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Environment Protection (Management of Contaminated Sites) Rules, 2025

Source: TH  Why in News? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the Environment Protection (Management...

01 Aug 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Central Empowered Committee Report on CAMPA

For Prelims:  Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA),  Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act,...

01 Aug 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Marine Heatwaves

For Prelims: Marine Heatwaves (MHWs), Sea Surface Temperatures, El Nino, Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), Gulf Stream, Kelp Forests, Seagrass...

01 Aug 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Depleting Coral Cover in Lakshadweep

For Prelims: Coral Reefs, Coral Bleaching, Marine Heatwaves, El Nino, Algal Bloom, Biorock Technology, Mangroves, Seagrasses, Marine Protected...

31 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India’s Preparedness Against GLOFs

For Prelims: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOFs), Landslides, Glacial Lake,  Flash Floods,...

31 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Parametric Insurance for Disaster Risk Reduction

Source: TH  Why in News?  Himachal Pradesh faced over 20 flash floods along with landslides and cloudbursts, highlighting the...

30 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

International Day for Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem

For Prelims: International Day for Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem, Mangroves, Indian State Forest Report 2023, Sundarbans, MISHTI (Mangrove...

30 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India Achieves 20% Ethanol Blending in Petrol

For Prelims: Ethanol Blending Programme, Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojan, Carbon monoxide (CO), Hydrocarbons, Flex-Fuel Vehicles  For Mains:...

29 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India’s Path to Sustainable Air Quality

This editorial is based on “NCAP 2.0 must focus on industrial reform to ensure cities have clean air” which was published in The Indian...

26 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Progress on India’s Climate Targets

For Prelims: Paris Agreement 2015, Carbon Sink, Monoculture, Climate Finance, Lithium-ion, Sodium-ion, Green Hydrogen, Agroforestry, Miyawaki...

26 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

ICJ’s Advisory on State Duties for Climate Action

Source: DTE  Why in News?   The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a landmark advisory opinion stating that countries can...

25 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Towards Resilient and Prosperous Cities in India

For Prelims: World Bank, 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 , Goods and Services Tax, Smart Cities Mission  For Mains: Urban climate...

25 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Global Wetland Outlook 2025

For Prelims: Ramsar Convention, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Sustainable...

22 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034

For Prelims: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Food and Agriculture Organization, Biofuels, Ethanol  For Mains: Food...

21 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Just Transition in the Global Plastics Treaty

For Prelims: Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, India Plastics Pact, Project REPLAN , GoLitter Partnerships Project   For Mains:...

18 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Empowering India’s Energy Transition with AI

This editorial is based on “AI’s role in India’s energy transition, a reality check needed” which was published in The...

15 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Grey Seal

Source: TH  As climate change, pollution, and overfishing threaten the Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the Baltic Sea, Lithuania has launched...

14 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

River Pollution in India

For Prelims: Namami Gange Programme, Ganga, Yamuna, Algal Blooms, Sutlej River, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Gangetic River Dolphin, UN Decade...

14 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Reversal on ELV Fuel Ban

Source: TH  The Delhi government has rolled back its fuel ban on end-of-life vehicles (ELVs)-Petrol cars over 15 years and diesel vehicles over...

14 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Revival of Lotus in Wular Lake

Source: IE  After three decades of ecological dormancy caused by the 1992 flood, lotus flowers have once again begun blooming in...

12 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation