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.

Greenco Rating System

News:GreenCo Rating has been acknowledged in India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution(INDC) document submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) in 2015. Facts: About GreenCo Rating: GreenCo Rating has been developed by the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII). Aim:To facilitate companies to make a substantial improvement in their environmental performance thereby saving both natural… Continue reading Greenco Rating System

Explained: What is a notified disaster and how is the SDRF used

News:The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to treat COVID-19 as a notified disaster for the purpose of providing assistance under the State Disaster Response Fund(SDRF). Facts: About Disaster: Disaster is an extreme disruption of the functioning of a society that causes widespread human, material, or environmental losses that exceed the ability of the affected… Continue reading Explained: What is a notified disaster and how is the SDRF used

Explained: Status of White Giraffe

News:Recently, Poachers have killed two extremely rare white giraffes in northeast Kenya leaving just one such animal in the world. Facts: About Giraffe: Giraffes are most often found in savanna/woodland habitats and range widely throughout Africa. IUCN Status: Vulnerable CITES:Appendix II Threats: Habitat loss, civil unrest, poaching and ecological issues. Note:The white appearance of the… Continue reading Explained: Status of White Giraffe

Oculudentavis khaungraae

News:Recently, Scientists have identified a fossilised skull of a flying dinosaur named Oculudentavis khaungrae which may be the smallest Dinosaur yet discovered. Facts: About: It was discovered in a  99-million-year-old amber in northern Myanmar. The Skull is only 7.1 mm in length which indicates the dinosaur was similar in size than the bee hummingbird, the… Continue reading Oculudentavis khaungraae

New environment impact norm cuts time for public hearing

News: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has released draft EIA notification. Facts: It proposes an update to Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification of 2006 The current EIA specifies a “minimum of 30 days” for people to respond. The draft EIA notification gives a “minimum of 20 days” of notice period.  It also requires… Continue reading New environment impact norm cuts time for public hearing

New environment impact norm cuts time for public hearing

News: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has released draft EIA notification. Facts: It proposes an update to Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification of 2006 The current EIA specifies a “minimum of 30 days” for people to respond. The draft EIA notification gives a “minimum of 20 days” of notice period.  It also requires… Continue reading New environment impact norm cuts time for public hearing

Senna spectabilis

News:The Kerala Government is planning to stop the rampant growth of Senna spectabilis in the forest areas of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve(NBR). Facts: About Senna Spectabilis: Senna spectabilis is a plant species of the legume family (Fabaceae) native to South and Central America. The plant has become an invasive alien species in parts of Africa,… Continue reading Senna spectabilis

ARI developes ARI-516- a hybrid variety of grapes

News:Recently, Scientists from Pune based Agharkar Research Institute(ARI) have developed a hybrid variety of grapes called ARI-516. Facts: About ARI-516: ARI-516 is a high yielding variety of grapes which is resistant to fungal diseases and has excellent juice quality. It has been developed by interbreeding of two species from the same genus – Catawba variety… Continue reading ARI developes ARI-516- a hybrid variety of grapes

Amazon rainforest may collapse within decades if critical point is reached: Study

News: According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, large ecosystems, such as the Amazon rainforest, may collapse and disappear quickly, once a critical point in their destruction is reached. Facts: Key takeaways: An ecosystem the size of the Amazon could collapse in approximately 50 years once a tipping point had been reached. … Continue reading Amazon rainforest may collapse within decades if critical point is reached: Study

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