MANGROVES Subject : Environment Context : Environmentalists warn that erosion by sea water will be a recurrent phenomenon in the area if forests and mangroves are not given importance over commercial developments around coasts. Concept : Mangroves are the plant communities occurring in inter-tidal zones along the coasts of tropical and subtropical countries. […]

    NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL Subject: Environment Context: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Union environment ministry to re-examine environmental clearance (EC) given to the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board for developing a ‘Modern Poultry and Egg Market’ at Ghazipur. Concept: It is a specialized body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act […]

    SUNDERLAL BAHUGUNA Subject: Environment Context: Well-known environmentalist and Gandhian Sunderlal Bahuguna passed away at the age of 94 due to COVID-related complications. Concept: Sunderlal Bahuguna (1927 – 2021) was an Indian noted Garhwali environmentalist. He was one of the early environmentalists of India. He was one of the founders of the Chipko, or […]

    WORLD BEE DAY Subject : Environment Context :On the occasion of World Bee Day, Union Agriculture Minister launched the project to establish a regional honey quality testing laboratory at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, New Delhi. Concept : It has been setup for quality testing of honey and other products of […]

    ICEBERG A 76 Subject : Environment Context : World’s largest iceberg breaks off in Antarctica as glaciers retreat. Concept : The Ice Berg A- 76 is 170 kilometres long and 25 kilometres wide. The ice berg was spotted by a European Space Agency satellite called Copernicus Sentinel. It is a two-satellite constellation that […]