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IPCC Reports and Equity in Climate Change Mitigation

For Prelims: UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), UN...

19 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

BioCNG Production from Dung

For Prelims: Biogas, BioCNG, GOBARdhan, SATAT Scheme For Mains: Biogas Energy and its Significance, BioCNG, Bioenergy, Related...

14 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Coral Bleaching in Great Barrier Reef

For Prelims: Coral Bleaching, Great Barrier Reef, El Nino, UNESCO World Heritage site For Mains: Implications of coral bleaching on marine...

13 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Carbon Footprint of Artificial Intelligence

For Prelims: Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Network Spiking Neural Networks, Lifelong Learning, Machine Learning, ChatGPT, Greenhouse...

09 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Bengaluru's Water Crisis: A Wake-Up Call for India

This editorial is based on the article “Bengaluru's worst water crisis leaves country's IT capital high and dry” which was published in...

08 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Groundwater Contamination in India

For Prelims: National Green Tribunal, Central Groundwater Authority, Black foot disease, Blue baby syndrome, Itai Itai Disease, Atal Bhujal Yojana,...

05 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Plastic Waste Crisis in the Indian Himalayan Region

This editorial is based on “Mountains of plastic are choking the Himalayan States” which was published in The Hindu on 04/03/2024.The...

04 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India's Battle Against Single-Use Plastics

For Prelims: India's Battle Against Single-Use Plastics, United Nations Environmental Assembly, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) For Mains:...

04 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Belgium Recognises Ecocide as a Crime

Source: DTE Why in News? The Federal Parliament of Belgium has made history by becoming the first country in the European Continent to recognise...

02 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Himalayas More Prone to Extreme Weather Events

For Prelims: Himalayan Region, Global Warming, Indo-Gangetic plain, Greenhouse Gas (GHG). For Mains: Impact of Global Warming on the Himalayas,...

02 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Nitrogen Pollution

For Prelims: Nitrogen pollution, UNEP, Nitrogen-based fertiliser, Ammonia, Air pollution, Methemoglobinemia, Stratospheric ozone layer,...

01 Mar 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Used Heavy Duty Vehicles and the Environment

For Prelims: Used Heavy Duty Vehicles and the Environment, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Environment Assembly. For...

29 Feb 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Reimagining Land Management for Sustainable Development

This editorial is based on “An expansive land management policy is overdue” which was published in The Hindu on 27/02/2024. The article...

27 Feb 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Balancing Housing Expansion with Sustainability

This editorial is based on “Beyond shelter, dweller needs within the four walls” which was published in The Hindu on 22/02/2024. The...

22 Feb 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Concerns Raised on Plastic Waste Pollution

For Prelims: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Plastic Waste,...

22 Feb 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Asia-Pacific SDG Progress Report 2024

For Prelims: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2024, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for...

21 Feb 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

TN-SHORE

Source: TH Why in News? The Tamil Nadu government has announced a new scheme called TN-SHORE, to revive the coastal resources and protect the...

20 Feb 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Gupteswar Forest as Biodiversity Heritage Site

For Prelims: Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS), ‘Biological Diversity Act, 2002 For Mains: Biodiversity-Heritage Site (BHS), Environmental...

20 Feb 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

CMS COP14

For Prelims: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Conservation of Migratory Species, Bonn Convention. For Mains:...

20 Feb 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Using Green Hydrogen in the Steel Sector

For Prelims: National Green Hydrogen Mission, Steel Sector, Green Hydrogen, Decarbonization. For Mains: National Green Hydrogen Mission,...

17 Feb 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation