Micro plastics Subject: Environment Context: The Ganga is heavily polluted with microplastics at Varanasi, Haridwar and Kanpur, Delhi-based non-profit Toxic Link claimed. Concept: Micro plastics are plastics that are less than 5 millimetres in size but are a major source of marine pollution. Microplastics are present in a variety of products, from cosmetics to synthetic clothing to […]
Great Indian Bustards Subject: Environment Context: The Central government informed the Rajya Sabha that there were no Great Indian Bustards (GIB) in Kutch Bustard Sanctuary (KBS) in Gujarat’s Kutch district as on January 1 this year. Concept: Great Indian Bustards is the heaviest birds with flight, GIBs prefer grasslands as their habitats GIBs […]
Analysis by NGO reveals micro plastics in Ganga Subject: Environment Context : The study, ‘Quantitative analysis of Microplastics along River Ganga’, conducted by the Delhi-based environment NGO, Toxics Link. Concept : The study notes pollution by microplastics all along the stretches of the river Ganga. The study attributes this observation to the poor […]
Valmiki Tiger Reserve Subject: Environment Context: Hundreds of gharial eggs have been destroyed by the swirling waters of the Gandak River in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) after early floods in the state in June, officials said. Concept: The Bihar government had started a project in collaboration with non-profit Wild Trust of India […]
Harela Subject: Environment Context: The chief minister of Uttarakhand Pushakar Singh Dhami planted saplings with the villagers and urged them to gift saplings to their visitors for maintaining greenery on earth. All the government departments, institutions, schools, non-profits, volunteers, social workers and locals participated in the plantation drive. Concept: Villagers across Uttarakhand celebrated Harela, […]
Extreme weather events Subject: Environment Context: The climate change remains one of the biggest threats. This year, people around the world have been doubly hit by the pandemic and extreme weather events which experts say have been fuelled by climate change. Concept: The rising temperatures can have far-reaching consequences, including an impact on food security, […]
Seaweed Subject: Environment Context: Sea6 Energy, a seaweed farming and processing firm with operations in Tuticorin and Bali, has raised $9 million (approx ₹67 crore) from, a Netherlands-based investment fund on sustainable agriculture. Concept: Seaweed” is the common name for countless species of marine plants and algae that grow in the ocean as […]
Climate change has added over 1000 lakes in Swiss Alps: study Subject: Environment Context: According to a study published by the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), climate change has dramatically altered the Swiss Alp landscape. Concept: Almost 1,200 new lakes have formed in formerly glaciated regions of the Swiss […]