Threatened species up by 25% in Queensland’s Wet Tropics due to climate change Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Climate change has pushed 25 per cent more organisms in Australia’s biodiversity-rich northern rainforests into the list of threatened species since 2020, a new report showed. The rainforests are world heritage sites. Details of the […]

    COP 28: India’s equity demand Subject: Environment Section: Environmental Conventions Context: There is an almost linear relationship between global warming and cumulative carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC): The UNFCCC recognises the CBDR-RC principle. This means different States have different responsibilities and respective capabilities in tackling climate […]

    Gujarat gets a state fish: Why ghol, the ‘fisherman’s lottery’, was chosen Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: The black-spotted croaker, or the ghol fish — considered a fisherman’s lottery — was declared the state fish of Gujarat. It has been chosen as the state fish because of its economic value and […]

    New study reveals sturgeon caviar sourced from illegal trade, labelled to mislead Subject: Environment Section: International Convention Context: A new study has revealed that sturgeon products being sold in the international market were from illegal trade and flouting wildlife protection norms. Sturgeon: Sturgeon is the common name for the 28 species of fish […]