Environment Miscellaneous for Prelims

What are Wetlands? Wetlands are areas where water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and […]

The national tiger census is conducted once every four years. The Nation-wide tiger census was earlier held in 2006, 2010,

GST refers to proposed five-yearly-review of the impact of climate change action undertaken by countries. Under the Paris Agreement, each

What are ‘Tipping points’? ‘Tipping points’, are essentially the  thresholds beyond which the earth’s systems are no longer able to

MYC is a global and inclusive network of cities and countries as well as umbrella brand of European development cooperation

Fly Ash: Fly ash is one of the coal combustion by-products and is composed of fine particles that are driven

Vermin means wild animals which are believed to be harmful Legally speaking, if a species is declared vermin, that particular species

 Great Barrier Reef: The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs

 What are Coral reefs? It is underwater marine ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral