Marine Heatwaves – UPSC GS3
What are Marine Heatwaves? Marine heatwaves are periods of extremely high temperatures in the ocean. These events are linked to coral bleaching, seagrass destruction, and […]
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Environment and Biodiversity
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Gaps in enforcement of Environment Legislations – UPSC GS3
Facts: Between 2014 and 2019, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted over 11,500 environment and forest clearances.
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Water Scarcity in India – UPSC GS3
Facts: NITI Aayog, states that nearly 600 million people are facing “high to extreme water stress“. The yearly per capita availability
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Tiger Conservation : Significance and Status – UPSC GS2
Importance of Tiger: Vital in Regulating Ecological Processes: Tigers, the top predators in the ecosystem, are vital in regulating and
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Global Environment Outlook 2019: Findings about India
The United Nations Environment Programme has released the Global Environment Outlook 2019. The report makes the following observations about India:
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Report: India – Spearheading Climate Solutions
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has released a publication titled “India – Spearheading Climate Solutions” on 12
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Initiatives to reduce carbon emissions from Farming
Government of India has taken the following steps to reduce the emissions from the farm sector: Crop diversification programme under
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CoP-24 / Katowice Climate Talks
The 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference that took place in Katowice, Poland, is the 24th Conference of the Parties
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Benefits of Vegetarianism : WRI Report
Facts: WRI estimates that the global demands for beef may increase by a whopping 95% by the year 2050. There
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Living Planet Report (LPR) 2018
About Report: Published by World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF) It is published every 2 years Highlights of report Soil