MAURITIUS OIL SPILL EXPLAINED
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? A Japanese ship named struck a coral reef resulting in an oil spill of over 1,000 tonnes into the Indian Ocean. The area where it happened which was a cause for concern as the spill had taken place near two environmentally protected marine ecosystems and the Blue […]
FLY ASH UTILIZATION: NTPC DEVELOPS INFRASTRUCTURE
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? NTPC Ltd., a central PSU under Ministry of Power and country’s largest power generation company, has developed an infrastructure at Rihand project in Uttar Pradesh to transport fly ash in bulk to cement plants, located at distance, at a cheaper cost. Details The effort […]
SWACHH BHARAT MISSION ACADEMY LAUNCHED
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? Union Minister for Jal Shakti launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Academy as part of the ongoing week-long behaviour change campaign ‘GandagiMukt Bharat’. Benefits of Swachh Bharat Mission Academy Swachh Bharat Mission Academy, with its mobile based technology will significantly boost the capacity building efforts in training of […]
WORLD ELEPHANT DAY: TACKLING HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? The Union Environment Minister on the eve of World Elephant Day at an event said that efforts are in full swing to provide food and water to the animals in the forests itself to deal with the growing human-animal conflict cases. Highlights To manage conflicts and avoid […]
WORLD BIOFUEL DAY
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? A webinar on the occasion of the World Biofuel day was organized by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, with the theme “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”. Highlights of discussions The scope of producing Biofuels is immense in India as India being a large agricultural economy, has […]
BAMBOO SEED-BOMBS TO TACKLE ELEPHANT PROBLEM
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? Encouraged by germination and subsequent growth in bamboo plantations, Odisha’s Athagarh Forest Division has begun casting seed balls inside different reserve forest areas to enrich food stock for wild elephants. Details and How is it going to help? The growth in bamboo plantation is expected to meet […]
RASHTRIYA SWACHHATA KENDRA
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? Prime Minister recently inaugurated the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra – an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission. The Prime Minister also launched ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat’, a special week long campaign for swachhata in the run up to Independence Day, during which each day till 15th August […]
WILDLIFE NOD NOT REQUIRED FOR RAILWAY PROJECTS: MINISTRY
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? Railway projects, small-scale development works involving construction over less than 20,000 square metres, and under-25 MW capacity hydropower plants will not require approval from the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) even if they are located within eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) of national parks or wildlife sanctuaries, the environment […]
KEY CHANGES IN EIA 2020 EXPLAINED
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has published the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2020, with the intention of replacing the existing EIA Notification, 2006 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The government wants to incorporate modifications made to the regulations through amendments […]
CONSERVATION OF THE ENDANGERED DHOLE
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh rank high in the conservation of the endangered dhole in India, according to a study. Details Scientists found that Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh were adequately equipped to maintain their high ranks in consolidating forest habitats and recover dhole populations by […]