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Why in News The United States’ startup Colossal Biosciences has announced its plan to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from...
20 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the US President has announced the Global Methane Pledge, which is an US-EU led effort to cut methane emissions by a third by...
18 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a report named United in Science 2021. It is a multi-organization...
17 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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World’s First ‘Five-Country Biosphere Reserve’
Why in News Recently, Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) was declared as the world’s first ‘five-country biosphere reserve’ by the United...
17 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Every year, 16th September is observed as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer (World Ozone Day). Key...
16 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Arsenic Contamination of Food Chain
Why in News A recent study in Bihar has found Arsenic contamination not only in groundwater but in the food chain as well. The research...
16 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Impact of Global Warming on Permafrost
Why in News According to the latest IPCC report, increasing global warming will result in reductions in Arctic permafrost and the thawing of the...
14 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Unviability of New Coal-Based Power Plants
Why in News According to a recent report prepared by two independent think tanks, EMBER and Climate Risk Horizons, India does not require additional...
10 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Improved Air Quality of Indian Cities
Why in News Recently, the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, while speaking at the International Day of Clean Air For Blue Skies,...
08 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Deepor Beel: Eco-Sensitive Zone
Why in News The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the Eco-sensitive zone of the Deepor Beel Wildlife...
08 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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IUCN World Conservation Congress
Why in News The world’s largest and most inclusive environmental decision-making forum ‘IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020’...
07 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Introduction About: Plastic pollution that ends up in the ocean deteriorates and breaks down and ends up as Microplastics. Microplastics are...
06 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News According to recent research, around 30% of the 557 raptor species around the world are threatened by extinction to some degree. It...
06 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Threat to Bhitarkanika National Park: Odisha
Why in News Recently, some environmental activists pointed out that Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park, is under severe threat due to planned...
04 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Behler Turtle Conservation Award
Why in News Recently, Indian biologist Shailendra Singh has been awarded the Behler Turtle Conservation Award for bringing three critically...
04 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Despite caution from scientists, policymakers and corporations still assume that natural carbon sinks like land and oceans will mop up...
04 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Report on Weather Disasters: WMO
Why in News Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), has released a report, which stated that weather disasters killed 2 million in...
03 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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State of the World's Trees Report: BGCI
Why in News Recently, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) launched the State of the World's Trees Report. The report warns that...
03 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, Ladakh has adopted Snow Leopard and Black-Necked Crane, as State animal and State bird, two years after it was carved out as a...
03 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
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Why in News Recently, Odisha's Kendrapara district has earned the distinction of being the only district in India where all three species of...
01 Sep 2021 Biodiversity & Environment
