Subject: Environment Context: Aiming to maximize forest carbon stock by more tree plantation, Union Environment Minister urged the states to use CAMPA funds exclusively for afforestation and not for payment of salaries. Concept: Whenever forest land is diverted for non-forest purposes, it is mandatory under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 that an equivalent area of non-forest land […]
Subject: Environment Context: Madras High Court rejected a plea by Vedanta-owned Sterlite Copper seeking permission to reopen its massive copper smelter in the southern port city of Thoothukudi. Concept : The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has developed the criteria of categorization of industrial sectors based on the Pollution Index. Pollution Index […]
Subject: Environment Context: Prime minister in his Independence Day speech had announced the launch of Project Lion and Project Dolphin Concept: Project dolphin Project Dolphin will involve conservation of Dolphins and the aquatic habitat through use of modern technology especially in enumeration and anti-poaching activities. The project will engage the fishermen and other river/ ocean […]
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 […]