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Sand and Dust Storms

For Prelims: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Sand and dust storms, Agriculture, Deforestation, Aral Sea, United Nations Food...

22 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Geo-Engineering

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21 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Survival of Rainforests Around 50 Million Years Ago

For Prelims: Survival of Rainforests Around 50 Million Years Ago, Equatorial (Tropical) Rainforests, Climate Change, Paleontology. For Mains:...

21 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Water Stress, Climate Change and Childrens at Crossroads

For Prelims: UNICEF, Water stress, Falkenmark Indicator, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Loss and Damage Fund, Child...

20 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Hit Record Highs: UN

For Prelims: United Nations, World Meteorological Organization, Greenhouse gases, Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International...

20 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Thousands of Earthquakes Rock Iceland

For Prelims: Volcanoes, Earthquake, Iceland, Reykjavík, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean, Eurasian And North American Tectonic...

17 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Acid Rain

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16 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Eliminating Plastic Pollution by 2040

For Prelims: Eliminating Plastic Pollution by 2040, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Towards Eliminating Plastic...

16 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Production Gap Report 2023

For Prelims: Production Gap report, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Paris Agreement, India's NDC For Mains: Production Gap Report, Environmental...

15 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Global Tiger Numbers Rise, Southeast Asia Faces Habitat Threats

Source: DTE For Prelims: Tiger, Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP), United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...

15 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Community Rights and Forest Conservation

This editorial is based on “Community rights and forest conservation “ which was published in The Hindu on 13/11/2023. It talks about...

14 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Traditional Seed Preservation Practices in North East

Source: DTE Why in News? Ao and Sümi Naga communities in Nagaland follow practices passed down through generations, Traditional Seed...

14 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Loss and Damage Fund

For Prelims: Loss and Damage' (L&D) fund, Conference of the Parties 27, Climate Change For Mains: Environmental Pollution &...

13 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Transforming Crop Residue into Sustainable Solutions

This editorial is based on “Don’t waste crop residue” which was published in The Hindu Business Line on 07/11/2023. It argues...

10 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India’s Steel Sector

For Prelims: India’s Steel Sector, ISA Steel Conclave 2023, Steel Shaping the Sustainable Future, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism,...

10 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Pusa-2090 Alternative to Pusa-44

Source: IE Why in News? With the Supreme Court emphasizing the need to cease stubble burning in states like Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and...

09 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Radiative Cooling Paint

Source: PIB Why in News? Researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Bengaluru, an autonomous institute of...

09 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

8-Point Plan in NCR and Nearby Regions under GRAP Stage-IV

For Prelims: Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas, Graded Response Action Plan, PM2.5 emissions, Light Commercial...

09 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Tackling India's Air Pollution Crisis for a Sustainable Future

This editorial is based on “Giving the Urban Indian a better life” which was published in The Hindu on 06/11/2023. It argues that India...

06 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Adaptation Gap Report, 2023

For Prelims: United Nations (UN), Adaptation Gap Report, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), World Bank...

06 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation