News: Uttarakhand Government has announced the development of India’s first Snow Leopard Conservation centre of India. Facts: The centre is to be developed by the Uttarakhand forest department and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Aim: To conserve and restore Himalayan ecosystems and also to conserve elusive snow leopards and other endangered Himalayan species. Additional… Continue reading India’s first snow leopard conservation centre to come up in Uttarakhand
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.
Use app to monitor COVID-19 biomedical waste, SC to civic bodies
News: The Supreme Court has made it mandatory for all municipal corporations and state pollution control boards to use the ‘COVID19BWM APP’ for tracking biomedical waste daily. Facts: COVID19BWM App: It is an application launched by the Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB) to track biomedical waste. It allows a generator of waste (urban local body in… Continue reading Use app to monitor COVID-19 biomedical waste, SC to civic bodies
Three States rank high in the conservation of the endangered dhole
News: The paper titled ‘A strategic road map for conserving the endangered dhole Cuon alpinus in India’, was published by the Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society-India and others. Facts: Key Takeaways: Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh rank high in conservation of dhole. On the other hand, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana and Goa will… Continue reading Three States rank high in the conservation of the endangered dhole
Industrialisation has reduced Nag river to a cursed lady: HC
News: The Bombay High Court has said that the Nag river has become extremely polluted due to industrialisation and urbanisation. Facts: Nag River: It is a river flowing through the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra. Origin: The river originates in Lava hills near wadi and forms a part of the Kanhan-Pench river system. Significance: The… Continue reading Industrialisation has reduced Nag river to a cursed lady: HC
Alliance To End Plastic Waste to invest on environmental projects in India
News: Alliance to End Plastic Waste has planned to invest between USD 70 million to 100 million in India over the next five years to reduce plastic waste. Facts: Alliance to End Plastic Waste: It was founded in 2019 as an international non-profit organisation based in Singapore. Purpose: It works with government, environmental and economic… Continue reading Alliance To End Plastic Waste to invest on environmental projects in India
A third of world’s children are poisoned by lead, says UNICEF report
News: United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) and non-profit Pure Earth has released a report titled “The Toxic Truth: Children’s exposure to lead pollution”. Facts: Key Takeaways: Around 1 in 3 children have blood lead levels at or above 5 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL),the level at which requires action.Nearly half of these children live in South Asia.… Continue reading A third of world’s children are poisoned by lead, says UNICEF report
India to apply CA|TS standards across all Tiger Reserves
News: National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA) has announced the adoption of the Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards[CA|TS] across all of the country’s 50 Tiger Reserves. Facts: CA|TS: It was launched in 2013 as a partnership of tiger range governments, inter-governmental agencies, institutions, NGOs and conservation organisations. Purpose: It is a conservation tool that sets best practice… Continue reading India to apply CA|TS standards across all Tiger Reserves
Gas flaring: An emission that escapes global attention
News: According to a World Bank report, the gas flaring has hit the highest level in a decade mostly due to an increase in three countries — the United States, Venezuela and Russia. Facts: Gas Flaring: In chemical factories, oil refineries, oil wells and landfills, gaseous waste products and even non-waste gases produced are routed… Continue reading Gas flaring: An emission that escapes global attention
Union Environment Minister releases Tiger Census report on Global Tiger Day
News: Union Environment Minister has released a detailed report of All India Tiger Census 2018 ahead of Global Tiger Day. Facts: The All India tiger estimation has been carried out once in every four years since 2006. Key Takeaways: Tigers: The total count of tigers has risen to 2,967 in 2018 from 2,226 in 2014… Continue reading Union Environment Minister releases Tiger Census report on Global Tiger Day
High levels of ammonia in Yamuna water: the cause and effect
News: Delhi Jal Board(DJB) had to reduce water production capacity by 25% after high levels of ammonia were detected in the Yamuna river. Facts: Ammonia: It is a colourless gas and is used as an industrial chemical in the production of fertilisers, plastics, synthetic fibres, dyes and other products. How does it occur? It occurs… Continue reading High levels of ammonia in Yamuna water: the cause and effect
