Subject: Environment Context: The Maruvan project strives to rejuvenate an arid stretch of the Marwar region in Rajasthan hopes by restoring the native forests by developing patches using the Miyawaki technique of rejuvenation. Concept: Miyawaki is a technique pioneered by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, that helps build dense, native forests. The approach is supposed to […]
Subject: Environment Context: Punjab government has banned the usage of nine pesticides, generally used for Basmati and non Basmati crops, for 60 days Concept: The nine pesticide that have been banned temporarily include Acephate, Carbendazim, Thiamethoxam, Triazofos, Tricyclazole, Buprofezin, Carbofuron, Propiconazole, and Thiophanate Methyl. Farmers use these pesticides even after the grain formation stage in […]
Subject: Environment Context: The levels of ozone have increased across the Northern Hemisphere in the last 20 years, a new study by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States has showed. Concept: Ozone is a gas made up of three oxygen atoms (O3). […]
Subject: Environment Context: A pregnant Gaur was shot and killed by six men in Kerala’s Malappuram district earlier this month Concept: The gaur is a wild bovid that is native to the forests of South and Southeast Asia. It is biggest among wild cattle. It is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the International Union for Conservation […]
Subject: Environment Context: There is inordinate delay in completion of projects to control pollution in two riversTapi and Sabarmathi in Gujarat, which is part of the National River Conservation Plan. Concept: The river cleaning programme in the country initiated with the launching of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in 1985. The Ganga Action Plan was […]
Subject: Environment Context: Ladakh, Leh and Kargil region will be developed and declared to be a carbon neutral region Concept: Carbon neutrality means every ton of anthropogenic CO2 emitted is compensated with an equivalent amount of CO2 removed, according to World Resources Institute. In order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, carbon neutrality by […]