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Why in News Recently, the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), in its new publication Plant Discoveries 2020 has added 267 new taxa/ species to the...
25 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the Arctic sea ice reached its minimum extent, coming in at 4.72 million square miles. It is the 12th lowest on record and the...
24 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Capacity of India’s Sewage Treatment Plants
Why in News According to the latest report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in India are able to...
24 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
Why in News Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs). Under these guidelines, WHO has...
23 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, Foundation for Environment Education (FEE), Denmark has awarded the Blue Flag Certification to Kovalam (Tamil Nadu) and Eden...
23 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Climate-Induced Migration and Modern Slavery
Why in News Recently, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and Anti-Slavery International released a report named...
23 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Alternative of Single-use Plastics
Why in News Recently, the researchers at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc) have found a way to make a substitute for single-use...
22 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News World Rhino Day is observed on 22th September to spread awareness for all five species of rhino and work being done to save them. Key...
22 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Super-Hydrophobic Cotton Composite for Oil Spills
Why in News Recently, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, has developed a super-hydrophobic cotton composite with Metal-Organic...
22 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News The United States’ startup Colossal Biosciences has announced its plan to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from...
20 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the US President has announced the Global Methane Pledge, which is an US-EU led effort to cut methane emissions by a third by...
18 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a report named United in Science 2021. It is a multi-organization...
17 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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World’s First ‘Five-Country Biosphere Reserve’
Why in News Recently, Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) was declared as the world’s first ‘five-country biosphere reserve’ by the United...
17 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Every year, 16th September is observed as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer (World Ozone Day). Key...
16 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Arsenic Contamination of Food Chain
Why in News A recent study in Bihar has found Arsenic contamination not only in groundwater but in the food chain as well. The research...
16 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Impact of Global Warming on Permafrost
Why in News According to the latest IPCC report, increasing global warming will result in reductions in Arctic permafrost and the thawing of the...
14 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Unviability of New Coal-Based Power Plants
Why in News According to a recent report prepared by two independent think tanks, EMBER and Climate Risk Horizons, India does not require additional...
10 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Improved Air Quality of Indian Cities
Why in News Recently, the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, while speaking at the International Day of Clean Air For Blue Skies,...
08 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Deepor Beel: Eco-Sensitive Zone
Why in News The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the Eco-sensitive zone of the Deepor Beel Wildlife...
08 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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IUCN World Conservation Congress
Why in News The world’s largest and most inclusive environmental decision-making forum ‘IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020’...
07 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
