Category: Environment Current Affairs

Kerala Bird Atlas: The Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA), the first-of-its-kind State-level bird atlas in India, has created solid baseline data about the distribution and abundance of bird species across all major habitats, giving an impetus to futuristic studies. Conducted as a citizen science-driven exercise with the participation of over 1,000 volunteers of the birdwatching community, […]

Fourth Asia Ministerial Conference On Tiger Conservation: Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav delivers India’s statement at the Fourth Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation, an important event for reviewing progress towards the Global Tiger Recovery Programme and commitments to tiger conservation. The Government of Malaysia and Global Tiger Forum (GTF) organized […]

Plan To Amend The Wildlife Act: In December 2021, the Union environment ministry announced a plan to amend the Wildlife Act. The Act has been amended several times, in 1982, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2006 and 2013. The proposed amendment is likely the most expansive so far in scope: it covers more areas of legislation, […]

Sustaining Food Production under Environmental Stress: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh addressed the India-UK meet on “Sustaining Food Production under Environmental Stress” through virtual mode. The Workshop is being organized jointly by National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, an institute under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and University of Birmingham, UK and supported by […]

Domestic Hazardous Waste: Segregation of domestic hazardous waste remains a distant dream for most Indian cities in absence of robust framework and infrastructure. Indore is the only city in the country that safely handles its domestic hazardous waste. Domestic Hazardous Waste is any chemical or product that can cause serious illness or pose an environmental […]

Net-Zero Energy Buildings: A net-zero energy building is one that relies on renewable sources to produce as much energy as it uses, usually as measured over the course of a year. Homes and other structures that create almost as much energy as they use are sometimes called near-zero energy buildings. It is also possible for […]

Sixth Mass Extinction: The ongoing sixth mass extinction may be one of the most serious environmental threats to the persistence of civilisation, according to new research. Earth was once home to two million known species. According to the study, however, since 1500, as many as 7.5%-13% of these species may have been lost. That numbers […]

Solar Waste: According to a report by the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI), India could generate over 34,600 tonnes of cumulative solar waste in India by 2030. India does not have a solar waste management policy, but it does have ambitious solar power installation targets. NSEFI is an umbrella organisation of all solar […]

Vehicular Emissions In India: The annual car sales in India are projected to increase from the current 3.5 million to about 10.5 million — a three times increase — by 2030, which will increase exposure to vehicular exhaust emissions. India is the fifth-largest global car manufacturer with one of the highest compound annual growth rates […]