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Increased Recycling of E-waste in India
Why in News Recently, the government has informed that E-waste recycling has doubled in the country compared to 2017-18. The government has...
05 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Concentration of Black Carbon on Gangotri Glacier
Why in News According to a research done by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, the concentration of black carbon on Gangotri glacier has...
03 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Analysis of Water in Ulsoor lake
Why in news? The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the constitution of a joint committee to take samples of water from Bengaluru’s...
27 Feb 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News India was the fifth most polluted country in 2019 and accounts for almost two-thirds of the world’s most polluted cities according...
26 Feb 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Policy Watch - India Will Shift To BS-VI Norms
The Supreme Court had ruled on October 24, 2019, that no BS-IV vehicle would be sold with effect from April 1, 2020. Bharat Stage VI is the new...
21 Feb 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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This article is based on “Pesticide Management Bill 2020 must address important concerns” which was published in Down To Earth on...
17 Feb 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Toxic Air: The Price of Fossil Fuels - Greenpeace Report
Why in News The Greenpeace Southeast Asia has released a report titled ‘Toxic Air: The Price of Fossil Fuels’. The report provides a...
15 Feb 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The Future of Earth, 2020 Report
Why in News The South Asia Future Earth Regional Office, the Divecha Centre for Climate Change and the Indian Institute of Science have released...
14 Feb 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Pesticides Management Bill, 2020
Why in News The Pesticides Management Bill, 2020 has been approved by the Union Cabinet. The Bill will regulate the business of pesticides and...
13 Feb 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has sent show cause notices to 14 thermal power plants for not complying with the 31st...
06 Feb 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Forest Fire Prevention and Management
Why in News Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has provided information about forest fires management and...
04 Feb 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on the 2nd of February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on...
03 Feb 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Guidelines to Monitor Sand Mining
Why in News For the first time, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released guidelines to monitor and check...
29 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News India has added 10 more wetlands to the sites protected by the Ramsar Convention. These are: Maharashtra: Nandur (state’s...
29 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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E- Retailers to Collect Plastic Waste
Why in news The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart need to...
29 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-141 b
Why in News India has successfully phased out Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-141 b. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change...
23 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News NITI Aayog has released the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) India Index (SDG Index 2.0). The index...
20 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Species-rich Forests Offer Stable Carbon Capture
Why in News Surveys conducted inside Anamalai Tiger Reserve has shown that carbon storage was highest in species-rich evergreen forest. The study...
18 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Australia is witnessing its most devastating bushfire season in at least 20 years. Concept of Bushfires Season: Forest fires, or...
17 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the year 2019 was the second-hottest year since records began in 1880. It...
17 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
