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High-Performance Buildings (HPBs)

For Prelims: High-Performance Buildings, HVAC System, Daylight Harvesting, Green Walls, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Carbon Emissions, UNEP’s...

10 Oct 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Revamping Wildlife Conservation in India

This editorial is based on “Elephant in the room” which was published in The Indian Express on 04/10/2024. The article brings into...

05 Oct 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

MP-Rajasthan MoU on PKC-ERCP Link Project

For Prelims: Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal (PKC) Linking Project, Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP), National Perspective Plan for Interlinking...

03 Oct 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Greenhushing and its Implications

For Prelims: Greenhushing, ESG (environmental, social, and governance), Greenwashing, Carbon Neutrality, EU’s Greenwashing Directive. For...

01 Oct 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

57th Meeting of National Mission for Clean Ganga

For Prelims: National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ganga River, Mahakumbh, Sewage Treatment Plants Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Smart...

01 Oct 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Strengthening India's Air Quality Management

This editorial is based on “Delhi’s Winter Action Plan for pollution appears unconvincing” which was published in The Hindu on...

30 Sep 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Plastic Waste Crisis in the Himalayan Region

For Prelims: Himalayan region, Extended Producer Responsibility, Multi Layered plastics, Microplastics, Indus, Ganga, Greater Adjutant stork,...

26 Sep 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Methane Emissions and Global Warming

For Prelims: Methane (CH4) emissions,  Paris Agreement, Carbon dioxide, Greenhouse gas, Fossil fuels, Air quality, Ozone, Glasgow climate...

25 Sep 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Reduction in CO2 from Transport Sector by 2050

For Prelims: World Resources Institute (WRI), carbon dioxide emissions, net-zero emissions goal by 2070, Electric Vehicle, internal combustion...

20 Sep 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Urban Flooding: A Looming Threat

This editorial is based on “Mitigating risks, impact of flooding in the cities” which was published in Hindustan Times on 07/05/2024....

16 Sep 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Delhi’s Winter Plan to Curb Air Pollution

For Prelims: Air pollution, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD),  PM2.5 emissions, ground-level...

16 Sep 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

India as the World Largest Plastic Polluter

For Prelims: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Plastic Waste, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Rules,...

11 Sep 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) 2024

For Prelims: Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) 2024, PM2.5, World Health Organization (WHO), Malnutrition, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Water...

30 Aug 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Rise of India's Carbon Marketplace

This editorial is based on “Establishing a carbon market” which was published in The Hindu on 29/08/2024. The article highlights...

29 Aug 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Risk Mitigation Programme

For Prelims: Tawang, Dibang Valley, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOFs), South Lhonak Lake, Centre...

24 Aug 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Critical Threats Facing the Aravallis

For Prelims: Aravali Green Wall Project, Land Degradation and Desertification in India, Conserving Forests for a Sustainable Future, Mountain...

21 Aug 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Climate Change Impact on Panama Canal

For Prelims: Panama Canal, Lake Gatun, GDP, Isthmus of Panama, Tectonic Plates, Evaporation, Humidity, Precipitation, Algal Bloom, Ocean Currents,...

20 Aug 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Kosi-Mechi River Linking Project

For Prelims: Kosi-Mechi River Linking Project, National Perspective Plan for Interlinking Rivers, Kosi River, Mahananda River, Mechi River. For...

19 Aug 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

Charting a Sustainable Future for Andaman and Nicobar

This editorial is based on “How a wildlife sanctuary in the Great Nicobar Island was made to vanish” which was published in The Indian...

16 Aug 2024 Biodiversity & Environment

The State of Mangroves 2024

For Prelims: State of the World's Mangroves 2024, Global Mangrove Alliance, World Mangrove Day, Global Mangrove Watch, Aquaculture, Sea-level rise,...

12 Aug 2024 Biodiversity & Environment