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World Heritage Sites & Climate Change
Why in News The first ever scientific assessment of the amounts of greenhouse gases emitted from and absorbed by forests (2001-2020) in UNESCO World...
01 Nov 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Emissions Gap Report 2021: UNEP
Why in News Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 has been published. This is the twelfth...
30 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Law to Report Impact of Climate Change: New Zealand
Why in News New Zealand has become the first country to pass laws requiring banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate...
30 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, a report named G20 Climate Risk Atlas from the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) has said that G20 (Group of...
29 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, Indian Scientists have designed a photochemical method (Photocatalyst) to convert Carbon Dioxide (CO2)to Methane (CH4). A...
28 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, A troop of Gray langurs (Semnopithecus entellus) with their pelage (fur or hair) coloured blue was spotted in an industrial...
28 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, a report titled “Mapping India’s Climate Vulnerability – A District-level Assessment” has been...
27 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Report on Heat-trapping Gases in the Atmosphere: WMO
Why in News According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, the abundance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the...
27 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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This editorial is based on the article Development that is mindful of nature which was published in The Hindu on 25/10/2021. It talks about the...
26 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News The COP26 climate talks are going to take place in Glasgow. Given the magnitude of climate change phenomena occurring all over the...
26 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Net Zero Target of Saudi Arabia
Why in News Recently, Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest oil producers, announced that it will reach “net zero” greenhouse...
26 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the fourth general assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was held. A total of 108 countries participated in...
25 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Overview Watershed: About: A watershed (also called drainage basin/catchment area) is an area of land that drains or “sheds” water...
25 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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World Meteorological Congress 2021
Why in News Recently, the World Meteorological Congress 2021 has endorsed a Water Declaration, including the Water and Climate Coalition. It has...
23 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Indian Railway to be Net Zero Emitter by 2030
Why in News Recently, Indian Railways (IR) has announced that it is likely to become world’s first ‘net-zero’ carbon emitter by...
22 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the 2021 Production Gap Report was released by the leading research institutes and the United Nations Environment Programme...
21 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Disappearing African Rare Glaciers
Why in News Recently, a report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) stated that Africa's rare glaciers will disappear in the next two...
20 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Decreasing Ice and Its Impact: Arctic
Why in News According to a recent study, if carbon emissions continue at current levels, summer ice in the arctic will disappear by 2100 and, along...
20 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News The COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference will be hosted by the UK from 31st october to 12th November. Earlier,...
19 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News International E-Waste Day has been observed on 14th October since 2018. The aim of the day is to raise awareness about the millions...
19 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
