IPEF: India to join US-led co-operative work programme on carbon market Subject: Environment Section: Int Conventions Context: India has decided to participate in at least one of the four cooperative work programmes under the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), specifically focusing on carbon market activities. Details: The Ministry of Power and the Bureau […]

    Star-rating for state environment bodies not operational yet, Ministry tells NGT Subject: Environment Section: Environment law and body Context: The Environment Ministry’s plan to implement a star-rating system to evaluate states based on their efficiency in granting environmental clearances for industrial or infrastructure projects is yet to be launched. Details: This update was […]

    The problem of equity in IPCC reports Subject: Environment Section: Int Conventions Context: In a study, researchers analysed more than 500 future emissions scenarios the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessed in its latest reports. These scenarios relate to mitigation actions like reducing carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels and […]

    Bare act Subject: Environment Section: Environment  Legislation and environment body Context: India’s legislative and regulatory framework, including the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act of 1974 and the Environmental (Protection) Act of 1986, aims to prevent the discharge of untreated industrial effluents into water bodies. Details: Despite these measures and the Central […]

    Higher levels of heavy metals in areas around the Bhopal gas tragedy site: Government report Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Nearly four decades after the Bhopal gas tragedy, a report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) reveals heightened levels of heavy metals in groundwater near […]

    Supreme Court stops Assam’s move to withdraw notification of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary Subject: Environment Section: Protected Areas in news Context: The Supreme Court halted the Assam government’s attempt to withdraw a notification from March 17, 1998, that established the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary, a crucial habitat for one of the largest rhino populations in […]

    Fighting warming: when gasses are contraband Subject: Environment Section: Climate change  Context: A California man is facing criminal charges for smuggling greenhouse gasses (GHGs). Greenhouse Gasses (GHGs): Atmospheric gasses like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide (N2O), water vapor, and chlorofluorocarbons are capable of trapping the out-going infrared radiation from the earth’s surface thereby […]

    Scientists genetically modify ‘sexual’ fruit fly to reproduce asexually Subject: Science and tech Section: Biotechnology Context: In a recent development, researchers from Cambridge University and the California Institute of Technology achieved a significant milestone by engineering a sexually reproducing species of fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) to reproduce asexually. This transformation, demonstrating the extensive […]

    7396 golden langurs in India, reveals survey Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: A recent survey conducted by a collaboration of wildlife research and conservation organizations, including the Primate Research Centre NE India (PRCNE), Assam Forest Department, Bodoland Territorial Council, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), and Conservation Himalayas, […]