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State of India’s Environment Report 2022: CSE

For Prelims: State of India’s Environment Report, Sustainable Development Goals, United Nation, Manual Scavenging, India’s National...

05 Mar 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

World Wildlife Day

For Prelims: World Wildlife Day, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Sustainable Development Goals, Wildlife (Protection) Act,...

05 Mar 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Green Hydrogen Policy

This editorial is based on “Our Green Energy Policy Needs A Close Relook” which was published in Livemint on 04/03/2022. It talks about...

04 Mar 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Wet Bulb Temperature

For Prelims: Wet bulb temperature, Dry bulb temperature, Dew point temperature, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, water vapour, Rising Sea...

03 Mar 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly

For Prelims: Single Use Plastics, Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Environment Assembly, 2015 Paris Agreement. For Mains: Single use...

03 Mar 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay

Why in News? Recently, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to go ahead with the establishment of India's first conservation reserve for the Dugong...

03 Mar 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India and the Sixth Assessment Report

This editorial is based on “The Heat Is On” which was published in Indian Express on 02/03/2022. It talks about the India-specific...

02 Mar 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

IPCC: Part Two of Sixth Assessment Report

For Prelims: Sixth Assessment Report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), climate change, Non-Communicable Diseases, Kyoto...

01 Mar 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies

For Prelims: CCUS Technologies, Paris Agreement. For Mains: CCUSTechnologies, Applications, Net Zero emissions by 2050, Environment Degradation,...

25 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Saltwater Crocodile

Why in News? Saltwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus), used to be found in Vietnam and southern China, became extinct in these areas due to human...

24 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Draft Policy Framework for Distributed Renewable Energy

For Prelims: Schemes and programmes for Achieving Renewable Energy Target For Mains: India's achievements in renewable energy sector, India's...

23 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Annual Frontiers Report 2022

For Prelims: Annual Frontiers Report, United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, wildfires, climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss,...

23 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022

For Prelims: Single Use Plastics and its uses, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Paris Agreement, Net Zero, Plastic Waste Management...

21 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia Policy

For Prelims: Green Hydrogen, Forms of Hydrogen, National Hydrogen Mission. For Mains: Green Hydrogen and its significance in achieving...

21 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

World Sustainable Development Summit 2022

For Prelims: World Sustainable Development Summit, Indian Initiatives Related to Sustainable Developments and Climate Change, Bonn Challenge,...

17 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Tackling Agri-Emissions

This editorial is based on “For ‘Climate Smart’ Agriculture” which was published in Indian Express on 14/02/2022. It talks...

14 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

One Ocean Summit

For Prelims: One Ocean Summit, United Nation, World Bank, World Ocean Day, Decade of Ocean, Climate Change For Mains: Conservation, Environmental...

12 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Warming of High Altitude Himalayas

For Prelims: Himalayas, Precipitable Water Vapour (PWV), Aerosols, Greenhouse gas, Radiation budget, Troposphere, For Mains: Geographical Features...

11 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Volatile Organic Molecules & EVs

For Prelims: Volatile organic molecules, National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) and Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &)...

11 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Coastal Vulnerability Index

For Prelims: Coastal Vulnerability, CVI, Sea Level Rise, INCOIS, Coastal Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Mapping. For Mains: Disaster Management,...

10 Feb 2022 Environmental Pollution & Degradation