Land the size of Central Asia lost since 2015 due to degradation Subject: Environment Section: International Convention Context: Healthy and productive land the size of Central Asia has been degraded since 2015, affecting food and water security globally and directly impacting the lives of 1.3 billion people, according to latest estimates released by […]

    New Indonesian industrial park on Borneo, feted as ‘green,’ will be powered by coal, report says Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: A vast industrial park being built on the tropical island of Borneo that has attracted billions of dollars in foreign and domestic investment is damaging the environment in an area […]

    Light pollution disrupts marine organisms’ hormonal cycles, reproduction: Study Subject :Environment Section: Pollution Context: A recent study by Cornell University, United States, argued that we should broaden our outlook to consider light pollution’s influence on coastal marine ecosystems, affecting everything from whales to fish, corals and plankton. Details: Marine organisms that evolved over […]

    ‘Planet wreckers’: 20 countries led by US to emit 90% carbon dioxide through 2050 Subject :Environment Section: Climate Change Context: Just 20 countries in the world, led by the United States, would be responsible for nearly 90 per cent of the carbon dioxide emissions through 2050, found a new analysis by research organization […]

    New CFR guidelines: Experts say regulations can undo India’s progress on forest governance Subject :Environment Section: Environment laws Context: The new guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) for conservation, management and sustainable use of community forest resources (CFR) on September 12, 2023, disempower Gram Sabhas (village assemblies) and shift […]

    Six of 9 planetary boundaries have been breached because of human activities: Study Subject :Environment Section: Climate Change Context: The world has breached six of the nine planetary boundaries necessary to maintain Earth’s stability and resilience, according to a new study. Study findings: The findings are an update to the planetary boundaries framework, […]

    Small island nations seek protection from ocean pollution, climate change Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: A landmark climate justice case will start its hearing in the United Nations maritime tribunal in Hamburg, Germany, on September 11, 2023. About the case: Regarded as the first climate justice case aimed at saving the ocean. […]