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India Sets Emission Threshold in Green Hydrogen Standard

Source: PIB Why in News? The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) recently defined a clear Green Hydrogen Standard, which establishes...

22 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Rising Methane Levels and the Threat to Climate Stability

For Prelims: Termination-Level Transition, Methane, Greenhouse Gas For Mains: Impacts of methane emissions on global warming, Role of hydrocarbons...

22 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Sixth Anniversary of the Minamata Convention

For Prelims: Minamata Disease, United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization,Global Environment Facility, planetGOLD program,...

21 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Indian Himalayan Region

For Prelims: Himalayan region, Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin, Biodiversity, Glacier retreat, Earthquakes, Landslides, Flash flood, Glacial lake...

21 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

MoEFCC Reverses Decision to Merge Autonomous Bodies

For Prelims: Forest Survey of India, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Central Zoo Authority, Project Tiger,...

21 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Large-Scale Wildfires in Hawaii

For Prelims: Large-Scale Wildfires in Hawaii, Wildfires, Volcanoes, Climate Change, Hurricane, El Nino, Council of Energy, National Action Plan on...

16 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Small Modular Reactors for Decarbonization

For Prelims: Low-Carbon Electricity Resources, Decarbonization, International Energy Agency (IEA), Rare Earth Elements, International Atomic Energy...

11 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Addressing Air Pollution Through Technological Innovations

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provided valuable insights into the projects related to...

09 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Co-Firing Biomass Pellets in Thermal Power Plants

For Prelims: Biomass Co-firing, Revised Biomass Policy, Thermal Power Plants, Central Pollution Control Board, Priority Sector Lending , Government...

09 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Carbon Capture and Storage

For Prelims: Global Energy & Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Storage, Global warming, Climate change, National Centre of Excellence in Carbon...

07 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Urban Flooding

For Prelims: Urban Flooding, Rainfall, Rural floods, Drainage System, Wetlands, Climate Change, Sewage and solid waste, Illegal Mining, Riverbank...

04 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Plastic Overshoot Day

For Prelims: Plastic Overshoot, Single-use plastic, Marine pollution, National Dashboard on Elimination of Single Use Plastic and Plastic Waste...

03 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Mangroves in India

For Prelims: International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Indian State...

02 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Mangroves

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01 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Heat Waves and Heat Index

For Prelims: Heat Index, Heat Waves, India Meteorological Department For Mains: Role of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in mitigating severe...

01 Aug 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Perils of Unplanned Urbanisation

This editorial is based on Smart ideas for big cities which was published in The Indian Express on 31/07/2023. It talks about unplanned...

31 Jul 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Urban Flooding

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31 Jul 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Graded Response Action Plan

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has announced a revision in the...

31 Jul 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Seagrass Meadows

For Prelims: Seagrass, Carbon Sequestration, Greenhouse gas emission, Global warming, Ocean currents, United Nations Environment Programme, Ocean...

31 Jul 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Sulfur Dioxide Emission Norms

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Power has informed Lok Sabha that, for compliance with Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission norms,...

31 Jul 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation