Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Nitrogen?3 The decline in Nitrogen Availability4 Excess Human Production of Nitrogen What is the News? According to a report, an imbalance in nitrogen availability has been reported across the globe with some places having an excess and others a shortage of the element. What is Nitrogen? Nitrogen is… Continue reading Nitrogen levels on a decline in ‘nitrogen-rich world’, plants and animals may face consequences: Study
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.
Centre extends tenure of green permits
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Environmental Clearance(EC)?3 What is the issue with the Environment Clearance(EC) process currently?4 What has the Union Environment Ministry done to overcome this issue? What is the News? The Union Environment Ministry has extended the tenure of Environmental Clearances(EC) granted for existing or new projects in several sectors. What… Continue reading Centre extends tenure of green permits
Explained: What is the ‘Long Period Average’, IMD’s benchmark for monsoon prediction?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Long Range Forecast(LRF) for 2022?3 What is the Long Period Average(LPA)?4 What is the range of a Normal Monsoon?5 What is the significance of LPA? What is the News? India Meteorological Department(IMD) has released its first Long Range Forecast(LRF) for 2022. What is the Long Range Forecast(LRF)… Continue reading Explained: What is the ‘Long Period Average’, IMD’s benchmark for monsoon prediction?
Odisha’s Barbara forest set for an eco-tourism push
What is the News? The Odisha Government is planning to bring the Barbara forest on the ecotourism map. Note: Ecotourism is defined as responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education. What is Barbara Forest? Barbara forest is located near Chilika lake… Continue reading Odisha’s Barbara forest set for an eco-tourism push
‘The purple frog’s lineage is 120 million years old. It has seen Earth itself evolve’
What is the News? New research has been conducted by a biologist on Purple Frog. What is Purple Frog? The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), Indian purple frog or pignose frog is a frog species of the genus Nasikabatrachus. Conservation status: IUCN Status: Endangered Discovered in: It was first discovered in 2003 in the Idukki district… Continue reading ‘The purple frog’s lineage is 120 million years old. It has seen Earth itself evolve’
Rare butterfly Palmking spotted for the first time in Tamil Nadu
What is the News? The rare butterfly Palmking (Amathusia phidippus) was sighted for the first time in Tamil Nadu. What is Palmking (Amathusia phidippus)? Palmking is a butterfly species that belongs to the Nymphalidae sub-family. It was first recorded in South India by British scientist H.S.Ferguson in 1891. More than a century later, it was… Continue reading Rare butterfly Palmking spotted for the first time in Tamil Nadu
Concept of Familial Forestry
What is the News? The Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has informed Rajya Sabha about the concept of Familial Forestry. What is Familial Forestry? Familial Forestry means caring for the tree as a family member so that the tree becomes a part of the family’s consciousness. Familial Forestry of Rajasthan is a unique… Continue reading Concept of Familial Forestry
Parliamentary panel cautions against trade in captive elephants
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the suggestions given by the committee?2.1 Do not encourage the sale and purchase of captive elephants3 Species Missing in Schedules What is the News? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment, Forests and Climate Change has submitted its report on the proposed Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021. The Bill… Continue reading Parliamentary panel cautions against trade in captive elephants
Global wind energy sector needs four-fold higher growth to meet 2050 Net Zero goal: Report
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the Key Findings of the Global Wind Report 2022?3 Scope of Wind Energy Sector in India4 What are the challenges faced by the Wind Energy Sector?5 What are the suggestions given by the report? What is the News? The Global Wind Report for 2022 has been released by… Continue reading Global wind energy sector needs four-fold higher growth to meet 2050 Net Zero goal: Report
Air pollution kills: Study counts 100,000 premature deaths in 8 Indian cities
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the study?3 Increase in Pollutants3.1 Premature Deaths due to exposure to PM 2.5 What is the News? According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, there is a rapid degradation in air quality and an increase in urban exposure to air pollutants… Continue reading Air pollution kills: Study counts 100,000 premature deaths in 8 Indian cities
