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NITI Ayog Releases CCUS Policy Framework

For Prelims: Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS), CO2 emissions, NITI Aayog, Carbon Taxes, IPCC, Cap-and-Trade systems. For Mains:...

29 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Electrification: India’s Strategy to Decarbonise Road Transport

This editorial is based on “Fleet Electrification to tackle urban pollution” which was published in The Hindu on 27/11/2023. It talks...

28 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Rapid Fire Current Affairs

Warm Temperatures Led to Massive Pest Attack in Assam Continuous warm temperatures for prolonged periods may have led to the serious pest (Namely...

27 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Balancing Sustainable Energy Goals with Coal Realities

For Prelims: Coal, Sustainable Development, Renewable energy, Paris Agreement, Thermal Power Plants For Mains: India's Reliance on coal in its...

27 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Antarctic Ozone Hole

For Prelims: Antarctic Ozone Hole, Montreal Protocol, Ozone Depletion, Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). For Mains:...

25 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Emissions Gap Report 2023: UNEP

For Prelims: Emissions Gap Report 2023, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG), Nationally...

22 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Sand and Dust Storms

For Prelims: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Sand and dust storms, Agriculture, Deforestation, Aral Sea, United Nations Food...

22 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Geo-Engineering

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21 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Survival of Rainforests Around 50 Million Years Ago

For Prelims: Survival of Rainforests Around 50 Million Years Ago, Equatorial (Tropical) Rainforests, Climate Change, Paleontology. For Mains:...

21 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Water Stress, Climate Change and Childrens at Crossroads

For Prelims: UNICEF, Water stress, Falkenmark Indicator, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Loss and Damage Fund, Child...

20 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Hit Record Highs: UN

For Prelims: United Nations, World Meteorological Organization, Greenhouse gases, Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International...

20 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Thousands of Earthquakes Rock Iceland

For Prelims: Volcanoes, Earthquake, Iceland, Reykjavík, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean, Eurasian And North American Tectonic...

17 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Acid Rain

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16 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Eliminating Plastic Pollution by 2040

For Prelims: Eliminating Plastic Pollution by 2040, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Towards Eliminating Plastic...

16 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Production Gap Report 2023

For Prelims: Production Gap report, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Paris Agreement, India's NDC For Mains: Production Gap Report, Environmental...

15 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Global Tiger Numbers Rise, Southeast Asia Faces Habitat Threats

Source: DTE For Prelims: Tiger, Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP), United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...

15 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Community Rights and Forest Conservation

This editorial is based on “Community rights and forest conservation “ which was published in The Hindu on 13/11/2023. It talks about...

14 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Traditional Seed Preservation Practices in North East

Source: DTE Why in News? Ao and Sümi Naga communities in Nagaland follow practices passed down through generations, Traditional Seed...

14 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Loss and Damage Fund

For Prelims: Loss and Damage' (L&D) fund, Conference of the Parties 27, Climate Change For Mains: Environmental Pollution &...

13 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Transforming Crop Residue into Sustainable Solutions

This editorial is based on “Don’t waste crop residue” which was published in The Hindu Business Line on 07/11/2023. It argues...

10 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation