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Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019: UNDRR
Why in News In a new report “The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019”, the United Nations pointed out that climate change is largely to...
13 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Anti-pollution Campaign: Delhi
Why in News The Delhi Government has recently launched a major anti-pollution campaign, Yuddh Pradushan Ke Viruddh, which includes a tree...
13 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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IIT Delhi’s Study on Ultrafine Particles
Why in News A study titled ‘Insights on the biological role of ultrafine particles of size PM<0.25: a prospective study from New...
12 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Lepidoptera Species and Climate Change
Why in News According to a recent study, rising average temperatures in the Himalayan region have driven several dozen species of butterfly and moth...
12 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) has directed Delhi and neighbouring States to implement air...
09 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News A team of scientists have identified iodic acid (HIO3) as a novel driver of new aerosol particle formation in the Arctic which is...
09 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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The given article is based upon ‘Managing The Global Commons’ which was published in ‘The Hindu’ on 30/09/2020. It talks...
08 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Ratification of 7 Persistent Organic Pollutants
Why in News The Union Cabinet has approved the ratification of seven chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants...
08 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Agriculture and Changing Climate
The article is based on ‘Climate Change and Agriculture: Way Ahead for Low-Emission Growth’ published in Down To Earth on 25/09/20. It...
06 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Inadequate Compensatory Afforestation
Why in News According to a recent study on compensatory afforestation in lieu of forest diversion for development of projects in Himachal...
05 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News The Chief Minister of Delhi will be among the five urban leaders from around the world to speak at the ‘Daring Cities 2020’...
05 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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More Contribution to Emissions by Rich
Why in News Recently, the Oxfam International and the Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) has released a report titled “Confronting Carbon...
03 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News According to a new study, the fire regimes in the Arctic are changing rapidly, with ‘zombie fires’ becoming more frequent in...
01 Oct 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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The article is based on “The benefits of carbon tax” which was published in The Hindu on 28/09/2020. It focuses upon how the Greenhouse...
29 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Six Mega Projects in Uttarakhand: Namami Gange Mission
Why in News The Prime Minister has inaugurated six mega projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission. Key Points Highlights: These six...
29 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Campaign to Remove Lantana: Rajasthan
Why in News A special drive to uproot the invasive Lantana bushes in the Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district has...
29 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Climate Change and Forest Fire Link
Why in News Scientists note that human-induced climate change promotes the conditions on which wildfires depend. Key Points Wildfire: Also...
28 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News India’s sandalwood trees are facing a serious threat due to Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD). Key Points The natural population...
28 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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What is Ozone? Ozone (composed of three atoms of oxygen) is a gas that occurs both in the Earth’s upper atmosphere and at ground level. Ozone...
28 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, an investigation by the global watchdog Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has shown that various food, cosmetics and finance...
26 Sep 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
