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Covid-19 Lockdown & Improved Air Quality
Why in News The nationwide lockdown, to prevent COVID-19, has led to minimal air pollution in over 90 cities including Delhi. Environmentalists...
30 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Challenges In Climate Change Negotiations
This article is based on “Vaunting Rhetoric versus Grim Realities” which was published in Economic and Political Weekly on 04/01/2020....
27 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a committee to assess the amount of damage caused to the environment due to the...
26 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun have found that glaciers in Sikkim are melting at a...
26 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Why in News World Water Day is observed on 22 March every year. It focuses on the importance of freshwater. Key Points The World Water Day has...
23 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtles started at Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery coast. The Rushikulya rookery on the...
23 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Why in News Every year March 20 is observed as the 'World Sparrow Day' to raise awareness about the bird. The Day was first celebrated in...
21 Mar 2020 Conservation
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The Sundarban National Park is located in the south-east of Calcutta in the District of West Bengal and forms part of the Gangetic Delta. The...
17 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Methanotrophic Bacteria for Methane Mitigation
Why in News Recently, scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune have enriched, isolated and cultivated 45 different strains of...
13 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Why in News Poachers have killed two extremely rare white giraffes in northeast Kenya, leaving just one such animal in the world. Key Points The...
12 Mar 2020 Conservation
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India State of Forest Report, 2019
Volume I It is the 16th biennial assessment of India’s forests by Forest Survey of India, an organisation under the Ministry of Environment,...
11 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Hubli-Ankola Railway Line Project
Why in News The Hubballi-Ankola railway line project, saw stiff opposition from a majority of the board members of the Karnataka State Wildlife...
11 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Why in News The trade monitoring network TRAFFIC has released a report titled “Assessment of illegal trade-related threats to Red Panda in...
09 Mar 2020 Conservation
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World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on the 3rd of March since 2013. The date chosen coincides with the day the Convention on International...
04 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Red Crowned Roofed Turtle is one of the 24 species endemic to India, is characterised by the bright colours such as red, yellow, white and blue on...
04 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Why in News To commemorate its 19th foundation day, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power organized a Stakeholder Consultation to...
03 Mar 2020 Conservation
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In Depth- Conservation of Migratory Species
In the inaugural session, India has taken over its Presidency for the next three years, till 2023. CMS is an environmental treaty under the aegis...
03 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Scientific Name: Rhincodon typus Features: Whale sharks are the largest shark and they feed on plankton and travel large distances to find enough...
03 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Concentration of Black Carbon on Gangotri Glacier
Why in News According to a research done by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, the concentration of black carbon on Gangotri glacier has...
03 Mar 2020 Conservation
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Water Crisis in Himalayan Region
Why in News Recently, several towns were surveyed in the Himalayan region of Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Pakistan to understand the challenges of...
02 Mar 2020 Conservation
