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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
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Mandatory Re-grassing After Mining: SC
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court of India ordered the government to include re-grassing of mined areas as a mandatory condition in every...
09 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Railways Plans Hydrogen-Powered Engine by 2021
Why in News During the 107th Indian Science Congress, the Indian Railways has announced that it will build a hydrogen-powered rail engine by the end...
08 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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This article is based on “Art of Science Diplomacy” which was published in The Indian Express on 04/01/2020. It talks about the...
04 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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One-fifth of the Country’s Forests Prone to Fire
Why in News Recently, the 2019 report by Forest Survey of India (FSI) was released. It states that about 21.40% of forest cover in India is prone to...
01 Jan 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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25th Conference of Parties- Madrid Talks
This article is based on “Saving the planet - in three acts” and “Why ‘carbon market’ is debated”. It talks...
31 Dec 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Water Hyacinth Helps Detect Herbicide Pollution
Why in News Researchers have used invasive plant water hyacinth to produce carbon nanoparticles which can be used for detecting a commonly used...
24 Dec 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Assessment of Plastics Along the West Coast of India
Why in News Recently, National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) conducted a study which states that beaches in Maharashtra are more polluted with...
23 Dec 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News In the background of the failure of the global community to reach any agreement in the recently concluded COP 25, the European Union (EU)...
21 Dec 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News EChO Network is a collaborative effort of the Government of India, industry and academia. Key Points EChO Network is a national...
21 Dec 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
