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Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated “2018” as the sixth warmest year on record, with the average temperature over...
17 Jan 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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It’s Time to Tax Groundwater Use
(This editorial is based on the article “It’s time to tax groundwater use” which appeared in BusinessLine on 15th January...
15 Jan 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Desalination Plants Harm Environment: UN
According to a U.N. backed study, desalination plants across the world produce highly salty waste water and toxic chemicals that are damaging the...
15 Jan 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Govt Launches Mission to Fight Air Pollution
The Central government has launched a five-year action plan with a tentative target of 20-30% reduction in concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 by 2024,...
11 Jan 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Exotic Trees Eating up Western Ghat’s Grasslands
As per the study published recently in the international journal Biological Conservation, the Western Ghats have lost almost one-fourth of...
03 Jan 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Sixth National Report to the Convention of Biological Diversity
India submitted its sixth national report (NR6) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) during the inaugural session of the meeting of the...
31 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2018
The Union Cabinet has approved the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018 which were last reviewed and issued in 2011. CRZ Notification...
29 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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(This editorial is based on the article “The Afterlife of e-goods” which appears in The Indian Express on 26th December...
27 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Last Updated: August 2022 For Prelims: COP26, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Paris Agreement, Intergovernmental...
21 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Despite a ban, rat-hole mining remains a prevalent practice for coal mining in Meghalaya, where a mine has recently collapsed. Rat hole mining...
21 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Last Updated: September 2022 For Prelims: Blue Economy concept, Deep Ocean Mission, Sagarmala project, Integrated Coastal Zone Management. For...
19 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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(The editorial is based on the article “New rules on the block” which appears in Indian Express on 18th November 2018. It analyses some...
18 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Conference of the Parties (COP 24)
Recently, 24th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded in...
18 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Ministry of Power has launched the Energy Conservation- New Indian Way for Affordable & Sustainable Homes (ECO Niwas) Samhita 2018, an Energy...
15 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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The Big Picture - Climate Change: Act Now
Negotiations from around the world began on curbing climate change. It has been three years since the sealing of the landmark deal in Paris that...
15 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Fee to Promote Conservation of Groundwater
In a bid to promote conservation of groundwater, the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has notified a Water Conservation Fee (WCF) that...
14 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Bioplastics Have Less Positive Effect than Expected: Study
A recent study from the University of Bonn suggests that shifting to bioplastics may have less positive effects than previously expected. The...
10 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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07 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Last Updated: August 2022 For Prelims: Climate Finance, COP 26, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
07 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
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Air Pollution in India: One in 8 Deaths due to Air Pollution
A recent study under India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative has estimated the exposure to air pollution and its impact on deaths, disease...
07 Dec 2018 Environmental Pollution & Degradation
