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Water Quality Improves in Yamuna
Why in News According to a report by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the quality of water in the river Yamuna has improved along the...
21 Apr 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has issued an advisory to state governments asking them to ensure safe...
18 Apr 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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EIA Not Needed for Bulk Drug Makers
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has exempted manufacturers of bulk drugs and intermediates from...
04 Apr 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News The Earth Hour was observed on 28th March, 2020. Key Points Earth Hour is the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)’s annual...
31 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Covid-19 Lockdown & Improved Air Quality
Why in News The nationwide lockdown, to prevent COVID-19, has led to minimal air pollution in over 90 cities including Delhi. Environmentalists...
30 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Challenges In Climate Change Negotiations
This article is based on “Vaunting Rhetoric versus Grim Realities” which was published in Economic and Political Weekly on 04/01/2020....
27 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Year End Review 2019: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Important Schemes and Policies Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019 India scored 62.93 and ranked 11th in the Climate Change Performance...
26 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a committee to assess the amount of damage caused to the environment due to the...
26 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun have found that glaciers in Sikkim are melting at a...
26 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The Green Companies (GreenCo) Rating System has been developed by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The system evaluates the companies...
20 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Methanotrophic Bacteria for Methane Mitigation
Why in News Recently, scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune have enriched, isolated and cultivated 45 different strains of...
13 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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CPCB Notifies Contaminated Sites
Why in News According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), there are 128 sites in India contaminated by toxic and hazardous...
11 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Climate Change and The Eastern Ghats
This article is based on "A browning east: on climate change and the Eastern Ghats" which was published in The Hindu on February 28, 2020. It talks...
09 Mar 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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
