Less than 1% mitigation & adaptation funding went to world’s indigenous groups despite more commitment: Report Subject : Environment Section: International conventions In the news: A new report summarizing the first phase of implementation of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI), endorsed in January 2022, highlights that while there is mounting evidence on the […]

    In a warmer, wetter world, pests are multiplying faster and damaging crops severely Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: In April, tea planters from southern India sought urgent government intervention, saying that the tea mosquito bug is causing havoc in the most unlikely places. Details: The United Planters Association of Southern India […]

    Wildfire destroys Hawaiian town, leaving at least 36 dead Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change  Context: Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Lahaina town (Maui) as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town and killing at least 53 people in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in […]

    Ecosystem-based adaptation takes nature-based, people-centric approach to agriculture Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change  Multilayer farming: Multilayer farming is the process of growing multiple crops in a single field. This is done by planting a crop on top of an already existing crop. The first crop is then harvested, and the land is used […]

    Number of elephants in Karnataka goes up by 364 from last census, touching 6,395 Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: The number of elephants in Karnataka has increased by 346, from an estimated 6,049 in 2017 to 6,395 now, which is the highest in the country, according to an interim report on […]

    Belem Declaration: Amazon countries fail to agree on protection goals Subject: Environment Section: International Conventions Context: Leaders from the eight countries across the Amazon, including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, failed to agree on the goal to protect the rainforest at the ongoing Amazon Summit organised by the Amazon […]

    Why green steel production will not happen in India anytime soon Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: Green steel production in India is unlikely to happen anytime soon, perhaps never. Green steel: ‘Green steel’, or the steel produced through processes that do not emit carbon dioxide, essentially means using hydrogen as the ‘reducing […]

    5% of birds in India are endemic, reveals Zoological Survey of India publication Subject: Environment Section: Species in news In the news: A recent publication by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) points out that about 5% of birds found in the country are endemic and are not reported in other parts of […]