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Investment to Reduce Plastic Waste in India
Why in News A Singapore-based-NGO namely ‘Alliance to End Plastic Waste’ plans to invest between USD 70 million to 100 million in India...
01 Aug 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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High Level of Ammonia in Yamuna
Why in News Recently, high levels (around 3 parts per million) of ammonia in the Yamuna river has been detected in Delhi which led to the disruption...
30 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the Haryana government has employed aerial seeding techniques to improve green cover in the Aravalli area of the state. The...
30 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has released a detailed ‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India...
29 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that the segregation of Covid-19 biomedical waste from general garbage...
28 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), has decided to study the migration of the Pied Cuckoo Bird (Jacobin Cuckoo or Chaatak),...
25 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Reasons Behind Pink Water of Lonar Lake
Why in News According to the Agharkar Research Institute, the colour of Lonar lake water in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district turned pink due to...
23 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Concerns Over Drilling in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
Why in News The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Oil India...
23 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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National Award for Excellence in Forestry
Why in News The National Award of Excellence for Outstanding Research in Forestry for the year 2019 has been awarded to Kannan C S Warrier, a...
20 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Assam’s Flood and Kaziranga’s Ecosystem
Why in News The recent flood in Assam has led to heavy casualties, displacement of peoples and animals and destruction of property and...
18 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has approved the Zonal Master Plan for the Bhagirathi...
18 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Brahmapuram Dumping Site: Kerala
Why in News Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued an order pertaining to the case of legacy waste (old municipal solid waste)...
18 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Decrease in Dolphin Number: Chambal River
Why in News According to the latest census report prepared by the Madhya Pradesh forest department, the number of dolphins in Chambal river has been...
15 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Tiger Census 2018: Guinness Book of World Records
Why in News India’s 2018 Tiger Census has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the world’s largest camera trapping...
14 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary
Why in News The Assam government has decided to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a National Park. The announcement comes just months...
11 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, researchers have found Ophiocordyceps nutans (fungi) for the first time in central India, while setting out on a plant survey...
11 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Golden Birdwing: India's Largest Butterfly
Why in News Recently, a Himalayan butterfly known as Golden Birdwing (Troides aeacus) has been discovered as India’s largest butterfly after...
08 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) under the Ministry of AYUSH and the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources...
08 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, reports of an outbreak of bubonic plague in Mongolia, China and far east Russia have emerged, caused mainly by Tarbagan Marmot...
08 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Virtual Climate Action Ministerial
Why in News Recently, the 4th edition of the virtual Ministerial on Climate Action was organised to advance discussions on implementation of the...
08 Jul 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
