Stubble Burning: The Commission for Air Quality Management has said that a reduction in the area under paddy cultivation in Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, as well as a shift away from paddy varieties that take long to mature, could see a reduction in stubble burning this year. Reasons for this: The total paddy area […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Guru Ghasidas National Park And Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary: Tiger Reserve
Guru Ghasidas National Park And Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary As A Tiger Reserve: National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved the Chhattisgarh government’s proposal to declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. The new Reserve is located in the northern part of the […]
Central Asian Flyway
Central Asian Flyway: The two day Online Meeting of 30 range countries of Central Asian Flyway began with a resolve to strengthen the conservation actions for migratory birds and their habitats in the Central Asian Flyway. Central Asian Flyway (CAF) covers a large area of Eurasia between the Arctic and Indian Oceans. This flyway comprises […]
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network: Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) has released a report on the status of coral reefs across the world. The report, the first of its kind in 13 years, underlined the catastrophic consequences of global warming but said that some coral reefs can be saved by arresting greenhouse gases. Highlights […]
Antarctic Treaty: Madrid Protocol On Environmental Protection
Madrid Protocol On Environmental Protection To The Antarctic Treaty: Union Minister of Earth Sciences addressed the International Conference commemorating the signing of the Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. India signed the Antarctic Treaty on 19th August 1983 and soon thereafter received consultative status on 12th September 1983. The Madrid Protocol was […]
Tiger T23
Order Issued To Hunt Tiger T23: The Male Tiger (name T23) has been responsible for the death of four persons in villages around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (TN). Efforts to capture the animal had been unfruitful and after locals protest, TN Chief Wildlife Warden has ordered to hunt the Tiger T23 as a last resort Major […]
What are Green Term Loans?
What Is Green Term Loan? NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC-REL), a subsidiary of NTPC, has signed its first Green Term Loan agreement for installation of Solar Projects in Rajasthan & Gujarat. NTPC-REL is also constructing India’s largest single local solar power park of 4.75 GW in Kutch. NTPC is taking various steps to make its energy […]
One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG)
One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG): India and the UK are likely to announce a joint declaration on “one sun, one world, one grid” — or OSOWOG at the upcoming Conference of Parties (COP26). The UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, is scheduled to be held between 31st October and 12th November in Scotland. […]
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Mechanism
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Mechanism: Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy has given his assent to amendments in the existing Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) mechanism. The intent behind this decision is to align the ‘mechanism’ with the emerging changes in the power scenario and also to promote new renewable technologies. The Salient […]
Impact Of Climate Change On Children
Impact Of Climate Change On Children: In a study published in the journal Science, researchers have found that children born today will be hit much harder by extreme climate events than today’s adults. During his or her lifetime, a child born in 2021 is likely to experience on average twice as many wildfires, two to […]
