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61st Executive Committee Meeting of NMCG

Source: PIB  Why in News?  At its 61st Executive Committee meeting, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved key projects...

17 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India Supports First Global Carbon Tax on Shipping

Source: TH  India and 62 other nations have voted in favour of the world's first-ever global carbon tax on the shipping industry, imposed by...

15 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Indoor Air Quality

Source: TH  Why in News?   Indoor air pollution is a growing concern in India, especially in urban areas where people spend...

14 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Toxic Bloom Turns Sea Lions Aggressive

Source: DTE  A toxic algal bloom off California’s coast has led to unprecedented aggression in sea lions, causing them to attack...

14 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Olive Ridley Turtles in India

Source: HT  A study has revealed that Olive Ridley turtles in the Indian Ocean are among the oldest in the world.  Key Findings: Indian...

12 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India's First-Ever Climate Change Station

Source: PIB India has inaugurated the Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre at Nathatop, Jammu & Kashmir, marking a...

10 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Climate-Driven Economic Losses in Asia- Pacific

For Prelims: UNESCAP, Gross domestic product, Asian Development Bank, Climate Risk Index, Green Climate Fund   For Mains: Climate change...

10 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

US to Build Small Modular Reactors in India

For Prelims: Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology, International Atomic Energy Agency, 2008 India-US Civil Nuclear Deal or 123 Agreement, ...

08 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Pipalapanka Dam Threat to Rushikulya River

Source: DTE  The Odisha government’s revived plan to build a dam at Pipalapanka has sparked protests, as locals and environmentalists...

07 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Plastic Waste to Wealth Revolution

This editorial is based on “Scientifically Speaking: How bacteria might help solve our plastic problem” which was published in The...

04 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

India's Air Pollution Crisis

For Prelims: Air Quality Index (AQI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), PM 10, PM 2.5, Ozone (O3), Ammonia (NH3), Lead (Pb), Graded Response...

03 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Coral Bleaching in Australian Coral Reefs

Source: TH  Australia's Ningaloo Reef and Great Barrier Reef are experiencing its worst mass-coral bleaching due to prolonged marine heat waves...

02 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

FAO Report on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Source: DTE  Why in News?  The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released the 3rd Report on the State of the World’s...

01 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Growing Threat of Light Fishing in India

Source: DTE  Why in News?  India's 7,500-km coastline, home to rich marine biodiversity and millions of fishers, faces a growing threat...

01 Apr 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

SDG Progress & Challenges

For Prelims: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index 2024, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Addis Ababa Action Agenda, Paris...

29 Mar 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Lead Poisoning

Prelims: Lead, Lead Poisoning, Plumbism, Saturism, Anaemia, Heavy Metal, United Nations Environment Programme, Central Pollution Control Board...

27 Mar 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Accelerating Global Glaciers Loss

Source: DTE  On the first World Day for Glaciers (21st March 2025), the United Nations (UN) World Water Development (WWD) Report 2025 revealed...

26 Mar 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Targeted Species-Specific Conservation

Source: DTE  Why in News?  A global study published in PLOS Biology has found that targeted conservation efforts have helped prevent the...

25 Mar 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Natural Farming

Source: BL  Why in News?  The Green Revolution ensured food security but led to soil degradation and higher input costs, hurting small...

22 Mar 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Perspective: Yamuna Rejuvenation Plan

For Prelims: Yamuna River, Ganga, Yamuna-Ganga Plain, Himalayan Ranges, Chambal, Sindh, Betwa, Ken, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical...

21 Mar 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation