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Why in News According to the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020, India is ‘poorly prepared’ to deal with ‘climate reality’, due to...
24 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News The magnitude of the Sun's solar activity is decreasing. This period of decreased solar activity is known as the Modern Grand Solar...
24 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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EPCA on Early Burning of Crop Residue
Why in News The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) raised concerns about early burning of crop...
23 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Increase in Frequency of Medicanes
Why in News Scientists have warned that extra-tropical storms in the Mediterranean Sea, known as ‘Medicanes’ or ‘Mediterranean...
22 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News A recent study conducted by Australian universities has found out that the Komodo dragon could become extinct in the next few decades...
22 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Eight Indian Beaches Recommended for Blue Flag
Why in News On the occasion of International Coastal Clean-Up Day, for the first time eight beaches of India are recommended for the coveted...
19 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News World Bamboo Day is celebrated every year on 18th September. Theme of 2020: Bamboo Now Key Points World Bamboo Day : It was...
19 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Necessity of Coal Based Energy
This editorial is based on “Reject this inequitable climate proposal” which was published in The Hindu on 18/09//2020. It talks about...
18 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Rajasthan Government is acting proactively to protect the wetland ecosystem of the state with 52 wetlands earmarked for time-bound...
18 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Reversing Global Wildlife Decline
Why in News Wildlife populations have fallen by more than two-thirds over the last 50 years, according to a Living Planet Report 2020 of the World...
18 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Initiatives Launched on G20 EMM
Why in News Recently, the G20 Environment Ministers Meeting (EMM) has taken place under the Presidency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Global...
17 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Phytoplankton Biomass in Bay of Bengal
A team of scientists from the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) have discovered a way to measure the quantity of...
16 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News According to the Living Planet Report 2020 released by the World Wide Fund for Nature, the population of vertebrate species has largely...
16 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework
Why in News The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0, along with the...
12 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to lay down guidelines pertaining to...
11 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) in association with the Govt. of Punjab, is creating alternatives for paddy stubble...
11 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Low Ozone Over Brahmaputra River Valley
Why in News Recently, scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital (Uttarakhand) have evaluated the...
11 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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International Day of Clean Air For Blue Skies
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has organised a webinar on the occasion of the first-ever International...
08 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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UN Special Rapporteurs on EIA 2020
Why in News Recently, a group of Special Rapporteurs to the United Nations (UN) has written to the Indian government expressing concerns over the...
04 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Significance of Dead Coral Reef
Why in News According to a recent study by researchers from University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, more life can be supported by dead coral...
04 Sep 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
