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Heat Waves and Heat Index

For Prelims: Heat Index, Heat Waves, India Meteorological Department For Mains: Role of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in mitigating severe...

01 Aug 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Seagrass Meadows

For Prelims: Seagrass, Carbon Sequestration, Greenhouse gas emission, Global warming, Ocean currents, United Nations Environment Programme, Ocean...

31 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021

For Prelims: Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Convention on Biological Diversity, National Biodiversity Authority, Intellectual...

27 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

The 1.5°C Warming Target and Climate Projections

For Prelims: 1.5 degrees Celsius Warming Target, El Nino, Paris Agreement , Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Coastal erosion, National...

26 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Desiccation-Tolerant Plant Species

For Prelims:  Western Ghats Species, Hydration, Tropical rock outcrops For Mains: How Desiccation-tolerant vascular (DT) plant species can...

20 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Project Cheetah and Radio Collar Infections

For Prelims: Cheetah Reintroduction Plan, Kuno-Palpur National Park (KNP), Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary For Mains: Challenges Associated with...

20 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Climate Change Alters Ocean Colour

For Prelims: Climate Change, Marine Ecosystem, Global Warming For Mains: India's climate change mitigation initiatives, climate change impact on...

17 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Promoting Coal Gasification in India

For Prelims: Promoting Coal Gasification in India, Coal Gasification, Goods and Services Tax, Input Tax Credit, Syngas, Natural Gas. For Mains:...

17 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Climate Shifts in Kaas Plateau

For Prelims: Climate Shifts in Kaas Plateau, Holocene Epoch, Southwest Monsoon, National Centre for Earth Sciences, United Nations Educational,...

17 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Decline in Global Tropical Primary Forests: Global Forest Watch

For Prelims: Deforestation, Food and Agricultural Organization, Carbon sequestration, COP26 Glasgow 2021, The Bonn Challenge, Ministry of...

12 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Impact of Microplastics on Gut Microbiomes

For Prelims: Impact of Microplastics on Gut Microbiomes, FAO, Microplastics, Dysbiosis. For Mains: Impact of Microplastics on Human Health and...

10 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Deep Sea Mining

For Prelims: Deep Sea Mining, ISA, Green Energy, UNCLOS, Renewable Energy. For Mains: Deep Sea Mining and Environment Concerns. Why in...

04 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Additions to India's Faunal and Floral Databases

For Prelims: Zoological Survey of India, Botanical Survey of India, Bamboo-dwelling bat, Macaque, Western Ghats For Mains: India's Faunal and...

03 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Fukushima Water Issue

For Prelims: Fukushima nuclear power plant, Neighbouring Countries of Japan, Earthquake, Tsunami, International Atomic Energy Agency, UN General...

03 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Green Credit Programme

For Prelims: Green Credit Programme, 2023-24 Union Budget, Carbon Market, CO2 Emission, Regenerative Agriculture, ICFRE, Greenwashing. For Mains:...

01 Jul 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Paris Global Climate Financing Summit

For Prelims: Climate Financing, Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Global South, World Bank, IMF, SDR, Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol. For Mains: Paris...

30 Jun 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Airlines’ Greenwashing and Contributing to Carbon Pollution

For Prelims: Greenwashing, Airlines’ Contribution to Carbon Pollution, Climate Change, GHG, Paris Agreement, SAF. For Mains: Concerns over...

22 Jun 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Bonn Climate Meet

For Prelims: Bonn Climate Meet, Paris Agreement, COP 28, UNFCCC, Climate Change, Global Stocktake. For Mains: Bonn Climate Meet. Why in...

21 Jun 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

World Desertification Day 2023

For Prelims: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Drought, Gender Action...

20 Jun 2023 Biodiversity & Environment

Heatwave Conditions

For Prelims: Criteria for Heat Waves, El Nino, Indian Meteorological Department,National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) For Mains:...

14 Jun 2023 Biodiversity & Environment