India at the Climate Summit Subject : Environment Section: International conventions BASIC Group: The BASIC group was formed as the result of an agreement signed by the four countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) on 28th November, 2009. All members of BRICS nations except Russia, are part of the BASIC group. It […]
What is cooking at COP28? Subject : Environment Section: International conventions Climate finance: ‘Market Mechanism’ or ‘Carbon Market’ is a way of making finance available to fight climate change. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which deals with bilateral (6.2) and global carbon markets (6.4), is said to be the most complex part […]
Air pollution causes over 2 million deaths annually in India: BMJ study Subject: Environment Section: Pollution About the study: The study was conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany. Data has been taken from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study, NASA satellite-based fine particulate matter and population data, and atmospheric […]
Loss and Damage Fund cleared on Day One of COP-28 summit Subject: Environment Section: International Conventions Context: On the first day of COP 28, member countries agreed to make operational a Loss and Damage (L&D) fund that is meant to compensate countries already dealing with climate change. Loss & Damage (L&D): IPCC defines […]
Understanding rat-hole mining Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Two scientific methods of mining — vertical drilling and auger or horizontal drilling — were employed to rescue 41 workers on November 28 after 17 days of being trapped in the partially collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand. The last leg of the rescue involved rat-hole […]
COP-28 aims at bottling the fossil fuel genie for good Subject: Environment Section: Environment conventions Context: The COP-28 to the UNFCCC climate summit is scheduled to begin in Dubai on November 30. Six major issues to be discussed are: Global Stocktake: It is a periodic review by countries to contain greenhouse gas (GHG) […]
Major oil and gas firms have pledged to go carbon neutral by 2050: COP28 chief Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: Several oil and gas companies have committed to becoming net zero — or carbon neutral — by 2050, the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) President-designate Sultan Al Jaber said. Net Zero Target: […]
Sugarcane by product press mud can be a sweet spot for India’s compressed biogas sector Subject: Environment Section: Sustainable dev and agriculture Context: India has assumed a key position in the worldwide sugar economy, emerging as the foremost sugar producer since 2021-22,surpassing Brazil. Details: India also stands as the second-largest sugar exporter globally […]