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Last Updated: September 2022 For Prelims: Biosphere Reserve, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Biosphere...
23 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Exemptions from Environmental Clearances
Why in News The Environment Ministry has issued a notification to exempt oil and gas firms from seeking environmental clearance for on-shore and...
23 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News NITI Aayog has released the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) India Index (SDG Index 2.0). The index...
20 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Chilika Lake
Why in News During the Dolphin Census in Chilika lake, direct sighting of 146 Irrawaddy dolphins has been reported. The Census is being carried...
20 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Species-rich Forests Offer Stable Carbon Capture
Why in News Surveys conducted inside Anamalai Tiger Reserve has shown that carbon storage was highest in species-rich evergreen forest. The study...
18 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Australia is witnessing its most devastating bushfire season in at least 20 years. Concept of Bushfires Season: Forest fires, or...
17 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the year 2019 was the second-hottest year since records began in 1880. It...
17 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Wetland Bird Census at Kaziranga National Park
Why in News The second wetland bird count was conducted in the Kaziranga National Park from 9th- 10th January 2020. The first wetland bird survey...
13 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Demand for Declaration of Goa Sanctuaries as Tiger Reserve
Why in News Activists and politicians from Goa have demanded that certain areas in wildlife sanctuaries of the state be notified as a tiger...
10 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Panel Approves Scheme to Trade in Forests
Why in News Recently, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has approved the Green Credit Scheme. It will allow the Forest Department to outsource the...
10 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in news? Kerala has decided to use the Japanese Miyawaki method of afforestation. Earlier, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana and some other...
10 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Mandatory Re-grassing After Mining: SC
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court of India ordered the government to include re-grassing of mined areas as a mandatory condition in every...
09 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Environmental Impact Assessment
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06 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Environmental Impact Assessment
Introduction Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or...
06 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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This article is based on “Art of Science Diplomacy” which was published in The Indian Express on 04/01/2020. It talks about the...
04 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Reduced Tiger Mortality in 3 Years
Why in News According to the Ministry of Forest Environment and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the number of tiger deaths in 2019 has decreased for the...
03 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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Kerala to Curb Alien Plants’ Growth
Why in News The Kerala Government is planning to arrest the rampant growth of invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis, in the forest areas of...
02 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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One-fifth of the Country’s Forests Prone to Fire
Why in News Recently, the 2019 report by Forest Survey of India (FSI) was released. It states that about 21.40% of forest cover in India is prone to...
01 Jan 2020 Biodiversity & Environment
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25th Conference of Parties- Madrid Talks
This article is based on “Saving the planet - in three acts” and “Why ‘carbon market’ is debated”. It talks...
31 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Elephant Colony in Bandhavgarh
Why in News For the first time, Bandhavgarh Reserve forest located in Madhya Pradesh (MP), has a colony of elephants who migrated from Chhattisgarh...
30 Dec 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
