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Melting of West Antarctica's Ice Sheet

For Prelims: Antarctic Treaty, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Indian Antarctic Act of 2022, Maitri, Bharati, Dakshin Gangotri For...

03 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Stocktaking Climate Finance

This editorial is based on “Stocktaking climate finance — a case of circles in red ink” which was published in The Hindu on...

01 Nov 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Cloud Seeding

For Prelims: Cloud Seeding and Types, Artificial Rain, Convective Clouds For Mains: Application of Cloud Seeding and Concerns, Atmospheric...

30 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India Begins Producing Reference Fuel

Source: ET Why in News? India has marked a significant milestone in its pursuit of self-reliance, initiating the production of 'reference' grade...

30 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Battling the Winter Smog: Delhi's Pollution Predicament

This editorial is based on “Delhi's battle against pollution” which was published in The Hindustan Times on 24/10/2023. It talks about...

28 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Data

For Prelims: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Data, UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Land Degradation,...

27 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023

For Prelims: UN Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023, Climate change, Space debris, Wet-bulb temperature, Floods, Renewable energy sources,...

26 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Biomass Co-Firing In Thermal Power Plants

For Prelims: Crop Residue Management (CRM), Biomass Co-Firing, National Capital Region (NCR), Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), Thermal...

25 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Implementing Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

For Prelims: Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem...

25 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Role of Dust Suppressants in Mitigating Air Pollution

Source: IE Why in News? Recently, Dust suppressants have gained significant attention as a potential solution to reduce dust-related pollution...

25 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Fueling India's Marine Economy

This editorial is based on “Sustaining the marine economy with blue bonds” which was published in The Hindu Business Line on...

24 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Marine Cloud Brightening

For Prelims: Marine cloud brightening, Coral bleaching, Global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. For Mains:...

24 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

SDG Summit 2023

For Prelims: SDG Summit 2023, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Addis Ababa Action Agenda, Debt Swaps, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk...

23 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Reimagining EIA For Himalayan Region

This editorial is based on “The Indian Himalayan Region needs its own EIA” which was published in The Hindu on 17/10/2023. It talks...

21 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Fragility of Indian Himalayan Region

For Prelims: Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Teesta River, Environmental Clearance (EC), EIA 2006...

21 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Drought in the Amazon Rainforest

For Prelims: Amazon Rainforest, El Niño, Greenhouse gases, Amazon river dolphins For Mains: Environment Pollution and Degradation,...

21 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Blueprint for Transforming the Blue Economy

For Prelims: Blue economy, International Container Trans-shipment Port, Indian Ports Association, Deep Ocean Mission, Sagarmala project, O-SMART,...

20 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Arabian Leopards and Wolves

Source: DTE Why in News? At present times, both the Arabian wolf and Arabian leopard are critically endangered, with the leopard having lost 98% of...

17 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Methane Mitigation to Combat Global Warming

For Prelims: Methane, International Energy Agency, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Convened Climate and Clean Air Coalition For...

17 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Large Ozone Hole Detected Over Antarctica

For Prelims: Ozone hole, Volcanic eruptions in Tonga, Greenhouse gas effect, Montreal Protocol, World Ozone Day For Mains: Mechanism Behind Ozone...

16 Oct 2023 Environmental Pollution & Degradation