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Threats from Plastic Recycling

For Prelims: Threats from Plastic Recycling, Plastic Pollution, Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee, Carcinogens,Pesticides, Extended Producer...

31 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

The World’s Worst Animal Disease Killing Frogs Worldwide

For Prelims: Panzootic, Chytridiomycosis or chytrid, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), CSIRO,...

31 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

CPCB’s New Guidelines for India’s Stone Crusher Sector

For Prelims: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA), Graded Response Action Plan...

31 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership

For Prelims: European Green Deal, European Union, Green Hydrogen, Climate Change, ISA, Paris Agreement.For Mains: EU-India Clean Energy and Climate...

31 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

WMC Approves Global Greenhouse Gas Watch

For Prelims: WMO, Climate Change, Green House Gas, UNFCCC. For Mains: Need for Global Greenhouse Gas Watch. Why in News? Recently, the 19th...

27 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

PBR and Biodiversity Management in India

For Prelims: People's Biodiversity Register (PBR), Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC), Biological Diversity Act 2002, Lifestyle for the...

25 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

The International Day for Biological Diversity 2023

For Prelims: Biological Diversity Day, UNFCCC COP 15, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework For Mains: Kunming-Montreal Global...

23 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Air Pollution

For Prelims: Air Pollution, Sentinel‑5P satellite, Google Earth Engine, AQI, Covid-19, NCAP, SAFAR. For Mains: Air Pollution. Why in...

23 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Groundwater Extraction and Land Subsidence

For Prelims: Groundwater extraction, Land subsidence, Urbanization, National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources in India, Central Ground...

19 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Decarbonising Steel Sector

This editorial is based on “Decarbonising the steel sector will pay off” which was published in The Hindu BusinessLine on 15/05/2023....

19 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Sea Butterflies

For Prelims: Sea Butterflies, Ocean acidification For Mains: Impact of climate change on marine ecosystems, Ocean acidification Why in...

18 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Thawing Permafrost in Arctic and Industrial Contamination

For Prelims: Thawing Permafrost in Arctic, Industrial Contamination, NASA, Permafrost, Mining, Climate Change. For Mains: Thawing Permafrost in...

17 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Land Reclamation

For Prelims: Land reclamation, Coastal zones, Rising sea levels, Coastal flooding, Global warming, Mangroves. For Mains: Current Extent of Land...

17 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Water Footprint of AI

For Prelims: ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, GPT-4, AI models For Mains: Balancing technological advancements with resource conservation, Impact...

16 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

United Nations Forum on Forests

For Prelims: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN Economic and Social Council, United Nations Forum on...

15 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Phase Out Methane Emissions By 2030

For Prelims: Methane Gas, Related Initiatives, COP 28, Climate Change, Net Zero emissions For Mains: Impacts of methane emissions on global...

15 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Climate Change Resilience Deficit in Asia-Pacific Countries

For Prelims: Net-zero emissions, Greenhouse gas emission, Global climate crisis For Mains: Impact of climate-induced disasters on vulnerable...

12 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Sludge Management

For Prelims: National Mission for Clean Ganga, Sludge, Arth Ganga project For Mains: Sludge management in Indian sewage treatment plants,...

11 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

For Prelims: EU, Carbon Trade, Carbon Emission, ETS, Green Energy, Decarbonization. For Mains: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and its...

11 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Forest Fires in Goa

For Prelims: Forest Fires: Types, Causes, advantages and disadvantages, National Action Plan for Forest Fires (NAPFF), National Afforestation...

10 May 2023 Biodiversity & Environment