Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has criticised 52 firms for flouting Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (amended in 2018). Under EPR, responsibility of collection of used plastics and multilayered plastics is entrusted upon producers, importers and brand owners. The companies are mandated to provide a timeline or a plan… Continue reading CPCB pulls up 52 firms over handling of waste
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.
France to impose green tax on plane tickets from 2020
France has decided to impose a tax of up to €18 on plane tickets for all flights from airports in France. The move will take effect from 2020. The new measure is expected to bring in some 182 million euros a year which will be used to fund less-polluting transportation projects. Sweden had introduced a… Continue reading France to impose green tax on plane tickets from 2020
Plan for district eco-panels draws fire
Government has released a draft law on Environment Impact Assessment Notification(EIA),2019.The draft law is an update to the EIA 2006. The law makes the District Magistrate(DM) the chairperson of the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority(DEIAA) that will accord environment clearance for minor mining projects. Minor mining broadly refers to sand and stone mining in plots… Continue reading Plan for district eco-panels draws fire
Soon, contraceptives for animals
The Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) has launched a project for undertaking ‘immunocontraceptive measures’ for population management of four species of wild animals. The four species of wild animals are (a)elephant (b)wild boar (c)monkey and (d)blue bull(Nilgai).The project will begin in Uttarakhand and then be extended to other States. Immunocontraception is a technology… Continue reading Soon, contraceptives for animals
IITM Pune: Predicting heat waves three weeks in advance
Researchers at Pune’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology(IITM) has developed a real time prediction system of heat waves two to three weeks in advance. The prediction system has shown promise in indicating the date of onset, duration and demise of heat waves with a small spatial and temporal error. The prediction system has been successfully… Continue reading IITM Pune: Predicting heat waves three weeks in advance
Stranded sea cow named ‘sea prince’
Thailand has named a baby dugong found washed ashore as Yamil.The name means handsome man of the sea in the Yawi language. Dugong or Sea Cow is a sea-grass eating mammal which is found in waters of as many as 37 countries.The dugong has been hunted for thousands of years for its meat and oil.… Continue reading Stranded sea cow named ‘sea prince’
Economic Survey 2018-19: Private funds needed for Swachh Bharat
According to the Economic Survey 2018-19,Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was a complete success producing significant health benefits. The Survey claimed that 30 states / Union territories had cent per cent coverage of household toilets.Nearly 90% of all SBM toilets have been geo-tagged. The target was achieved due to (a)community participation (b)flexibility in choice (c)capacity building… Continue reading Economic Survey 2018-19: Private funds needed for Swachh Bharat
NCCR’s idea of using ‘plastic rocks’ to grow corals draws flak
The Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park authorities have rejected the National Centre for Coastal Research’s (NCCR) proposal of using the Gulf of Mannar region for field tests. NCCR had proposed dropping ‘melted plastic rocks or slabs’ on the seabed for growing coral reefs and address the problem of disposal of plastic waste. The proposal… Continue reading NCCR’s idea of using ‘plastic rocks’ to grow corals draws flak
‘June was hottest ever recorded on Earth’
According to the data provided by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European Union, June 2019 was the hottest June ever recorded worldwide. Globally Earth was 0.1 degree Celsius hotter than the previous June record in 2016. European temperatures were around 2 degrees… Continue reading ‘June was hottest ever recorded on Earth’
How global warming could impact jobs in India
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has released a report titled ‘Working on a Warmer Planet: The Impact of Heat Stress on Labour Productivity and Decent Work’. The report highlights how working hours will be lost because it is too hot to work or because workers work at a slower pace. The projections are based on… Continue reading How global warming could impact jobs in India
