NAGZIRA TIGER RESERVE Subject : Environment Context: Three labourers killed in forest fire at Nagzira tiger reserve. Concept : Nagzira wildlife sanctuary is located between Bhandara-Gondia district of Maharashtra. Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary is locked in the arms of nature and adorned with a picturesque landscape, luxuriant vegetation and serves as a living outdoor […]

    NET ZERO EMISSIONS Subject: Environment Context: US President’s Climate Envoy is in India. One point of discussion could be the net-zero goal for 2050, which the US wants India to be on board on. Concept: Net-Zero Emissions ‘Net zero emissions’ refers to achieving an overall balance between greenhouse gas emissions produced and greenhouse […]

    KAVU Subject : Environment Concept : Kavu is the traditional name given for sacred groves across the Malabar Coast in Kerala, South India. Kavus are notable for Theyyam, the centuries-old ritual dance. A SarpaKavu (meaning Abode of Snakes) is a traditional natural sacred space seen near traditional homes in Kerala state of South […]

    GEO ENGINEERING Subject: Environment Context : As per a report by Nature, the US’s National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) has called on the government to fund (to the tune of $200 million over five years) research on solar geoengineering. Concept: Geoengineering is an umbrella term for human interventions that change […]

    FOREST FIRE Subject : Environment Context : Recently, Uttarakhand has witnessed over 1,000 incidents of forest fire over the last six months, including 45 in the last 24 hours alone. Concept : Since the start of 2021, there has been a series of forest fires in Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland-Manipur border, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, […]