What derives the process of atlantification in Arctic Ocean Subject :Environment Section: Climate Change Context: New research by an international team of scientists explains what’s behind a stalled trend in Arctic Ocean sea ice loss since 2007. Details: The findings indicate that stronger declines in sea ice will occur when an atmospheric feature […]

    Progress in National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Launched in: 2014 Outlay: ₹20,000 Crore 80% of the outlay is for the purpose of setting Sewage treatment Plants (STPs). Core Objective: To ensure that no untreated sewage flows into the river. Steps tekan to achieve the objective: Installation of treatment […]

    Paris fumigated for 1st time as disease-carrying mosquito spreads, likely triggered by climate change Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: Paris health authorities sprayed insecticides in public spaces in the city’s southeast like gardens and trees, which are breeding grounds for mosquitoes to check the spread of disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes found to be […]

    50 most polluted regions of world in India’s northern plains: University of Chicago report Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: The world’s 50 most polluted regions belong to the Northern Plains of India, showed the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report for 2023 by the University of Chicago. Key Findings: Particulate pollution has increased […]

    Protect world heritage sites to conserve biodiversity: UN Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Protecting world heritage sites can help conserve biodiversity and meet the targets set by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), according to a joint assessment by UNESCO and IUCN. Biodiversity in UNESCO WHS: The total of 1157World Heritage sites take […]

    Funga: UN wants us all to say it along with ‘Flora & Fauna’ Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The United Nations Biodiversity has urged people globally to use the word ‘funga’ whenever they say ‘flora and fauna’, in order to highlight the importance of fungi. Fungi: Fungi, along with Animalia (animals), Plantae (plants), […]

    Green court directs Border Roads Organisation to plant 10000 trees in Uttarakhand Subject: Environment Section: Environmental Law Context: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to plant at least 10,000 trees within a month in Uttarakhand as part of compensatory tree plantation to make up for hundreds of trees […]