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Young Champions of the Earth: UN
Why in News A 29-year-old Indian entrepreneur is among the seven winners of the prestigious “Young Champions of the Earth” 2020 prize...
18 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News A Himalayan serow has been sighted for the first time in the Himalayan cold desert region (Spiti, Himachal Pradesh). Key...
16 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, Myristica swamp treefrog has been recorded for the first time in Kerala's Thrissur district. Key Points Scientific Name:...
14 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News According to a recent study on the report “Preparing India for Extreme Climate Events” released by the Council on Energy,...
12 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Five Years of Paris Climate Accord
Why in News Recently, India has reiterated her commitment to the Paris Climate Accord, prior to the Climate Ambition Summit which will start from...
12 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Emissions Gap Report 2020: UNEP
Why in News United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Emissions Gap Report 2020 has been published recently. The annual report from...
10 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Climate Change Performance Index
Why in News India ranked 10th in Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021. India, for the second time in a row, continued to remain in the...
10 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Narmada Landscape Restoration Project
Why in News National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Forest Management...
08 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Odisha government to prepare an action plan for 14 identified elephant...
08 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Deteriorating Great Barrier Reef
Why in News Recently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has highlighted that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in a...
05 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), in a first-of-its-kind study, has projected that numbers of the Malayan Giant Squirrel...
04 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Provisional Report on the State of the Global Climate 2020: WMO
Why in News According to the latest State of the Global Climate provisional report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the year 2020 is...
04 Dec 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News According to a recent study commissioned by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the rate of increase in pollution levels in...
27 Nov 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR - Uttar Pradesh) has bagged international award TX2 for doubling the number of tigers in the past four...
27 Nov 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, Maharashtra announced the setting up of a desalination plant in Mumbai. The plant will process 200 million litres of water...
25 Nov 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, Karnataka has announced that it would declassify 6.64 lakh hectares (nearly 67%) of the 9.94 lakh hectares of deemed forests...
19 Nov 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Anakkayam Small Hydro Electric Project
Why in News Recently, various green collectives and environmental organisations have come together to protest against the Anakkayam Small Hydro...
18 Nov 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched a Vulture Action Plan 2020-25 for the conservation...
17 Nov 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the Meteor lake at Lonar in Buldhana district of Maharashtra and the Soor Sarovar at Agra have been declared Ramsar sites, a...
16 Nov 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has included the Panna Biosphere Reserve (PBR)...
11 Nov 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
