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Why in News According to a recent study commissioned by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the rate of increase in pollution levels in...
27 Nov 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, Maharashtra announced the setting up of a desalination plant in Mumbai. The plant will process 200 million litres of water...
25 Nov 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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High Biodiversity in Ganga River
Why in News Recently, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in its survey of the Ganga river (the main river without its tributaries), has found...
10 Nov 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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This article is based on “Biodiversity governance” which was published in The Down to Earth on 06/11/2020. It talks about the issues...
09 Nov 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Petition for Declaring ESA Unconstitutional
Why in News Recently, a Kerala-based NGO for farmers has moved the Supreme Court (SC) to declare the draft notification on the Western Ghats...
09 Nov 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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New Commission for Air Quality Management
This article is based on “More than commission to check air pollution” which was published in The Economic Times on 03/11/2020. It...
04 Nov 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the Ganga Utsav 2020 has begun which celebrates the glory of the National river Ganga. Ganga was declared as the National...
03 Nov 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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This article is based on “Time for a ‘sponge cities’ mission in India” which was published in The Hindu on 31/10/2020. It...
31 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Commission for Air Quality Management in the NCR
Why in News Recently, the President of India has signed ‘The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining...
30 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Dashboard for Monitoring Air Quality
Why in News CarbonCopy and Respirer Living Sciences, two environmental organisations, have released a dashboard which presents a comparative picture...
29 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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This article is based on “Wealth from stubble” which was published in The Indian Express on 27/10/2020. It talks about the issue of...
27 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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CSIR-CMERI’s Municipal Solid Waste Processing Facility
Why in News Recently, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) has...
26 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Air Pollution & Concerted Efforts
This article is based on “Poor air quality is a danger to public health” which was published in The Hindustan Times on 23/10/2020. It...
24 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the restoration process of seagrasses has been taken up by Tamil Nadu in the Gulf of Mannar. Key...
24 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, a global study, State of Global Air 2020 (SoGA 2020) has been released by the Health Effects Institute (HEI). It highlights...
22 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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10 Years of National Green Tribunal
This article is based on “The hues in the green tribunal’s resilient journey” which was published in The Hindu on 19/10/2020. It...
19 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Why in News Recently, the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has highlighted that the air pollution is not a problem of Delhi...
19 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2020
Why in News Every year 17th October is observed as International Day for the eradication of Poverty. Its observance started in 1992 with the...
19 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Dolphins in Pearl River Estuary
Why in News According to a recent report, Chinese pink dolphins are making a comeback in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE). Indo-Pacific humpback...
19 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Bioremediation Mechanism for Oil Spills
Why in News The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chnnai has developed an eco-friendly crude oil bioremediation mechanism technology...
17 Oct 2020 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
