Subject : Environment Context : As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting gets underway this week, NGOs are calling for the body to rethink its draft heavy fuel oil ban, saying it doesn’t do enough to protect the Arctic. Concept : An agreement on the draft text of a ban on […]
Subject : Environment Context : Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change launched a Vulture Action Plan 2020-25 for the conservation of vultures in the country. Concept : While the ministry has been carrying out a conservation project for vultures since 2006, the plan is to now extend the project to 2025 to not […]
Subject : Environment Context : The isolated UK Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha, which is home to the world’s most remote human settlement, declared the largest fully protected marine reserves in the Atlantic Ocean at 687,000 square kilometres. Concept : Tristan da Cunha, which is inhabited by less than 300 humans is a small […]
Subject : Environment Context : The global Marine plastic Pollution footprint is estimated to be 8-10 million tonnes annually—equivalent to dumping one truck of garbage into the ocean every minute. Concept : Plastic is a synthetic organic polymer made from petroleum with properties ideally suited for a wide variety of applications, including packaging, building and […]
Subject : Environment Context : The India Customs intercepted an 18-tonne shipment of red sandalwood destined for the United Arab Emirates, during a month-long “Operation Thunder 2020”, coordinated by the Interpol and the World Customs Organisation. Concept : Pterocarpus santalinus or Red Sanders is an endemic tree of South India They are found in Tropical […]
Subject : Environment Context : The air quality in Delhi continues to remain in ‘severe’ category. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, SAFAR has advised people to avoid all physical activity outdoors. Concept : About: Agencies involved: It was indigenously developed by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune and is run […]