According to the data by the Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change,a quarter of India’s geographical area which is 24.49% is under forest and tree cover. The lowest forest and tree cover in the country is in Haryana at 6.79 % of its geographical area.Punjab follows with 6.87 %.Further,Rajasthan’s forest and tree cover is over… Continue reading Telling Numbers: Northeast crowds list of states with most dense tree, forest cover
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.
MNRE organises Curtain Raiser ceremony for the 3rd RE-INVEST
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has organised the Curtain Raiser ceremony for the 3rd Edition of Renewable Energy Investors Meet and Expo(RE-INVEST 2019). The objective of the event is to attract the right investments in renewable energy(RE) and present India’s RE story to the world. The event also aims at building upon the success… Continue reading MNRE organises Curtain Raiser ceremony for the 3rd RE-INVEST
State-run oil marketing companies to buy biodiesel made from used cooking oil
On the Occasion of the World Biofuel Day,the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas has released the Expression of Interest(EOI) by Oil Marketing Companies for procurement of Biodiesel made from Used Cooking Oil(UCO). The entrepreneurs setting up Biodiesel plants will get remunerative price and assurance of complete offtake of production by the oil marketing companies.… Continue reading State-run oil marketing companies to buy biodiesel made from used cooking oil
Environment ministry’s 50-year plan to tackle water crisis
An expert committee report of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has suggested measures to regulate the overuse of water in agriculture. The committee has recommended registering and creation of inventories of borewells across India. It has suggested recording details such as location and the withdrawal capacity, along with the size of the… Continue reading Environment ministry’s 50-year plan to tackle water crisis
Invasive weed found in Haryana wheat crop
Scientist have found an invasive weed called Emex australis Steinh in wheat fields at villages of Faridabad and adjoining districts in Haryana. The weed is commonly known as ‘doublegee’, ‘three corner jack’ or ‘spiny emex’. The invasive weed belongs to the family Polygonaceae. It is native to Australia and South Africa. The weed prospers in… Continue reading Invasive weed found in Haryana wheat crop
Ocean warming, overfishing increase methylmercury toxin in fish
According to a study published in the journal Nature, increase in sea temperatures and overfishing impacts the level of methylmercury in fish. Methylmercury concentration in fish has increased despite its decrease in seawater since 1990s The study observed there has been up to 23% increase in methylmercury concentration in Atlantic cod fish in the northwestern… Continue reading Ocean warming, overfishing increase methylmercury toxin in fish
Launching project to store floodwater, CM Kejriwal says Centre put it on fast track
Delhi state government and Jal Shakti Ministry has launched a pilot project to create natural reservoirs to conserve rainwater in the Yamuna floodplains. The pilot project will be carried out on a 40-acre plot in Sangarpur village. Later, in 2020, it would be expanded to 1000 acres. The project is aimed at charging aquifers using… Continue reading Launching project to store floodwater, CM Kejriwal says Centre put it on fast track
How land relates to climate
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently released a report titled Climate Change and Land’ which shows how land based activities affect climate and in turn gets affected by climate change. Land acts as both the source as well as a sink of carbon. Activities like agriculture and livestock rearing release greenhouse gases such… Continue reading How land relates to climate
World’s food supply at risk due to climate change, window to act rapidly closing: UN
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently released a report titled Climate Change and Land’. The report explains how land-based activities such as agriculture, forestry, cattle-rearing and urbanisation is causing global warming, and is affected by the climate change. According to the report, the land sector had been contributing about 5.2 billion tonnes of… Continue reading World’s food supply at risk due to climate change, window to act rapidly closing: UN
India to seek boost to protection status of 5 species at CITES
India has submitted proposals regarding changes to the listing of various wildlife species in the CITES secretarial meeting. The meeting is scheduled to be held in late 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. India has submitted a proposal to re-list the star tortoise from CITES Appendix II to Appendix I. It is listed as Vulnerable in the… Continue reading India to seek boost to protection status of 5 species at CITES
