What Are Carbon Bombs?
Context: A group of environmentalists, lawyers, and activists have come together to identify and ‘defuse carbon bombs’– coal, oil and gas projects that have the potential to contribute significantly to global warming. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: What are carbon bombs? What is the plan for ‘defusing’ carbon bombs? What […]
World’s First Fishing Cat Census In Chilika
Context: The Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, has 176 fishing cats, according to a census done by the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with the Fishing Cat Project (TFCP). Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: About fishing cat About Chilika Lake About fishing cat: The fishing cat is […]
World Environment Day 2022
Focus: GS III- Environment Why in News? The World Environment Day is observed on the 5th of June every year for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. About World Environment Day The United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day in 1972, which was the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the […]
Ethanol Blending
Focus: GS III- Environment and Ecology, GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure Why in News? India has achieved the target of 10 percent ethanol blending, 5 months ahead of schedule What is Ethanol fuel? Ethanol fuel is ethyl alcohol, the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, used as fuel. It is most often used as […]
What Are Eco-Sensitive Zones?
Context: The Supreme Court has directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum one km starting from their demarcated boundaries. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: What are Eco-Sensitive Zones? Activities Allowed in ESZs How are […]
Eublepharis Pictus
Context: A gecko found in Visakhapatnam in 2017, then thought to belong to a known species, has now been identified as a member of a new species. Relevance: GS II- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: About Eublepharis pictus Conservation status About Eublepharis pictus The species, Eublepharis pictus, also known as the Painted Leopard […]
World’s Largest Plant – Posidonia Australis
Context: The world’s largest plant has recently been discovered off the West Coast of Australia: a seagrass 180 km in length. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: About Ribbon weed or Posidonia australis So how remarkable is this plant’s size? How did it grow, and survive for, so long? Significance of […]
What is Stockholm +50?
Context: Stockholm+50 is being held in Stockholm, Sweden. It will commemorate the 50 years since the 1972 United Nations (UN) Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference). Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of environment, International Agreements & Groupings regarding conservation of Environment) Dimensions of the Article: What is Stockholm +50? Stockholm Conference, 1972 Issues […]
NTPC’s Biodiversity Policy
Focus: GS III- Environment and Ecology Why in News? Recently, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC Ltd.) has issued a renewed Biodiversity Policy 2022 to establish a comprehensive vision and guiding principle for conservation, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity. Objectives of the Policy Support Professionals in Achieving Biodiversity Targets: The policy is designed to assist […]
About Sela Macaque
Context: A new species of old-world monkey recorded from Arunachal Pradesh has been named after Sela Pass, which is a strategic mountain pass at 13,700 ft above sea level, and the New Species has been named Sela Macaque. It was identified and analysed by a team of experts from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and […]