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Urban Flooding: A Looming Threat

This editorial is based on “Mitigating risks, impact of flooding in the cities” which was published in Hindustan Times on 07/05/2024....

16 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP)

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16 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Delhi’s Winter Plan to Curb Air Pollution

For Prelims: Air pollution, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD),  PM2.5 emissions, ground-level...

16 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

International Cooperation on Green Hydrogen

For Prelims: International Conference on Green Hydrogen 2024 (ICGH-2024), G20 Nations, Paris Commitments, Green Hydrogen, International Energy...

13 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Teal Carbon Study at Keoladeo National Park

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, India's first study on 'teal carbon' was undertaken at Keoladeo National Park (KNP) in Rajasthan's Bharatpur...

11 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India as the World Largest Plastic Polluter

For Prelims: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Plastic Waste, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Rules,...

11 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Swachh Vayu Survekshan Award 2024

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Chief Minister of Rajasthan presented the...

09 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India Becomes Net Importer of Maize

For Prelims: Ethanol Production, Minimum Support Price, White Revolution, Ethanol Blended Petrol, Sugar for Ethanol Production For Mains: Impact...

07 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR)

Source: PIB Recently, the Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark has led to the creation of the Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers...

07 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India’s Ethanol Revolution: Energy and Agriculture

This editorial is based on “Ethanol push turns India into corn importer, shaking up global market” which was published in The Economic...

05 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Adverse Effects of Lithium Mining

Source: IE Why in News? According to a new study, land subsidence is occurring in Chile's Atacama salt flat due to lithium mining. What are the...

02 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Repairability Index for Mobile and Electronic Sectors

For Prelims: E-waste, Planned Obsolescence, Grey Markets, Right to Repair, European Union, Circular Economy, Repairability Index, Right to Repair...

02 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Launch of Tanager-1

Source: IE Recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the Tanager-1 satellite to detect major emitters of carbon...

02 Sep 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) 2024

For Prelims: Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) 2024, PM2.5, World Health Organization (WHO), Malnutrition, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Water...

30 Aug 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Discount on New Vehicles Against Scrapping Certificates

For Prelims: Scrappage Certificate, Vehicle Scrapping Policy 2021, Certificate of Deposit, Recycling Industry, BS VI, Circular Economy, Pollution,...

29 Aug 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Mass Wasting in Sedongpu Gully of Tibet

For Prelims: Mass Wasting, Avalanches, Glaciers, Gorge, Gully, Sedongpu Gully, Earthquake, Erosion  For Mains: Disaster Management, Important...

27 Aug 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Horseshoe Crabs

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and Odisha Forest Department have started the exercise to tag Horseshoe...

27 Aug 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Cold War Data Challenges Climate Model Accuracy

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, a study published in the journal Science by an international team of researchers has shed new light on the...

27 Aug 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Risk Mitigation Programme

For Prelims: Tawang, Dibang Valley, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOFs), South Lhonak Lake, Centre...

24 Aug 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Uttarakhand Launches India's First Gross Environment Product

Source: ToI Recently, Uttarakhand became the 1st state in the country to assign monetary values to its natural resources, including air, water,...

21 Aug 2024 Environmental Pollution & Degradation