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Why in News Recently, the European Union (EU) released a new climate proposal, the Fit for 55 package. The EU in December 2020 submitted a...
17 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Amazon Forests: No Longer Carbon Sinks
Why in News According to a recent study, Amazon Forests have started emitting Carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of absorbing it. Growing trees and...
16 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Water pollution caused by detergents has become a big concern in the global context. The per capita (per person) detergent...
15 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Renewable Energy Ltd (REL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the...
15 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Why in News The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has demanded an additional $200 billion fund flow to developing countries...
14 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News In recent years, countries around the world have been attempting to pass effective 'right to repair' laws. The movement traces its...
13 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Conservation Plans for Cities along Rivers
Why in News A policy document from National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has proposed that cities situated on river banks should incorporate river...
12 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Deaths Due to Hazardous Chemical
Why in News According to latest estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), deaths due to exposure to hazardous chemicals worldwide rose 29%...
09 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Marine Plastic: Problem, And Solution
Why in News According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Annual Report on Implementing the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016,...
07 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) for sale of fly ash, in its endeavour to...
05 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched a project named Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought (BOLD) from the...
05 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Melting of Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’
Why in News The ‘Last Ice Area’ (LIA), located in the Arctic’s Ice north of Greenland, has started melting earlier than what the...
05 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News LEAF (Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance) Coalition was announced at the Leaders Summit on Climate, 2021. LEAF...
02 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), hydrogen will make up 12% of the energy mix by 2050. The agency also...
01 Jul 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited has become the first energy company in the energy domain in India to declare its...
30 Jun 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Introduction Overview: The Environment (Protection) Act (EPA) was enacted in 1986 with the objective of providing the protection and improvement...
28 Jun 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Link between Air Quality and Covid-19
Why in News For the first time, a pan-India study has found a direct correlation between air pollution and Covid-19. The study found that areas...
26 Jun 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, eight captive-bred pygmy hogs, the world’s rarest and smallest wild pigs, were released in the Manas National Park of...
23 Jun 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recommended that the Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of...
23 Jun 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the Assam forest department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and...
21 Jun 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
