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State of the World's Trees Report: BGCI
Why in News Recently, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) launched the State of the World's Trees Report. The report warns that...
03 Sep 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, Ladakh has adopted Snow Leopard and Black-Necked Crane, as State animal and State bird, two years after it was carved out as a...
03 Sep 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, Odisha's Kendrapara district has earned the distinction of being the only district in India where all three species of...
01 Sep 2021 Conservation
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Why in News India is majorly dependent on groundwater for irrigation and is pumping out the lion’s share of the global volume of groundwater....
01 Sep 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, concerns were raised against the Centre’s proposed monetisation of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR). Key...
31 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Substantial Investment Subsidies for Solar Power
Why in News In recent years, the Government of India has introduced several solar irrigation schemes like PM KUSUM, Suryamitra Skill Development...
31 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Urban development continues to threaten Latham’s Snipe habitats as several snipe sites in eastern Australia are at risk from...
31 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Hydropower Projects in Himalayas
Why in News Recently, the central government has said that no new Hydropower projects would be allowed in the upper reaches of the Ganga and those...
30 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Environment and Agricultural Ministerial Meeting: BRICS
Why in News Recently, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Environment and Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting was...
28 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Shrinking of Sambhar Lake: Rajasthan
Why in News According to a recent study, Sambhar Salt Lake in Rajasthan is constantly shrinking with the degradation of soil and water quality and a...
28 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Forum for Decarbonisation of Transport Sector
Why in News Recently, Forum for Decarbonizing Transport was jointly launched by NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute (WRI), India. WRI India...
26 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Corbett Tiger Reserve: Uttarakhand
Why in News Recently, the Delhi High Court has asked the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to consider as representation a petition to...
24 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News A new study has identified for the first time that specialised immune cells (phagocytic cells) exist in certain varieties of sea corals...
24 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Introduction About: A Mangrove is a small tree or shrub that grows along coastlines, taking root in salty sediments, often underwater. The...
23 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has identified certain geological sites across the Northeast for promotion of...
23 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News The Karez System of Afghanistan is in threat whereas a similar system named Surangam in South India is thriving. Surangams resemble...
21 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Land Degradation and Desertification in India
Why in News Recently, a document published by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) named Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas shows that...
21 Aug 2021 Conservation
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PM-KUSUM and Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable (MNRE) has conducted a review of implementation of Prime Minister’s Kisan Urja...
21 Aug 2021 Conservation
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New Species of Cascade Frog: Arunachal Pradesh
Why in News Recently, a team of researchers have discovered a new species of cascade frog in Arunachal Pradesh named Adi Cascade Frog. Earlier, a...
20 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) under the Ministry of Earth Science has published a report that said one-third...
19 Aug 2021 Conservation
