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Haber-Bosch Process and Production of Fertilizers

For Prelims: Haber-Bosch process, Nitrogen, Ammonia, Lightning, Azotobacter and Rhizobia, Volcanic eruptions, Acid rain, organic farming,...

17 Oct 2024 Forest Resources

Forest Destruction in Ukraine War

For Prelims: Sviati Hory National Park, Pine Forests, Przewalski Horse, Carbon Capture, World Bank, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Sulphur Dioxide,...

16 Oct 2024 Forest Resources

Living Planet Report 2024

For Prelims: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2024,  Zoological Society of London (ZSL),  Tipping points, Brazilian...

15 Oct 2024 Forest Resources

Wildfires Triggering Pyrocumulonimbus Clouds

Source: IE Why in News? Recently wildfires raging in the United States and Canada are so intense that they have created pyrocumulonimbus clouds...

09 Aug 2024 Forest Resources

Woody Encroachment in Grasslands

Source: TH For Prelims: Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change. For Mains: Significance of Forest Resources and Measures for Conservation of...

06 Aug 2024 Forest Resources

Rethinking Forest Conservation Efforts

This editorial is based on “The issue with India’s tree planting schemes” which was published in The Hindu on 19/07/2024. The...

19 Jul 2024 Forest Resources

Unclassed Forests in India

For Prelims: Unclassed Forests, Supreme Court of India, Forest (Conservation) Act Amendment (FCAA) 2023, Forest Rights Act of 2006 For Mains:...

01 May 2024 Forest Resources

Global Forest Watch (GFW)

For Prelims: Deforestation, Food and Agricultural Organization, Carbon sequestration, COP26 Glasgow 2021, The Bonn Challenge, Ministry of...

23 Apr 2024 Forest Resources

SC’s Interim Order on the Forest Conservation Act 2023

For Prelims: Supreme Court, 1996 T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad case, Forest Conservation Act of 2023, Indian Forest Act, 1927, Deemed Forest,...

27 Feb 2024 Forest Resources

Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme

For Prelims: Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme, Conservation, Forest Resources, Deforestation, Green Credit Program (GCP) and Ecomark...

21 Dec 2023 Forest Resources

59th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council

Source: DTE Why in News? The 59th session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC), the governing body of the International Tropical...

25 Nov 2023 Forest Resources

Survival of Rainforests Around 50 Million Years Ago

For Prelims: Survival of Rainforests Around 50 Million Years Ago, Equatorial (Tropical) Rainforests, Climate Change, Paleontology. For Mains:...

21 Nov 2023 Forest Resources

Dandeli Forest

Source: DTE Why in News? The Dandeli forest in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district, known for its diverse wildlife and ecosystem, faces substantial...

09 Oct 2023 Forest Resources

Land Restoration and Afforestation

For Prelims: Nagar Van Yojana, National Forest Policy of 1988,National Mission for a Green India (GIM) For Mains: Role of afforestation and...

10 Aug 2023 Forest Resources

Forest Cover in India: Progress and Initiatives

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provided valuable insights into the various...

05 Aug 2023 Forest Resources

Mangroves

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01 Aug 2023 Forest Resources

Forest Conservation Amendment Bill 2023

For Prelims: Forest Conservation Amendment Bill 2023, Supreme Court, Forest Conservation Rules, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Van (Sanrakshan...

29 Jul 2023 Forest Resources

Forest Conservation Conundrum

This editorial is based on Many of the Above which was published in The Indian Express on 28/07/2023. It talks about the issues with Forest...

29 Jul 2023 Forest Resources

Decline in Global Tropical Primary Forests: Global Forest Watch

For Prelims: Deforestation, Food and Agricultural Organization, Carbon sequestration, COP26 Glasgow 2021, The Bonn Challenge, Ministry of...

12 Jul 2023 Forest Resources

Protecting India's Forest Frontline

For Prelims: Indian Forest Act, 1927, The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, The Forest Conservation Act, 1980, Simlipal tiger reserve For Mains:...

27 Jun 2023 Forest Resources