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India's Battle Against Plastic Waste
This editorial is based on “Plastic mess: On India’s waste problem” which was published in The Hindu on 29/07/2024. The article...
29 Jul 2024 Conservation
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SC Verdict on GM Mustard Approval
For Prelims: Genetically Modified (GM) crops, Herbicide Resistance, Bt cotton, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), Dhara Mustard...
25 Jul 2024 Conservation
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Rethinking Forest Conservation Efforts
This editorial is based on “The issue with India’s tree planting schemes” which was published in The Hindu on 19/07/2024. The...
19 Jul 2024 Conservation
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Source: IE Recently, New Zealand scientists may have made a breakthrough as the country’s conservation agency announced that a creature found...
16 Jul 2024 Conservation
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GHGs, Rainfall and Climate Change
Source: PIB Why in News? A recent study has revealed that unprecedented increase in greenhouse gases can decrease rainfall in the equatorial...
15 Jul 2024 Conservation
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Source: ET Recently, the Union Health Minister chaired the first executive committee meeting of the National One Health Mission. The National One...
13 Jul 2024 Conservation
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For Prelims: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, High Seas Treaty, UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1958...
12 Jul 2024 Conservation
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UNESCO Warns of 90% Soil Degradation by 2050
For Prelims: UNESCO, Biosphere Reserves Programme, Desertification, Food and Agriculture Organization, Soil Health Card Scheme, Bonn Challenge For...
12 Jul 2024 Conservation
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NTCA’s Plan on Relocation of Villages
Source: IE Why in News? Recently, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has urged state wildlife departments to develop a comprehensive...
12 Jul 2024 Conservation
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UNESCO Designates 11 New Biosphere Reserves
For Prelims: Biosphere Reserve, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Biosphere Reserves in India, Man and...
09 Jul 2024 Conservation
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Source: HT Recently, US wildlife officials have decided to kill Barred Owls (Strix varia) to help save the declining Spotted Owl (Strix...
08 Jul 2024 Conservation
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Source: TH A lone female gharial in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, Assam has sparked hopes for the species' revival in the Brahmaputra...
05 Jul 2024 Conservation
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New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
For Prelims: Zoological Survey of India, Botanical Survey of India, Himalayan Ibex, Miniopterus Srinii, Western Ghats For Mains: India's Faunal...
02 Jul 2024 Conservation
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Rooftop Solar in India's Energy Sector
For Prelims: India's rooftop solar (RTS), India's energy sector, photovoltaic panels Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW),...
29 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Source: TH Why in News? Recently, South African scientists injected radioactive material into live rhinoceros horns to make them easier to detect...
28 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Source: TH Recently, a limbless amphibian called the Striped Caecilian (Ichthyophis spp) has been discovered for the first time in the Kaziranga...
24 Jun 2024 Conservation
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New Freshwater Diatom Genus Discovered
Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, scientists have discovered a new genus of freshwater diatom - Indiconema, a microscopic algae crucial to life,...
21 Jun 2024 Conservation
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For Prelims: Loss and Damage Fund, Conference of the Parties (COP 28), New Collective Quantitative Goal, Fossil Fuels For Mains: Climate Finance...
21 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Cheetahs in Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary
For Prelims: Cheetah Reintroduction Plan, Kuno-Palpur National Park (KNP), CITES, Project Cheetah, Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary. For Mains:...
19 Jun 2024 Conservation
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Source: DTE Why in the News? World Crocodile Day is celebrated on 17th June. The day is a global awareness campaign to highlight the plight of...
19 Jun 2024 Conservation
