India, Indonesia, Bangladesh & Vietnam host to most under-construction coal projects worldwide: Report Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a San Francisco–based non-governmental organization which catalogues fossil fuel and renewable energy projects worldwide, has released a report Global Coal Plant Tracker. The organisation’s Global Coal Plant Tracker is an […]
Remodel food systems Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: There is a growing discussion on the need to re-engineer the current model of agriculture and the food we consume. Details: Agriculture contributes to greenhouse gas emissions through methane emissions from rice cultivation and livestock, through nitrous oxide from the use of synthetic fertilisers […]
Clean energy share in India and its States’ electricity mix Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: CoP28 to the UNFCCC is going to be held in Dubai, UAE. Details: Brazil, South Africa, India and China make up a bloc of populous, fast-developing countries. Each has asked for more climate financing and equity through […]
Greatness of Tulasi leaves Subject :Environment Section: species in news Tulsi plant: Ocimumtenuiflorum, commonly known as holy basil or tulsi, is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Australia, Malesia, Asia, and the western Pacific. It is widely cultivated throughout the Southeast Asian […]
In Gaza, Israel is waging an invisible environmental war Subject : Environment Section: Pollution The environmental and humanitarian damage done by Israel on Gaza strip: In October, Israel hit the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza with a 2,000-pound bomb twice. The bombs – the second-largest in Israel’s arsenal – left 40-foot-wide craters in […]
Neglecting household biomedical waste management can lead to adverse environmental effects Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Context: Approximately 2 billion tonnes of waste is generated per annum. The World Bank Group has predicted that solid waste generation will reach about 2.59 billion Mt per annum by the year 2030. In developing countries, up […]
Ban on BSIII petrol, BSIV diesel vehicles lifted as air quality improves in NCR Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Bharat stage (BS): Bharat stage (BS) emission standards are laid down by the government to regulate the output of air pollutants from the internal combustion engine and spark-ignition engine equipment, including motor vehicles. The central government has mandated that vehicle makers must […]
In Mexico, ecologists going all out to save the iconic ‘water monster’ Subject : Environment Section: Species in news Context: Ecologists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University relaunched a fundraising campaign to bolster conservation efforts for axolotls. About Axolotls: It is an iconic, endangered fish-like type of salamander. It is a paedomorphic salamander closely […]
Rat-hole mining Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Uttarakhand tunnel rescue ops What is Rat hole mining: It is a method of extracting coal from narrow, horizontal seams, prevalent in Meghalaya. The term “rat hole” refers to the narrow pits dug into the ground, typically just large enough for one person to descend and […]