Indian Navy has taken various initiatives towards the goal of Clean and Green Navy. Indian Navy has formulated a plan called as Indian Navy Environment Conservation Roadmap(INECR).The roadmap aims for reduction in energy consumption and diversification of energy supply as the key result areas. Indian Navy has pledged 1.5% of its works Budget towards Renewable… Continue reading Indian Navy steams ahead with its go ‘green’ plans in eco-friendly push
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.
To mark Environment Day, Rupani kicks off Sabarmati clean-up drive
To mark World Environment Day, the Gujarat Chief Minister has launched Swachh Sabarmati Maha Abhiyan’. It is a 5-day long cleaning drive which will last till June 9th 2019. The Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) National Water Quality Programme has included the Sabarmati among the most polluted rivers in the country. Under the National Water… Continue reading To mark Environment Day, Rupani kicks off Sabarmati clean-up drive
In a ‘first’, Gujarat to launch trading system with incentive for low polluting industries
The Gujarat government has started an emissions trading programme. The programme aims to reduce particulate air pollution and facilitate robust economic growth. Under the programme, the government sets a cap on emissions and allows industries to buy and sell permits to stay below the cap. The Gujarat state pollution control board (GPCB) will define the… Continue reading In a ‘first’, Gujarat to launch trading system with incentive for low polluting industries
We eat 52,000 plastic particles every year
According to a new study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, humans may be consuming anywhere from 39,000 to 52,000 micro plastic particles a year. The researchers had analysed various data sets on micro plastic contamination and compared them to typical diet and consumption habits of Americans. The scientists have reported that drinking… Continue reading We eat 52,000 plastic particles every year
Studying Olive Ridleys in Odisha
A proposal has been made to establish a permanent research centre dedicated to Olive Ridley Turtles in the Khallikote forest range, near the Rushikulya rookery on the Odisha coast. A rookery is a communal nesting ground of animals. The research centre would study the mass nesting of Olive Ridleys and the environmental factors related to… Continue reading Studying Olive Ridleys in Odisha
Researchers turn plastic waste into jet fuel
A research group led by Washington State University scientists has found a way to turn daily plastic waste products into jet fuel. The research has been published in the journal Applied Energy. The research team had tested low-density polyethylene and mixed a variety of waste plastic products, like water bottles, milk bottles, and plastic bags,… Continue reading Researchers turn plastic waste into jet fuel
‘Dolphins may have died due to environmental conditions’
A team of scientists and researchers from the College of Fisheries, Mangaluru has ascertained the causes behind the deaths of two dolphins which were recently stranded along the shore of the Mukka and Sasihitlu beach, Mangaluru, Karnataka. According to the team, the dolphins could have died due to various environmental conditions such as extreme tidal… Continue reading ‘Dolphins may have died due to environmental conditions’
The World Environment Day 2019
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2019, the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has said that ministry will soon launch an initiative called School Nursery. The initiative would entail school kids planting a seed, nurturing the sapling and on his/her annual result would take the plant to be a trophy.… Continue reading The World Environment Day 2019
Heat wave to continue for a couple of days: IMD
The India Meteorological Department has said that severe heat wave conditions will continue in many parts over the next couple of days, especially in Rajasthan and several parts of north and central India. A heat wave is a period of abnormally high temperatures-more than the normal maximum temperature that occurs during the summer season. Heat… Continue reading Heat wave to continue for a couple of days: IMD
Below normal rainfall likely in northwest, northeast: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a normal monsoon, with the country as a whole set to receive 96% of the long period average (LPA) rainfall. However, northwest and northeast India will receive below normal rainfall. The IMD defines normal rainfall as between 96% and 104% of the Long Period Average (LPA). If the… Continue reading Below normal rainfall likely in northwest, northeast: IMD
