Islands sparks condemnation worldwide Concept – Hunters in the Faroe Islands riding speed boats and jet skis ambushed and slaughtered a super-pod of more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins on Sunday (Sept. 12), leading to outcry from conservationists and […]
Climate Targets Subject – Environment Context – UN says world likely to miss climate targets despite COVID pause in emissions Concept – The pace of climate change has not been slowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the world remains behind in its battle to cut carbon emissions, the United Nations said. The […]