Source: The post is based on the article “Less than 1% mitigation & adaptation funding went to world’s indigenous groups despite more commitment: Report” published in Down To Earth on 11th August 2023. What is the News? A report has been released on the initial phase of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI). The report highlights… Continue reading Less than 1% mitigation & adaptation funding went to world’s indigenous groups despite more commitment: Report
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.
Belem Declaration: Amazon countries fail to agree on protection goals
Source: The post is based on the article “Belem Declaration: Amazon countries fail to agree on protection goals” published in Down To Earth on 9th August 2023. What is the News? At the Amazon Summit, leaders from the eight countries across the Amazon have adopted the Belem Declaration. The summit was organized by the Amazon… Continue reading Belem Declaration: Amazon countries fail to agree on protection goals
Number of elephants in Karnataka goes up by 364 from last count, touches 6,395
Source: The post is based on the article “Number of elephants in Karnataka goes up by 364 from last count, touches 6,395” published in The Hindu on 10th August 2023. What is the News? Karnataka Minister of Forests has released an interim report on Asian Elephant Population and Demography Estimates, 2023. The report has been… Continue reading Number of elephants in Karnataka goes up by 364 from last count, touches 6,395
Gamechanger for India’s vultures: Experts laud Centre’s move to ban aceclofenac, ketoprofen
Source: The post is based on the article “Gamechanger for India’s vultures: Experts laud Centre’s move to ban aceclofenac, ketoprofen” published in Down To Earth on 3rd August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac?3 Why has Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac been banned?4 What are the other steps taken for Vulture conservation?5… Continue reading Gamechanger for India’s vultures: Experts laud Centre’s move to ban aceclofenac, ketoprofen
Assam’s Manas Tiger Reserve 63% short of sanctioned staff, Environment Minister told
Source: The post is based on the article “Assam’s Manas Tiger Reserve 63% short of sanctioned staff, Environment Minister told” published in The Hindu on 5th August 2023. What is the News? The All India Tiger Estimation 2022 has indicated that Assam’s Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve is moving from a low to high-tiger-density… Continue reading Assam’s Manas Tiger Reserve 63% short of sanctioned staff, Environment Minister told
Net zero emissions target
Source: The post is based on the article “Net zero emissions target” published in PIB on 3rd August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 India’s Greenhouse emissions:3 India’s Net Zero Emissions Target:4 What are the steps taken by India to address the growing environmental problems in the country? What is the News? Union Minister of… Continue reading Net zero emissions target
The holocene climate anomalies
Source: The post is based on the article “The holocene climate anomalies” published in The Hindu on 2nd August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 Why is it scientifically impossible to claim that a particular day was the warmest in more than 100,000 years?3 What is Paleoclimatology? 4 What is the Holocene epoch? What is the… Continue reading The holocene climate anomalies
Nearly 50 MMT per annum of CO2 emissions can be averted through Green Hydrogen: New & Renewable Energy Minister
Source: The post is based on the article “Nearly 50 MMT per annum of CO2 emissions can be averted through Green Hydrogen: New & Renewable Energy Minister” published in PIB on 1st August 2023. What is the News? The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy has informed Rajya Sabha about the Green Hydrogen. What… Continue reading Nearly 50 MMT per annum of CO2 emissions can be averted through Green Hydrogen: New & Renewable Energy Minister
Land-use changes putting rocky addresses of animals under stress in Sahyadri plateau
Source: The post is based on the article “Land-use changes putting rocky addresses of animals under stress in Sahyadri plateau” published in The Hindu on 29th July 2023. What is the News? According to a study, rapid shift from traditional local grain cultivation to monoculture plantations of mango and cashew in the Sahyadri plateaus of… Continue reading Land-use changes putting rocky addresses of animals under stress in Sahyadri plateau
Three new lakes may form in Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh due to glacial retreat
Source: The post is based on the article “Three new lakes may form in Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh due to glacial retreat” published in PIB on 28th July 2023. What is the News? A study by scientists of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology has found that three glacial lakes are likely to form around Parkachik… Continue reading Three new lakes may form in Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh due to glacial retreat
