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Mass Fish Death in Kameng River
Why in News Recently, the landslides caused by an earthquake of 3.4 magnitude close to the border with China has led to mass fish death in the...
06 Nov 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, leaders at the CoP26 global climate conference in Glasgow have pledged to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and slash...
03 Nov 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Carbon Neutrality: India’s Target
This editorial is based on the article India must resist carbon neutrality demands at COP-26 which was published in The Indian Express on...
03 Nov 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Ganga Utsav 2021-The River Festival
Why in News Recently, the 5th edition of Ganga Utsav-The River Festival 2021 has begun which celebrates the glory of the National river...
02 Nov 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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India to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2070
Why in News Recently, India announced that it will reach carbon neutrality by 2070 as part of a five-point action plan that included reducing...
02 Nov 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Law to Report Impact of Climate Change: New Zealand
Why in News New Zealand has become the first country to pass laws requiring banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate...
30 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, a report named G20 Climate Risk Atlas from the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) has said that G20 (Group of...
29 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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This editorial is based on the article Development that is mindful of nature which was published in The Hindu on 25/10/2021. It talks about the...
26 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Net Zero Target of Saudi Arabia
Why in News Recently, Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest oil producers, announced that it will reach “net zero” greenhouse...
26 Oct 2021 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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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 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
