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Why in News Recently, it was found that the area deforested in Brazil's Amazon reached a 15-year high after a 22% jump from the prior year...
22 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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COP26 - Achievements and Scope
This article is based on “The Glasgow Summit on Climate Change: What Has It Achieved” which was published in Livemint on 14/11/2021. It...
15 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, five terms came up frequently at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nation Framework Convention on...
15 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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National Interlinking of Rivers Authority
Why in News The Centre Government is contemplating creation of the National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA). NIRA is supposed to be an...
15 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Climate Goals and Vehicular Emissions
This article is based on “The Fatigue of Hearing About Climate Goals Minus Roadmaps” which was published in Livemint on 10/11/2021. It...
12 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Climate Change & Locust Infestations
Why in News Infestation of desert locusts, which has plagued a vast swathe from eastern Africa to India in recent years, has been closely linked to...
12 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Global Resilience Index Initiative
Why in News Recently, a global coalition of ten organisations launched the Global Resilience Index Initiative (GRII). Key Points About: It...
10 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, a paper published in the international journal Nature Geoscience has come up with a new reason behind the first mass...
08 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Perspective: COP26 - Need For Climate Equity
Why in News Recently, the Prime Minister of India addressed the COP26 world leaders summit in Glasgow where he made a critical pitch for climate...
08 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Mass Fish Death in Kameng River
Why in News Recently, the landslides caused by an earthquake of 3.4 magnitude close to the border with China has led to mass fish death in the...
06 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Increased Risk of Extinction: Leopards
Why in News According to a study published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, the leopard faces an 83% increased risk of extinction in...
06 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use
Why in News Recently, an ambitious declaration was initiated by the United Kingdom to “halt deforestation” and land degradation by...
05 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, leaders at the CoP26 global climate conference in Glasgow have pledged to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and slash...
03 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Carbon Neutrality: India’s Target
This editorial is based on the article India must resist carbon neutrality demands at COP-26 which was published in The Indian Express on...
03 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Jal Shakti released a guide for the safe rescue and release of stranded Ganges River Dolphins. The document...
03 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News In the recently concluded G20 summit, the leaders made a commitment to reach carbon neutrality by or around mid-century. They have...
02 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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India to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2070
Why in News Recently, India announced that it will reach carbon neutrality by 2070 as part of a five-point action plan that included reducing...
02 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the 100-km long body of ice in Antarctica, which has been experiencing rapid melting, was formally named Glasgow after the...
01 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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World Heritage Sites & Climate Change
Why in News The first ever scientific assessment of the amounts of greenhouse gases emitted from and absorbed by forests (2001-2020) in UNESCO World...
01 Nov 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Emissions Gap Report 2021: UNEP
Why in News Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 has been published. This is the twelfth...
30 Oct 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
