Category: Factly: Environment

This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the Environment. You can find all relevant Environment related updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.

UN lays down guidelines to protect children displaced by climate change

Source: The post is based on the article “UN lays down guidelines to protect children displaced by climate change” published in Down To Earth on 26th July 2022. What is the News? United Nations-backed agencies have released “The Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change”. These are guidelines to… Continue reading UN lays down guidelines to protect children displaced by climate change

India has Taken Lead to raise the issue of Climate Finance at International Forums

Source: The post is based on the article “India has Taken Lead to raise the issue of Climate Finance at International Forums” published in PIB on 28th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Climate Finance?3 What has been the state of climate finance support from developed to developing countries?4 How has India… Continue reading India has Taken Lead to raise the issue of Climate Finance at International Forums

Forest Rights Act: well begun, and now Odisha is ready for the home run

Source: The post is based on the article “Forest Rights Act: well begun, and now Odisha is ready for the home run” published in The Hindu on 28th July 2022. What is the News? Odisha is one of the few states in the country which is nearer to completely implementing the provisions of the Forest… Continue reading Forest Rights Act: well begun, and now Odisha is ready for the home run

Rare flight of Antarctic’s Light-mantled Albatross to T.N. coast intrigues researchers

Source: The post is based on the article “Rare flight of Antarctic’s Light-mantled Albatross to T.N. coast intrigues researchers” published in The Hindu on 26th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 Where was the Light-mantled Albatross spotted?3 Why was it spotted here?4 What is the Light-mantled Albatross? What is the News? Researchers have recorded… Continue reading Rare flight of Antarctic’s Light-mantled Albatross to T.N. coast intrigues researchers

Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope

Source: The post is based on the article “Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope” published in Down To Earth on 22nd July 2022. What is the News? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified Migratory Monarch Butterflies as Endangered under IUCN Red List. What is a Migratory Monarch Butterfly?… Continue reading Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope

Explained: Inside the minds of bees, and what we can learn from their intelligence

Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Inside the minds of bees, and what we can learn from their intelligence” published in Indian Express on 25th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Consciousness?3 Previous Studies on Cognitive ability of Honey Bees4 What does this book say about Honey Bees? What… Continue reading Explained: Inside the minds of bees, and what we can learn from their intelligence

Study on Snow Leopard and its prey

Source: The post is based on the article “Study on Snow Leopard and its prey” published in The Hindu on 25th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 About Snow Leopard 3 Study on Snow Leopard and its prey species4 Importance of Snow Leopards in the ecosystem  What is the News? A study by the Zoological… Continue reading Study on Snow Leopard and its prey

EIA rules amended: projects near LoC, those of strategic value won’t need green nod

Source: The post is based on the article “EIA rules amended: projects near LoC, those of strategic value won’t need green nod” published in Indian Express on 20th July 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has notified amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) Rules, making several exemptions… Continue reading EIA rules amended: projects near LoC, those of strategic value won’t need green nod

Grain shape influences liquefaction of sand, a major earthquake hazard

Source: The post is based on the article “Grain shape influences liquefaction of sand, a major earthquake hazard” published in PIB on 19th July 2022. What is the News? Scientists have found that the shape of sand grains influences the liquefaction of sand which is one of the major factors behind the collapse of structures… Continue reading Grain shape influences liquefaction of sand, a major earthquake hazard

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