Carbon Sinks Subject – Environment Context – Despite caution from scientists, policymakers and corporates still assume that natural carbon sinks like forests will mop up their fossil fuel emissions. Concept – A carbon sink is any reservoir, natural or otherwise, that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period and […]
Kaziranga National Park Subject – Environment Context – The rising water of the Brahmaputra inundated more than 70% of the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. Concept – It is located in the State of Assam and covers 42,996 Hectare (ha). It is the single largest undisturbed and representative area in the Brahmaputra […]
Leaded Petrol Subject – Environment Context – Leaded petrol eradicated, says UNEP. Concept – Globally, automotive fuel is completely lead-free now. Not a single fuel outlet sells leaded petrol anymore anywhere. The campaign was led and supported by the UNEP and its Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) in accomplishing the global […]
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Subject – Environment Context – Even with all its challenges, India is setting a global example in meeting its Nationally Determined Contributions. Concept – Countries across the globe committed to create a new international climate agreement by the conclusion of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference […]
India’s Turning Point: How Climate Action Can Drive Our Economic Future Subject – Environment Context – ‘Climate action, a $11-tn opportunity for India’. Concept – India must act now to prevent the country losing $35 trillion in economic potential over the next 50 years due to unmitigated climate change, says a new report […]
Animal Discoveries 2020 Subject – Environment Context – India added 557 new species to faunal wealth in 2020, says ZSI. Concept – India has added 557 new species to its fauna, which includes 407 new species and 150 new records, reveals Animal Discoveries 2020, a document published recently by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). The number of faunal species in India has […]
Deepar Beel Subject – Environment Context – On August 25, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the eco-sensitive zone of Deepar Beel Wildlife Sanctuary on the southwestern edge of Guwahati. Concept – Deepor Beel is located to the south-west of Guwahati city, in Kamrup district of Assam, India. It is […]
Environment Impact Assessment 2020 Subject – Environment Context – The Centre on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it was willing to publish the draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020 in all the 22 languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution Concept – EIA is an important process for evaluating the likely […]