Source: The post is based on the article “The debate around the Forest Conservation Rules” published in The Hindu on 15th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the Forest Conservation Rules?3 What is Forest Advisory Committee (FAC)?4 What is the need for updating of Forest Conservation Rules?5 What are the new updated Forest Conservation Rules?6 What are the… Continue reading The debate around the Forest Conservation Rules
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.
Tectonic plate dragging plume material: Study gains new insights into a fundamental question in geology
Source: The post is based on the article “Study gains new insights into a fundamental question in geology” published in Down To Earth on 13th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 Background3 About the study4 Key Findings of the study What is the News? A study by a team of scientists at the Goa-based… Continue reading Tectonic plate dragging plume material: Study gains new insights into a fundamental question in geology
CAQM formulates comprehensive policy to abate the menace of air pollution in Delhi-NCR
Source: The post is based on the article “CAQM formulates comprehensive policy to abate the menace of air pollution in Delhi-NCR” published in PIB on 13th July 2022. What is the News? Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas(CAQM) has formulated a Comprehensive Policy to abate the menace of air pollution in… Continue reading CAQM formulates comprehensive policy to abate the menace of air pollution in Delhi-NCR
Re-wilding red pandas: Darjeeling zoo attempts country’s first augmentation of endangered mammal in the wild
Source: The post is based on the article “Re-wilding red pandas: Darjeeling zoo attempts country’s first augmentation of endangered mammal in the wild” published in The Hindu on 10th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Red Panda?3 What is Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park?4 What is Singalila National Park? What is the… Continue reading Re-wilding red pandas: Darjeeling zoo attempts country’s first augmentation of endangered mammal in the wild
Extremely dry winter in Western Mediterranean due to expansion of ‘Azores High
Source: The post is based on the article “Extremely dry winter in Western Mediterranean due to expansion of ‘Azores High” published in Down To Earth on 11th July 2022. What is the News? A study has revealed that an extremely large ‘Azores High’ has resulted in abnormally dry conditions across the western Mediterranean, including the… Continue reading Extremely dry winter in Western Mediterranean due to expansion of ‘Azores High
Explained: What is a derecho, a storm that turned the sky green in the US?
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: What is a derecho, a storm that turned the sky green in the US?” published in The Economic Times on 9th July 2022. What is the News? States in the US were hit by a storm system called a Derecho storm. As the storm hit these… Continue reading Explained: What is a derecho, a storm that turned the sky green in the US?
Explained: What are cloudbursts, and why they occur more in places like Amarnath
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: What are cloudbursts, and why they occur more in places like Amarnath” published in Indian Express on 11th July 2022 What is the News? Sudden highly-localized rains in Amarnath, Jammu and Kashmir have caused flooding and led to the deaths of at least 16 people. People… Continue reading Explained: What are cloudbursts, and why they occur more in places like Amarnath
Heavy rainfall due to climate change increasing landslides, say experts
Source: The post is based on the article “Heavy rainfall due to climate change increasing landslides, say experts” published in Down To Earth on 6th July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the link between Climate Change and Landslides?2.1 Landslides in the Himalayas2.2 Landslides in the Western Ghats3 What did the researchers conclude… Continue reading Heavy rainfall due to climate change increasing landslides, say experts
Varroa Mite: Explained: Why Australia has killed millions of bees to save its honey industry
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Why Australia has killed millions of bees to save its honey industry” published in Indian Express on 7th July 2022. What is the News? Australian authorities have killed millions of honeybees over the past two weeks in an effort to stop a potentially catastrophic parasite plague… Continue reading Varroa Mite: Explained: Why Australia has killed millions of bees to save its honey industry
Restoring Banni grasslands, Gujarat battles invasive tree species
Source: The post is based on the article “Restoring Banni grasslands, Gujarat battles invasive tree species” published in Indian Express on 6th July 2022. What is the News? The Gujarat forest department plans to restore 10,000 hectares of the Banni grasslands in the coming year and every year in the coming decade. What are Banni… Continue reading Restoring Banni grasslands, Gujarat battles invasive tree species
