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Why in News Recently, the 100-km long body of ice in Antarctica, which has been experiencing rapid melting, was formally named Glasgow after the...
01 Nov 2021 Conservation
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World Heritage Sites & Climate Change
Why in News The first ever scientific assessment of the amounts of greenhouse gases emitted from and absorbed by forests (2001-2020) in UNESCO World...
01 Nov 2021 Conservation
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Emissions Gap Report 2021: UNEP
Why in News Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 has been published. This is the twelfth...
30 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, Indian Scientists have designed a photochemical method (Photocatalyst) to convert Carbon Dioxide (CO2)to Methane (CH4). A...
28 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, A troop of Gray langurs (Semnopithecus entellus) with their pelage (fur or hair) coloured blue was spotted in an industrial...
28 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, a report titled “Mapping India’s Climate Vulnerability – A District-level Assessment” has been...
27 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Report on Heat-trapping Gases in the Atmosphere: WMO
Why in News According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, the abundance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the...
27 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, scientists have discovered a new species of beetle named Trigonopterus corona on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. It is...
26 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Why in News The COP26 climate talks are going to take place in Glasgow. Given the magnitude of climate change phenomena occurring all over the...
26 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Drought fueled by climate change has dropped Lake Tahoe in the US below its natural rim and halted flows into the Truckee River. It...
26 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the fourth general assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was held. A total of 108 countries participated in...
25 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Overview Watershed: About: A watershed (also called drainage basin/catchment area) is an area of land that drains or “sheds” water...
25 Oct 2021 Conservation
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World Meteorological Congress 2021
Why in News Recently, the World Meteorological Congress 2021 has endorsed a Water Declaration, including the Water and Climate Coalition. It has...
23 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Kaziranga National Park: Assam
Why in News The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted by the Supreme Court, has asked the Assam government to take action on illegal...
23 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary: Odisha
Why in News Recently, the Odisha Government has decided to relocate around 420 families from four zero-connectivity villages in Debrigarh wildlife...
22 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Save Hornbills, Save Tropical Forests
Why in News Scientists from two organisations studied how fruiting plants and hornbills influenced each other’s distribution in the Namdapha...
22 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Decreasing Ice and Its Impact: Arctic
Why in News According to a recent study, if carbon emissions continue at current levels, summer ice in the arctic will disappear by 2100 and, along...
20 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Vidyut Mohan, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, won the inaugural edition of The Earthshot Prize. He won it for his innovative technology...
19 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Allium Negianum: A New Species of Onion
Why in News Recently, a newly discovered plant Allium negianum, in Uttarakhand has been confirmed to belong to the genus that includes many staple...
19 Oct 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the Finance Minister of India and her US counterpart met for the eighth ministerial meeting of the U.S.-India Economic and...
19 Oct 2021 Conservation
