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Initiative to Eliminate Mercury-Containing Medical Devices

Source: UNEP Why in News? The governments of Albania, Burkina Faso, India, Montenegro, and Uganda have united to combat chemical pollution by...

23 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Harnessing Biomass Cultivation on Degraded Land

For Prelims: Principal Scientific Adviser, National Green Hydrogen Mission, National Biomass Atlas, Bhuvan portal, Indian Space Research...

22 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Sariska Tiger Reserve

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, the Supreme Court of India clarified that protected areas include not only national parks and wildlife...

22 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

19th Session of United Nations Forum on Forest

For Prelims: United Nations Forum on Forests, UN's strategic plan for forests (2017-2030), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) , Food and Agriculture...

21 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Issue of Solid Waste Management

For Prelims: Solid Waste Management, Landfills, Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 For Mains: Issues related to Solid Waste Management Source:...

20 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Sundarbans

For Prelims: Sundarbans, Estuarine crocodile, Water monitor lizard, Gangetic dolphin, Olive ridley turtle, Bay of Bengal For Mains: Sundarbans,...

18 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

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17 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Pine Needle Power Projects

Source: TH Why in News? Uttarakhand's innovative pine needle power projects, aimed at mitigating forest fires and generating electricity, have...

17 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Mining in Aravalli Range

For Prelims: Aravalli ecosystems, Forest Survey of India (FSI), Great Indian Bustard, Supreme Court, Thar desert For Mains: Key facts about the...

17 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Documentary: Highest Integrated Solid Waste Management Project

For prelims: Waste to Energy, Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016, Project REPLAN, Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022...

16 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Navigating India's Transition to Sustainability

For Prelims: Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting, National Stock Exchange, SEB, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG),...

14 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Ensuring Safety and Health at Work in a Changing Climate

For Prelims: International Labour Organization (ILO), Solar Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation, Vector-Borne Diseases, Agrochemicals, Heat Stress, Air...

14 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Recipe For A Livable Planet Report of World Bank

For Prelims: Carbon sequestration, Agricultural Emissions, GHG Emissions, UNFCCC, Carbon credits, Net zero emissions, General issues on...

11 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Socio-Ecological Impact of LPG Price Escalation

For Prelims: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Biogas, Renewable energy, PAHAL scheme, Direct Benefit Transfer...

11 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Advancing Air Pollution Control in India

This editorial is based on “Roti, kapda, makaan: Why not good air?” which was published in The Indian Express on 10/05/2024. The...

10 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Carbon Farming: A Path to Sustainable Agriculture

For Prelims:Carbon farming, Carbon sequestration, Agricultural Emissions, GHG Emissions, UNFCCC, Carbon credits, Carbon Banks, Paris Climate...

10 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Failure of Market-Based Approaches to Forest Conservation

For Prelims: Forest conservation, Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), carbon emissions, Greenwashing For Mains: Analysis of Market-Based...

10 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Constructed Wetlands

For Prelims: Benefits of constructed wetlands, Types of constructed wetlands, Wetlands, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) For Mains: How...

09 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Balanced Fertilisation

For Prelims: Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) schemes, urea consumption, Fertiliser Subsidy For Mains: About the balanced fertilisation and its...

04 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG)

Source: DTE Why in News? Recently, in response to the pressing threat of climate change, the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance...

04 May 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation