What is the news? Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL) has successfully demonstrated a facility to create methanol from high ash Indian coal. About Methanol Methanol is a clean-burning fuel that can replace both petrol & diesel in transportation & LPG, Wood, Kerosene in cooking fuel. It can also replace diesel in Railways and could be an… Continue reading BHEL demonstrates tech to create methanol from high ash coal
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.
New report suggests how land-use for renewable energy in India can be environmentally sustainable
What is the news? Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has recently released a report titled “Renewable Energy and Land Use in India by Mid-Century“. According to the report, India will use significant stretches of land by 2050 to install renewable energy generation capacities, and the land-use increase may have an impact on… Continue reading New report suggests how land-use for renewable energy in India can be environmentally sustainable
Three new heatwave hotspots in India put large population at immediate health risk
What is the News? A team of researchers conducted a study to understand the change in spatial and temporal trends in Heatwaves(HW) and Severe Heat Waves(SHW) over the past seven decades in different meteorological subdivisions of India. What is Heatwave? A Heat Wave is a period of abnormally high temperatures, more than the normal maximum… Continue reading Three new heatwave hotspots in India put large population at immediate health risk
Ministry of Coal Constitutes Task Force and Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map for Coal based Hydrogen Production
Contents1 What is the News?2 About the Task Force for Coal based Hydrogen Production3 What is Coal Based Hydrogen Production?4 What is the solution then? What is the News? The Ministry of Coal has constituted a Task Force and Expert Committee to prepare a road map for Coal based Hydrogen Production. About the Task Force… Continue reading Ministry of Coal Constitutes Task Force and Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map for Coal based Hydrogen Production
Odisha: Koraput’s Manda buffalo gets unique, indigenous tag
Contents1 What is the News?2 About Manda Buffalo3 Features of Manda Buffalo4 How will the recognition by NGABR help Manda Buffalo? What is the News? Manda buffalo has been recognised as the 19th unique breed of buffaloes found in India by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR). Note: Four breeds of cattle –… Continue reading Odisha: Koraput’s Manda buffalo gets unique, indigenous tag
What are dugongs, where is India’s first dugong conservation reserve?
Contents1 What is the News?2 About Dugongs3 Conservation Status of Dugongs4 Significance of Dugongs5 Threats faced by Dugongs What is the News? The Tamil Nadu State government has announced plans to set up a 500-sq km Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay. This is India’s first dugong conservation reserve. About Dugongs Dugongs(Dugong dugon), also called… Continue reading What are dugongs, where is India’s first dugong conservation reserve?
Why health journals have called for climate action
What is the News? Editors of more than 220 leading health journals from all over the world have published a joint editorial asking governments to take immediate and more ambitious climate action to hold global temperatures from rising beyond 1.5°C from pre-industrial times. Purpose of the Joint Editorial The joint editorial in health journals comes… Continue reading Why health journals have called for climate action
Air gun surrender could be conservation’s silver bullet
What is the news? Auranchal Pradesh has initiated the program ‘Air gun Surrender Abhiyan’ to check the killing of birds and animals in the region. What is ‘Air gun Surrender Abhiyan’? In Auranchal Pradesh, hunting was a seasonal activity and limited primarily to tribal rituals. Post the proliferation of air guns and rifles, found freely… Continue reading Air gun surrender could be conservation’s silver bullet
Out of Africa flashback: Is the world witnessing a migration wave due to lack of water?
What is the news? A recent World Bank report titled Web and Flow: Water, Migration and Development, analysed the “largest dataset on internal migrants” assembled from 64 countries and 189 censuses during 1960-2015. Findings are listed below. What are the findings of the report? Firstly, the report argues that water scarcity is a major reason for internal… Continue reading Out of Africa flashback: Is the world witnessing a migration wave due to lack of water?
Over 900 species of animals have become extinct according to latest IUCN Red List
What is in the news? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently released a Red List reporting the official extinction of 902 species. This was released at the World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France. Key Findings in the recent Red List The recent Red List mentioned that some 902 species are officially extinct.… Continue reading Over 900 species of animals have become extinct according to latest IUCN Red List
