ICARUS: WHEN SCIENCE CARES ABOUT WILDLIFE
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? The International Space Station, orbiting some 240 miles above the planet, is about to join the effort to monitor the world’s wildlife — and revolutionise the science of animal tracking. ICARUS – Details A large antenna and other equipment aboard the orbiting outpost, installed by spacewalking […]
DILUTING THE EIA PROCESS
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Introduction Around the world, legislative interventions mandating EIAs began to burgeon in the late 1960s. The basic credo of these measures was to ensure that the state had at its possession a disinterested analysis of any development project and the potential impact that it might have on the environment. It […]
29 TIGERS PRESENT IN DIBANG BLOCK
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? An estimated 29 tigers were present in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang-Kamlang-Namdapha Block, according to the Status of Tigers, Co-predators, and Prey in India report (2018). Significance The estimation comes amid concerns about the proposed diversion of large forest areas around Dibang Valley Wildlife Sanctuary for a power […]
SUPREME COURT LOOKS TO SAVE BOTH WILD ANIMALS AND CROPS
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? Supreme Court accentuated the urgent need to find an alternative to killing marauding wild animals as vermin even while protecting crops from them. Details Chief Justice of India heading a three-judge Bench, suggested “explosives that do not kill” but make a lot of noise and “rubber […]
READING INTO THE NEP 2020
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? The new National Education Policy was approved by the Union Cabinet, to introduce four-year undergraduate degrees with multiple entry and exit options, abolish the M.Phil. degree, and establish a common higher education regulator with fee fixation for both private and public institutions. Click Here to read […]
A HOME FOR TIGER
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Introduction India’s tiger census revealed that the country is home to nearly 3,000 of these big cats. That was rightly considered a significant achievement given that India’s tiger population had come down to around 1,400 in 2006 and the animal had been completely wiped out of reserves such as Sariska. […]
AIR POLLUTION CUTS INDIANS’ LIFE EXPECTANCY
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? Pollution levels in India reduces 5.2 years from the life expectancy of the average Indian according to an assessment by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. Assessment Highlights India is the second most-polluted country globally after Bangladesh, while Nepal, Singapore and Pakistan are […]
NAMAMI GANGE IN PM’S AWARD
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Governance Why in news? The Namami Gange project has been included in the prestigious ‘Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020’. Benefits of Namami Gange: Reasons for Nomination Economic activities are also benefiting from the efforts of the 26 District Ganga Committees of Uttar Pradesh. There, has been […]
TIGER CENSUS: GLOBAL TIGER DAY
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? The Union Environment Minister released the detailed report of Tiger Census on the eve of Global Tiger Day. India has 30,000 elephants 3,000 one-horned rhinos, around 3,000 Tigers and more than 500 lions with a large amount of flora and fauna (8% of the world`s biodiversity) […]
ISRAELI TEAM ARRIVES FOR TRIALS OF COVID-19 TESTS
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? An Israeli team, led by a “high ranking” research and development (R&D) defence official, arrived in India with a multi-pronged mission, codenamed “Operation Breathing Space”. Operation Breathing Space The team will be coordinated by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and Indian Ministry of Defence (MOD) […]