Category: ENVIRONMENT

Context: India is plagued by various kinds of natural disasters every year, such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, cyclones, and landslides Introduction: India is considered as the world’s most disaster prone country on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Millions of people are affected every year due to natural disaster amount to a major share of… Continue reading Floods and disaster management in India

Context The Supreme Court has clarified that its ban on the sale of liquor does not apply to licensed outlets that fall within municipal limits What happened? On December 15, 2016, the apex court had imposed the ban on selling of liquor within a distance of 500 metres along all National and State highways. Why… Continue reading Clearing the air, licensed liquor stores within municipal limits excluded from ban

Context: The Supreme Court directed on Thursday that vehicles without valid pollution under control (PUC) certificates would not be eligible for the annual insurance. Introduction: The Supreme Court passed the order on a petition for stringent steps to curb air pollution The court also asked the Centre to consider creating a national database of vehicles… Continue reading Pollution certificate is mandatory for vehicles insurance

Context: The government recognized the need to modernize the regulatory framework for accessing groundwater soon after massive expansion in mechanical pumping led to the realization that recharge could not keep pace with use. Introduction: The measures proposed were in keeping with the policy paradigm of the early 1970s when a model Bill was first introduced.… Continue reading Causes and effects of ground water contamination

Context: The Godavari is under supervision of a US group, which is working on cost-effective pollution forecast system using cloud networking & remote sensors. What is it about? Sensor network: A group of U.S. researchers is working on a system to map undulating pollution trends in the Godavari , India’s second longest river. The mix… Continue reading Hi-tech support to eradicate Godavari from toxins

Context The continuous loss of forest cover in the Indian Sundarbans has made conservation efforts crucial. Facts and Figures about Sundarbans The Sundarbans is a cluster of low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, spread across India and Bangladesh It is famous for its unique mangrove forests It is home to many rare and globally… Continue reading Need of the Hour: Save the Sundarbans

Context: The first-ever satellite-based picture of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration over India has shown that it is way above the safety mark and also matches what has been observed in other parts of the world. Details The findings are based on the readings from the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) The observations for the study were… Continue reading CO2 Levels in India

India Aims high to go green as it paces towards Solar Power commitment Context India leaping high towards clean energy, as it turns a blind eye to obstacles on the path. Benefits While the benefits of utilizing solar energy are immeasurable. Some of the advantages which makethe renewable sources more favorable for India are These… Continue reading Solar Energy