Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Subject: Environment Section: Int conventions In the news: A growing bloc of nation-states is joining forces at COP28 to begin to seek a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. The treaty is endorsed by: The 12 endorsing states are: Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Tonga, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Niue, […]
Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) Subject: Environment Section: Int conventions It is a coalition of national and subnational governments, businesses and organisations working to advance the transition from unabated coal power generation to clean energy. By launching the PPCA at COP23 in 2017, the UK and Canada brought the leaders together, turning their […]
Where fossils meet faith in a Madhya Pradesh district Subject: Environment Section: Species in news In the news: In Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, scientists recently confirmed that a revered Bhil deity, Kakad Bhairav, worshipped as a sun-baked stone, is actually a 66-million-year-old fossilized egg of a titanosaur, a herbivorous dinosaur. The discovery challenges […]
Free-ranging cats may be catastrophic for wild species Subject: Environment Section: Species in news In the news: Free-ranging domestic cats around the world are found to eat more than 2,000 other animal species such as birds, mammals, insects, and reptiles — including 350 species of conservation concern. The researchers found records of 2,083 […]
Birders’ network finds rare pelagic birds on Karnataka’s coast Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: Some 180 birdwatchers from across India were able to document rare ‘pelagic’ birds throughout 2023 just off the Karnataka coast. About Pelagic Birds: These are seabirds that live on open seas and oceans rather than inland or […]
Water crisis: Atishi writes to Chief Secy. over delay in ammonia treatment plant Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Water Minister said the delay in setting up a plant to treat high ammonia content present in the Yamuna has impacted the drinking water supply in the capital. About Ammonia Gas Ammonia Gas or NH3 is a compound of Nitrogen and Hydrogen. It is a colourless gas with a pungent and penetrating odour. It is […]
Significant climate milestones of 2023 Subject : Environment Section: Climate change Hottest Year in History: 2023 is likely to be declared the hottest year, exceeding the previous record of 2016 by 0.1°C and surpassing pre-industrial levels by 1.43°C. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data highlights the sustained high temperatures throughout the year. Unprecedented […]
The Sahara Desert Used To Be a Green Savannah and New Research Explains Why Subject : Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Algeria’s TassiliN’Ajjer plateau is Africa’s largest national park. Over 15,000 etchings and paintings are exhibited there, some as much as 11,000 years old according to scientific dating techniques, representing a unique ethnological and […]
Interlinking of rivers could flood India’s freshwater with invasive fish Subject : Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: New research shows that India’s ambitious Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) programme can spread invasive, alien fish to water bodies that are home to endangered fish species, posing ecological, economic, and livelihood threats. Details: About a third (31%) […]
A decade-long initiative in Madhya Pradesh to reclaim land overrun by lantana helps residents restart agriculture and restore native biodiversity Subject : Environment Section: Biodiversity Lantana is one of the world’s ten worst invasive species and a species of high concern for India. Lantana is not native to India. It is native to tropical regions […]