SHETRUNJAY DUNGAR RESERVE FOREST Subject : Environment Context : Fire engulfs nearly 200 hectares in Shetrunjay, brought under control. Concept : Shatrunjaya or Shetrunjaya (“place of victory against inner enemies”) originally Pundarikgiri), are hills located by the city of Palitana, in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. They are situated on the banks of the […]

    PM 2.5 & NITROGEN DIOXIDE Subject : Environment Context : PM2.5 and NO2 contributing to the spread and virulence of SARS-CoV-2 infections, says Health Minister. Concept : PM 2.5 5 refers to particles that have diameter less than 2.5 micrometres (more than 100 times thinner than a human hair) and remain suspended for […]

    PALAMU TIGER RESERVE Subject: Environment Context: Don’t lay 3rd broad gauge track in core area of Palamu Tiger Reserve: Jharkhand to Centre. Concept: The Palamau Tiger Reserve is one of the nine original tiger reserves in Jharkhand, India and the only one in this state. It forms part of Betla National Park and […]

    EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY Subject : Environment Context : The LG stressed the need to provide for a mechanism to effectively implement the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) pertaining to the collection of e-waste and its processing. Concept : Extended Producers Responsibility is essentially the use of financial incentives to encourage manufacturers to design environmentally […]

    STOCKHOLM +50 Subject: Environment Context: As we approach Stockholm+50, we are looking at an increasingly inequitable world; where poverty and marginalisation are growing and where climate change risks are reaching not just the homes of the poor but also of the rich. Concept: Stockholm+50 In 2022 it will be fifty years since the […]

    NATIONAL WILDLIFE BOARD OF INDIA Subject : Environment Context: Recently , Supreme Court stated that national wildlife board has not met for about six years. Concept: The National Board for Wildlife has 47 members with the Prime Minister in the Chair. The Minister in charge of the MoEF in GOI is the Vice-Chairperson. […]

    Inert waste Subject: Environment Context: Members of the Ridge Management Board (RMB) Friday decided to form an expert panel to study a proposal made by the South MCD for dumping “inert material” in Bhatti mines at Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. Concept: Generally, there are three categories of landfills (place where waste): landfills for […]