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.

World Water Day 2020

News:World Water Day is being observed on 22 March,2020. Facts: World Water Day is an event initiated by UN Water. Aim: Raise awareness about people living without access to safe water and tackle the global water crisis. Theme: Water and Climate Change Core focus: To support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water… Continue reading World Water Day 2020

UK confirmed as first co-chair to India led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

News:The United Kingdom will be co-chairing the India led CDRI (Global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure). Facts: About CDRI: Launched by India at the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in New York,US in 2019. It is an international knowledge and capacity development platform where countries can collaborate to make their existing and new infrastructure strong… Continue reading UK confirmed as first co-chair to India led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture(NICRA)

News:The Government of India is implementing programmes such as National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) to tackle the impact of climate change on agriculture. Facts: About NICRA: It was launched by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 2011.  Aim:To enhance resilience of Indian agriculture to climate change and climate vulnerability through strategic… Continue reading National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture(NICRA)

Long-tailed macaque

News:According to a study,Long-tailed macaques have shown rich tool-use behaviour to simplify their efforts. Facts: About Lion Tailed Macaque: The lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) are endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is a diurnal animal meaning it is active exclusively in daylight hours. Unlike other macaques,it avoids humans. IUCN Status: Endangered Schedule I… Continue reading Long-tailed macaque

Potential Fishing Zone(PFZ)

News: INCOIS has said that the Oceansat Satellite data are used to prepare the Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) advisories on the potential rich fishing areas and provide to the sea faring fishermen in all states. Facts: About Potential Fishing Zone(PFZ): Potential fishing zones (PFZ’s) are those regions where the fishes aggregate due to an abundance… Continue reading Potential Fishing Zone(PFZ)

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

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