News:Government of India, Government of Odisha and the World Bank has signed a $165 million loan agreement for the Odisha’s Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture. Facts: About the project: The aim of the project is to strengthen the resilience of the small holder farmers against adverse climate. The project will be implemented in… Continue reading Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture
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.
India, Nepal, Bhutan plan trans-border conservation area
News:India, Nepal and Bhutan have drafted a memorandum of understanding to create a trans-boundary wildlife conservation ‘peace park’. Facts: About the Park: The proposed Park will include biodiversity-rich landscapes in adjoining areas of the three countries. The park will be an extension of the Manas National Park as there is already one trans-boundary Protected Area… Continue reading India, Nepal, Bhutan plan trans-border conservation area
Snow Leopard
News:At the session of Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) programme,as many as 12 range countries have come together to begin a massive exercise to get the global count of Snow leopards.This will be the first ever survey by India to assess the population of Snow leopard. Facts: About Snow Leopard: Features: Snow leopards… Continue reading Snow Leopard
Smallest ozone hole in decades
News:During September and October months of 2019,the ozone hole over the Antarctic has been the smallest observed since 1982. Facts: About Ozone: Ozone is made up of three oxygen atoms which occurs naturally in small amounts.It is a part of the stratosphere which extends 10 to 40kms above earth’s surface. Ozone layer acts as a… Continue reading Smallest ozone hole in decades
National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA)
News:The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has red-flagged the Madhya Pradesh government’s move to increase tourism activities inside the state’s tiger reserves. Facts: About NTCA: The National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Objectives of… Continue reading National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA)
Tasmanian Tiger
News:Recently,Tasmanian Tiger also known as thylacine which is said to have gone extinct over 80 years ago has been spotted across Tasmania,Australia 8 times during 2016 -2019. Facts: About Tasmanian Tiger: Tasmanian Tiger also known as thylacine was one of the largest known carnivorous marsupials evolving about 4 million years ago. The thylacine is commonly… Continue reading Tasmanian Tiger
Centre clarifies on definition of land as forest
News:The Forest Advisory Committee(FAC) of the Environment Ministry has said that the States need not take the Centre’s approval to define what constitutes unclassified land as forest. Facts: What did the committee said? The committee has said that the states have well established forest departments. Hence,they are in a better position rather than Union Environment… Continue reading Centre clarifies on definition of land as forest
Impact of Rising CO2 emissions on labour productivity
News: According to a study published in the journal Nature, extreme heat days caused by the rising carbon dioxide (CO2) level in the atmosphere will affect labour productivity and economic growth, particularly in several developing countries. Facts: Key Takeaways: Outdoor jobs in tropical areas such as Southeast Asia, north-central Africa and northern South America are… Continue reading Impact of Rising CO2 emissions on labour productivity
LOTUS-HR
News:India and Netherlands has launched the second phase of the LOTUS-HR as a part of joint collaboration. Facts: About LOTUS-HR: LOTUS-HR stands for Local Treatment of Urban Sewage streams for Healthy Reuse plant. The project was initiated in 2017.It aims to demonstrate a novel holistic waste-water management approach that will produce clean water that can… Continue reading LOTUS-HR
Plastic Pollution in Great Nicobar Island
News: A survey of five beaches in the Great Nicobar islands have recorded the presence of plastics. The study was published in the journal Current Science. Facts: Key findings of the Survey About 10 countries including India contributed to the plastic litter in the island. They were Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Myanmar,… Continue reading Plastic Pollution in Great Nicobar Island
