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Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
Why in News Over a lakh migratory water birds arrived at the Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh in winter 2020-21. Key...
09 Feb 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the Union Minister of Science & Technology addressed the Mission Innovation (MI) to mark the beginning of phase-2 of the...
09 Feb 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management
Why in News Recently, on the occasion of the World Wetland Day, the Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced the...
04 Feb 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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NITI Aayog’s Proposal for Little Andaman
Why in News Recently, a plan named the Sustainable Development of Little Andaman Island Vision Document by NITI Aayog for the sustainable and...
01 Feb 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Nilgiri Elephant Corridor Case
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) appointed a conservationist as Member of a Technical Committee constituted in the October 2020 case to...
30 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the Centre announced its plans to impose a "green tax" on older vehicles in a move to disincentive the use of polluting...
27 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Environment vs Development Debate
Why in News Recently, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the Karnataka High Court claimed that the Environment Protection Act, 1986...
23 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, India drafted a new Arctic policy that aims at expanding scientific research, sustainable tourism and exploration of mineral...
23 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently directed various authorities to ensure compliance from the biomedical waste management...
21 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Citing huge gaps in compliance of electronic waste-management rules, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently ordered that...
21 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News There has been increasing investments to develop technology in the field of Carbon Sequestration and fight the menace of climate...
20 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Adaptation Gap Report 2020: UNEP
Why in News Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report 2020 estimated the annual cost of adaptation to the...
16 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Supreme Court’s View on Pollution in Yamuna
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has taken suo motu cognizance of pollution of water bodies by untreated sewage. The SC was hearing...
15 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News The two-week long forest fire in Dzukou valley on Nagaland-Manipur border has been doused. The 90-sq km green valley has been prone...
13 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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National Energy Conservation Awards
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Power, in association with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), organised the 30th National Energy...
12 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Protected Areas
Why in News Recently, the Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has released Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE)...
12 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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CAFE-2 Regulations and BS-VI Stage II Norms
Why in News The auto industry has requested the government to defer the implementation of Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE-2) regulations and...
11 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of the Ecosystem Services Project
Why in News Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of the Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) India Forum-2021 is being organised by the Ministry of...
09 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Advisory for Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict
Why in News Recently, the Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife (SC-NBWL) in its 60th meeting has approved the advisory for management of...
08 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Sulfur Dioxide Emission Norms Delayed
Why in News The Ministry of Power has proposed pushing back the deadlines for adoption of new emission norms by coal-fired power plants, stating "an...
07 Jan 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
