Subject: Environment Context: The government has set targets of 10 per cent bioethanol blending of petrol by 2022 and to raise it to 20 per cent by 2030 under the ethanol blending programme Concept: Biofuels are liquid or gaseous fuels primarily produced from biomass, and can be used to replace or can be used in […]
Subject: Environment Context: A genetic study of tigers across India showed tigers are becoming more isolated, which in turn reduces tigers’ chances of finding a mate who is not closely genetically related, thus lowering the genetic variation and increasing the risk of extinction. Concept: A wildlife corridor is a way of connecting fragmented habitats. The corridor allows movement […]
Subject: Environment Context: Earth Overshoot Day 2020 falls on August 22, more than three weeks later than in 2019, according to Global Footprint Network Concept: Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. Earth Overshoot Day is […]
Subject: Environment Context: The UN environmental programme has released a report warning that fishing trawlers, seaweed farming, and tourism off the coast of Kenya is threatening the survival of seagrasses Concept: Seagrasses are flowering marine plants that have adapted to survive in marine conditions. They are mostly found in shallow sandy bottom habitats and can form dense […]
Subject: Environment Context: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has proposed a draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020, that seeks to replace the notification which goes back to 2006. Concept: Environment Impact Assessment or EIA can be defined as the study to predict the effect of a proposed activity/project on the environment. A decision […]
Subject: Environment Context: Hardline conservationists fail to see possibilities of people-wildlife coexistence Concept: CWH is a provision under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA). The Act primarily focuses on recognising the historically-denied rights of forest-dwellers to use and manage forests. FRA defines CWHs as ‘areas of national parks and sanctuaries where it has been specifically […]
Subject: Environment Context: Debate over draft EIA 2020 Notification shed lights on poor ranking of India in Environmental Performance Index report Concept: In 2018, India ranked 177thout of 180 countries and in 2020, ranked 168th out of 180 faring badly on virtually all indicators — environmental health policy, biodiversity and habitat, air and water pollution […]
Subject: Environment/ Economy Context: A webinar on the occasion of the World Biofuel day was organized by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, with the theme “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”. Concept: World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil […]