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The Waste-to-Energy Programme

For Prelims: Biogas, BioCNG, Bioenergy, Related Initiatives For Mains: Biogas Energy and its Significance Why in News? Recently, the Central...

07 Nov 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

World Heritage Glaciers under Threat: UNESCO

For Prelims: UNESCO World Heritage, Climate Change, Global Warming. For Mains: World Heritage Glaciers under Threat, UNESCO. Why in...

07 Nov 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Adaptation Gap Report 2022

For Prelims: United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP 26, COP...

05 Nov 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

International Day for Biosphere Reserves

For Prelims: Biosphere Reserve, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Biosphere Reserves in India, Man and...

04 Nov 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Rainbow & Climate Change

For Prelims: Rainbow Formation For Mains: Rainbow Formation and it’s linkage with Climate Change Why in News? Recently, a research has...

04 Nov 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Rhino Horns are Shrinking

For Prelims: Biodiversity & Environment, Conservation, IUCN Red List, Indian Rhino Vision 2020. For Mains: Rhinoceroses, its species, threats...

03 Nov 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Right to Breathe at Risk

This article is based on “The weakest link in the air pollution fight” which was published in The Hindu on 02/11/2022. It talks about the...

02 Nov 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

India’s Evolving Carbon Market

For Prelims: Carbon Credit Market, NDCs, GHG, Kyoto Protocol, Net Zero, PLI Scheme, Energy Conservation. For Mains: India’s Evolving Carbon...

02 Nov 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Bills & Acts - India’s Polar Endeavours

For Prelims: Arctic Council, Climate Change, Arctic Region, India's Arctic Policy. For Mains: India’s Arctic Policy. Significance of...

01 Nov 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

2022 Forest Declaration Assessment

For Prelims: COP-26, Deforestation, Indian Forest Policy, 1952, Forest Conservation Act, 1980. For Mains: Findings of 2022 Forest Declaration...

29 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Emissions Gap Report 2022: UNEP

For Prelims: Emission Gap Report 2022, Paris Agreement, Pandemic, GHG, COP-26, Initiatives to Reduce Emissions. For Mains: Emissions Gap Report,...

28 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Impact of Heatwaves on Children: UNICEF

For Prelims: UNICEF, COP-27, Heatwaves, Climate Change, UNFCCC. For Mains: Impact of Heatwaves on Children. Why in News? Recently, UNICEF...

28 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Blue Flag Certification

For Prelims: UNEP, UNWTO, Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), IUCN. For Mains: Blue Flag certification and its Significance. Why in...

27 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Benefits of Biogas

For Prelims: Biogas, Sustainable Development Goals, compressed biogas (CBG), liquefied biogas (LBG), hydrogen and methanol, Sustainable Alternative...

26 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

For Prelims: WHO, WMO, Covid-19, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Heat Exposure, COP-27. For Mains: Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change,...

26 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Green Crackers

For Prelims: Green crackers, SWAS, STAR, SAFAL, PESO For Mains: Significance of Green Crackers Why in News? Recently, a lot of the pollution...

26 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Great Indian Bustards (GIBs)

For Prelims: Desert National Park, International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, Species Recovery Programme. For Mains: Measures for...

25 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Sandalwood Spike Disease

For Prelims: Sandalwood Spike Disease, Indian Sandalwood, Phytoplasma, Santalum album.For Mains: Sandalwood Spike Disease and Related Concerns. Why...

25 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

Pro-Planet-People

This article is based on “A new lease of LIFE for climate action” which was published in The Hindu on 20/10/2022. It talks about the...

22 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment

E-Waste Day

For Prelims: Basel Convention, Nairobi Declaration, E-Waste Management Rules, e-waste clinic For Mains: Challenges Related to the Management of...

18 Oct 2022 Biodiversity & Environment