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  • Disposal of Cigarette Butts

    Why in News Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to lay down guidelines pertaining to...

    11 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Low Ozone Over Brahmaputra River Valley

    Why in News Recently, scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital (Uttarakhand) have evaluated the...

    11 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • World Solar Technology Summit

    Why in News Recently, the first-ever World Solar Technology Summit (WSTS) was organised by the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Federation of...

    09 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Review of National Forest Policy, 1988

    Why in News Recently the Director General of Forests has advocated for the amendment of National Forest Policy, 1988. The recommendations are...

    08 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • International Day of Clean Air For Blue Skies

    Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has organised a webinar on the occasion of the first-ever International...

    08 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Project Dolphin

    Why in News The Prime Minister announced the government’s plan to launch a Project Dolphin in his recent Independence Day Speech (15th August...

    05 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • UN Special Rapporteurs on EIA 2020

    Why in News Recently, a group of Special Rapporteurs to the United Nations (UN) has written to the Indian government expressing concerns over the...

    04 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Significance of Dead Coral Reef

    Why in News According to a recent study by researchers from University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, more life can be supported by dead coral...

    04 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Indian Forest Act, 1927

    The Indian Forest Act,1927 aimed to regulate the movement of forest produce, and duty leviable forest produce. It also explains the procedure to be...

    03 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Early Migration of Butterflies

    Why in News The annual migration of butterflies from the hill ranges of the Eastern Ghats towards the Western Ghats has been observed earlier in...

    02 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • African Baobab Tree

    Why in News A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports has found that the tree 'African Baobab' has 168 chromosomes. Previous...

    01 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • National Clean Air Programme

    The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to modify the National Clean Air...

    26 Aug 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Wildfires in California

    Why in News California (USA) is facing sprawling wildfires destroying more than 400,000 acres of forests in Northern and Central California. The...

    24 Aug 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Plastic Marine Pollution

    Why in News A study published in ‘Nature Communications’ has estimated the amount of microplastic pollution in the Atlantic Ocean and...

    20 Aug 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • World Solar Technology Summit: ISA

    Why in News The International Solar Alliance (ISA) will organise the First World Solar Technology Summit on 8th September, 2020 on a virtual...

    18 Aug 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Bioethanol Blending of Petrol

    Why in News The government has set targets of 10% bioethanol blending of petrol by 2022 and to raise it to 20% by 2030 under the Ethanol Blended...

    18 Aug 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Ganga Rejuvenation Monitoring

    Why in News Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that the pollutants are still being discharged into the river Ganga, despite...

    18 Aug 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Oil Spill in Mauritius

    Why in News A japanese bulk-carrier ship MV Wakashio which was carrying fuel oil has split into two parts near Blue Bay Marine Park in south-east...

    17 Aug 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Seed Bombs: Solution to Man-Animal Conflict

    Why in News Odisha’s Athagarh Forest Division has started casting seed balls (or bombs) inside different reserve forest areas to enrich food...

    14 Aug 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Hornbill Habitat Loss

    Why in News A study based on satellite data has indicated a high rate of deforestation in major hornbill habitats in Arunachal Pradesh and a part of...

    13 Aug 2020 Biodiversity & Environment

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