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From Relief to Resilience in Disaster Management

This editorial is based on “India's disaster risk financing needs to evolve as new options emerge” which was published in The Livemint...

09 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Call for Reforming the UNFCCC

For Prelims: UNFCCC, Convention on Biological Diversity, Green Climate Fund, Kyoto Protocol,  Adaptation and Mitigation  For Mains: Role...

09 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Great Nicobar Project EIA Downplays Earthquake Risk

For Prelims: Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project (GNIP), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Earthquake, Plate Boundary, Sunda Trench, Pacific...

09 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Bonn Climate Change Conference 2025

Source: IE  Why in News? The 62nd annual session of the Bonn Climate Change Conference was held in Bonn, Germany. This mid-year meeting sets...

07 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Plastic Waste a Public Health Threat

For Prelims: Microplastics, Single-Use Plastics, Virgin plastic, Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals  For Mains: Plastic Waste Management,...

05 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

The Himalayan Tipping Point

This editorial is based on “Himalayan springs are drying. It’s a threat to India’s ecological stability and national...

04 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Kariyachalli Island

Source: DTE   Tamil Nadu, under the TNSHORE (Tamil Nadu Sustainably Harnessing Ocean Resources) project, is working to protect the...

04 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India's Air Pollution Crisis

Source: TH  Why in News?  A recent study revealed that secondary pollutants, particularly ammonium sulphate (sulphur dioxide (SO₂) +...

01 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Impact of Climate Change on Global Food Production

Source: TH  A study warns that every 1°C rise in global temperatures will lead to a 4% reduction in per capita calorie availability by...

28 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Fungicides Linked to Fungal Drug Resistance

Source: TH A study reveals that the agricultural fungicide tebuconazole is driving increased resistance in Candida tropicalis (a fungal pathogen) by...

26 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Global Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution

Source: UNEP Why in News? The Global Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution has been established at Punta del Este, Uruguay, under...

26 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Enhanced Rock Weathering

Source: TH Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW), a promising technique to combat climate change, involves spreading crushed basalt on agricultural lands...

26 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

10th Sustainable Development Report 2025

For Prelims: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Sustainable Development Report (SDR), 1987 Brundtland Commission Report, 1992 Rio Earth...

25 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

State of Climate in Asia 2024 Report

Source: IE The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released the State of Climate in Asia 2024 report that revealed Asia warmed nearly twice as...

25 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Thirst Waves

Source: TH Global warming is making the air thirstier, causing higher evaporative demand that dries out land and plants—a phenomenon called...

25 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Building India’s Ecological Resilience

This editorial is based on “Revamped Green India Mission: A matter of vulnerable ecosystems and livelihoods” which was published in The...

23 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Clean-Tech Path to Economic Growth

This editorial is based on “Gaining clean-tech edge” which was published in The Hindu on 18/06/2025. The article brings into focus the...

18 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

3rd UN Ocean Conference

For Prelims: UN Ocean Conference, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Oil Spills, Coral Bleaching, Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National...

17 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

GFW 2024 Report on Indian Forests

Source: BS  The  Global Forest Watch (GFW), an open-source forest monitoring platform developed by the US-based research organisation...

16 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Lesser Flamingos

Source: TH  A large number of lesser flamingos have recently arrived at Chhaya pond in Porbandar, Gujarat, from where they will migrate to the...

13 Jun 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation