Source: The post is based on the article “Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai among world’s top 20 most polluted cities” published in Indian Express on 17th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Air Quality and Health in Cities report?3 What are the key findings of the report?4 What are the recommendations of the… Continue reading Air Quality and Health in Cities: Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai among world’s top 20 most polluted cities
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.
Insects outnumber all species on Earth — some beetle groups are as old as dinosaurs
Source: The post is based on the article “Insects outnumber all species on Earth — some beetle groups are as old as dinosaurs” published in TOI on 20th August 2022. What is the News? This article discusses how insects evolved over 300 million years and why these are ‘Earth’s primary engineers’. Why are Insects important?… Continue reading Insects outnumber all species on Earth — some beetle groups are as old as dinosaurs
Explained: Potentially tasked with protecting the PM, what are Karnataka’s Mudhol hounds?
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Potentially tasked with protecting the PM, what are Karnataka’s Mudhol hounds?” published in Indian Express on 18th August 2022. What is the News? Mudhol hounds, a breed of hunting dogs native to north Karnataka, could be inducted into the Special Protection Group(SPG), the elite force protecting… Continue reading Explained: Potentially tasked with protecting the PM, what are Karnataka’s Mudhol hounds?
Megalodon: A giant transoceanic predator that lived 23 million to 2.6 million years ago
Source: The post is based on the article “Megalodon: A giant transoceanic predator that lived 23 million to 2.6 million years ago” published in Indian Express on 19th August 2022. What is the News? Researchers have found new evidence about the life of one of the biggest predatory animals of all time — the Megalodon.… Continue reading Megalodon: A giant transoceanic predator that lived 23 million to 2.6 million years ago
Great Indian Bustards adapt to produce 2-egg clutch
Source: The post is based on the article “Great Indian Bustards adapt to produce 2-egg clutch” published in The Hindu on 19th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 About Great Indian Bustard3 How did the Great Indian Bustard lay two eggs at a time?4 What is Desert National Park? What is the News? Great… Continue reading Great Indian Bustards adapt to produce 2-egg clutch
Tilapia Fish: Inspired by Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, and to bring ‘Blue Revolution’ TDB-DST supports its first aquaculture project
Source: The post is based on the article “Inspired by Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, and to bring ‘Blue Revolution’ TDB-DST supports its first aquaculture project” published in PIB on 18th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Tilapia Fish?3 What is the aquaculture project for the production of Tilapia Fish?4 What is… Continue reading Tilapia Fish: Inspired by Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, and to bring ‘Blue Revolution’ TDB-DST supports its first aquaculture project
Explained: How scientists are planning to ‘resurrect’ the extinct Tasmanian Tiger
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: How scientists are planning to ‘resurrect’ the extinct Tasmanian Tiger” published in Indian Express on 18th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a Tasmanian Tiger?3 What are scientists planning to do now?4 What is the De-extinction method? What is the News? Scientists in… Continue reading Explained: How scientists are planning to ‘resurrect’ the extinct Tasmanian Tiger
How did continents form? Giant meteorite impacts could be responsible, says study
Source: The post is based on the article “How did continents form? Giant meteorite impacts could be responsible, says study” published in Down To Earth on 11th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the current theory on the formation of continents?3 What is the alternative theory on the formation of continents?4 What… Continue reading How did continents form? Giant meteorite impacts could be responsible, says study
Understanding ethanol blending
Source: The post is based on the article “Understanding ethanol blending” published in The Hindu on 17th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Ethanol?3 What is first-generation and second-generation Ethanol?4 What is Ethanol Blending?5 How have other countries performed in Ethanol Blending?6 What are the challenges before the Auto Industry?7 What are… Continue reading Understanding ethanol blending
75 Ramsar Sites in 75th Year of Independence
Source: The post is based on the article “75 Ramsar Sites in 75th Year of Independence ” published in PIB on 14th August 2022. What is the News? India has added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make a total 75 Ramsar sites. The 11 new sites include Four (4) sites in… Continue reading 75 Ramsar Sites in 75th Year of Independence
