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  • Ban on Single-Use Plastic

    Why in News Recently, the Ministry Of Environment Forest And Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules,...

    14 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Oil Spills

    Why in News A new study has confirmed that Stimulating Bacteria (Bioremediation) with nutrients in the cold seawaters of the Canadian Arctic can...

    13 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • World Biofuel Day

    Why in News World Biofuel Day is observed on 10th August every year. Key Points About: It is observed to raise awareness of the importance of...

    12 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Atlantic Ocean Current System: AMOC

    Why in News According to the recently released IPCC’s Report, Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is losing its stability and...

    10 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Climate Change 2021 Report: IPCC

    Why in News Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) titled...

    10 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • India Plastics Pact

    Why in News The India Plastics Pact, the first in Asia, will be launched in September in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)...

    10 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Stubble Burning

    Why in News Recently, some experts advised that the government should speed up implementation of alternatives to stubble burning. The centre,...

    05 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle

    Why in News In recent years, a lot of efforts have been put by the conservationists to save the world’s most endangered turtle, Swinhoe's...

    05 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Net Zero Carbon Targets and Climate Change: Oxfam Report

    Why in News Recently, a report (Tightening the Net) published by Oxfam International has said that announcing Net Zero Carbon Targets may be a...

    04 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Red Tide

    Why in News Florida has been battling outbreaks of red tide, caused by the algae Karenia brevis, for several years. This year's bloom may have...

    04 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • New Frog Species: Minervarya Pentali

    Why in News Recently, a new frog species was discovered in the Western Ghats and named after former DU Vice-Chancellor and plant geneticist Deepak...

    03 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Skyglow: Light Pollution

    Why in News A recent study has shown that the Skyglow forces dung beetles in the city to abandon the Milky Way as their compass, they rely instead...

    03 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Ozone Levels Exceeding Permitted Levels

    Why in News Recently, a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study has found that ozone levels are exceeding the permitted levels even during...

    02 Aug 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Sutlej River Pollution

    Why in News The pollution in river Sutlej has posed serious health threats to the people living around the Indira Gandhi Canal. The National...

    30 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Earth Overshoot Day, 2021

    Why in News According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), humanity has again used up all biological resources that our planet regenerates...

    29 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Initiative on Making Water Sensitive Cities in Ganga Basin

    Why in News Recently, a new capacity building initiative on ‘Making water sensitive cities in Ganga basin’ was launched by the National...

    28 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Wounded Mountains

    This article is based on Wounded mountains: on Himachal landslide tragedy which was published in The Hindu on 27/07/2021. It talks about the...

    27 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Gross Environment Product (GEP)

    Why in News Recently, the Uttarakhand government has announced that it will initiate valuation of its natural resources in the form of ‘Gross...

    26 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Ban On Firecrackers

    Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court has dismissed appeals challenging the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order which had imposed a complete ban...

    24 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

  • Polluted River Stretches

    Why in News The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2018 identified 351 polluted river stretches in India. CPCB study reveals that...

    22 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

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