India’s Solar Power Energy Targets
Context: A report, jointly prepared by two energy-research firms — JMK Research and Analytics and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis — says India will likely miss its 2022 target of installing 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity. This is because of rooftop solar lagging behind. Relevance: GS III- Environment Dimensions of the Article: […]
Great Indian Bustard
Context: The Supreme Court of India sought an update April 1, 2022 from the committee formed for making power lines underground in Rajasthan and Gujarat ordered a year ago. The habitat of the state bird of Rajasthan — the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) or Godavan — is under threat due to the zigzag web of high-tension power […]
Indian Tent Turtles
Context: Indian tent turtle is now listed in Schedule –I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and is thereby provided the highest degree of protection. Relevance: GS III- Species in News Dimensions of the Article: Indian Tent Turtles Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 Indian Tent Turtles IUCN status: Least Concerned The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria) […]
District Ganga Committees
Focus: GS III- Environment Why in News? Under the Namami Gange Programme, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has created the ‘Digital Dashboard for District Ganga Committees (DGCs) Performance Monitoring System’ (GDPMS). The purpose of the Digital Dashboard is to assist DGCs in improving people-river connections. About District Ganga Committees District Ganga Committees were formed in […]
Air Quality Database 2022: WHO
Context: World Health Organisation (WHO) has released Air Quality Database 2022, which shows that Almost the entire global population (99 %) breathes air that exceeds WHO’s air quality limits. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: Highlights of Air Quality Database 2022 About WHO’s Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) 2021 India’s National Air Quality Index (AQI) Suggestions […]
Ken-Betwa Link Project
Focus: GS III- Environment Why in News? A comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study for the proposed Ken Betwa Link Project (KBLP) has been carried out to identify positive and negative impacts of the project on physical, biological and socio-economic environment. It is estimated that total submergence due to Daudhan reservoir shall be about 9,000 […]
Conservation of Sacred Groves
Context India’s sacred groves are being gradually altered due to ever-expanding human populations, pollution and removal of biomass; effective conservation is the need of the hour to maintain their functional values Relevance GS-III: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Dimensions of the Article What are Sacred Groves? Historical References Regulation and Activities inside […]
UNEP Report On Noise Pollution
Context: A February report commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme on the environmental challenges posed by noise, wildfires and the disruption of biological rhythms of plants, animals and ecological cycles became controversial on account of the mention of a single city, Moradabad. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: What was […]
Dip in Chilika Lake’s Dolphin Population
Context: The dolphin population along Odisha’s coast and in its waterbodies has increased but the number of Irrawaddy dolphins in Chilika lake has fallen. Months after undertaking a census in different waterbodies and off the coast of Odisha, the Principal Chief Conservator Forest (Wildlife) has provided data, recorded across the State’s Wildlife Divisions, on the […]
Sariska Tiger Reserve
Focus – GS-III, Environment Context Massive fire has broken out in the Sariska Tiger Reserve and Air Force helicopters equipped with water sprays are battling to bring it under control. Sariska Tiger Reserve Sariska Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve in Alwar district, Rajasthan. It stretches over an area of 881 sq km comprising scrub-thorn […]