Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Amazon Rainforest?3 Why is the Amazon Rainforest important?4 What is happening with the Amazon Rainforest? What is the News? According to a study, more than 75% of the Amazon rainforest has been heading towards a tipping point since the early 2000s. What is the Amazon Rainforest? It… Continue reading More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study
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Environmental Dimensions of AMR Report: Pharma, health sectors among 5 major sources of AMR, says UNEP report
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR)?3 What are the key findings of the report related to Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR)?4 What are the contributors to the spread of AMR?5 What are the suggestions given by the report to reduce AMR? What is the News? The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) has released a report titled… Continue reading Environmental Dimensions of AMR Report: Pharma, health sectors among 5 major sources of AMR, says UNEP report
How the Kashmir Valley’s ancient mound formations are being levelled
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Karewas?3 How are Karewas formed?4 What is the significance of Karewas? What is the News? Kashmir’s highly fertile alluvial soil deposits called ‘karewas’ are being destroyed in the name of development. What are Karewas? Karewas are lacustrine deposits (deposits in lake) in the Valley of Kashmir and in… Continue reading How the Kashmir Valley’s ancient mound formations are being levelled
Snakebite: Researchers purify commercial Indian antivenoms, find them more potent
Contents1 What is the News?2 Snakebite Deaths in India3 What is the problem with the treatment available against snakebite in India?4 What has been done by the researchers to overcome this problem? What is the News? Researchers from the Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru have shown… Continue reading Snakebite: Researchers purify commercial Indian antivenoms, find them more potent
Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is Konark Sun Temple?3 How is solarisation of Konark Sun Temple a significant step?4 What are the challenges in implementing this plan? What is the news? Odisha plans to make Konark a 100% solar town and place it among India’s first few zero emission cities or towns. To implement… Continue reading Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy
End Plastic Pollution: 175 countries commit to forge internationally binding treaty on plastic pollution
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the purpose of this resolution?3 What will be the objectives of the agreement?4 Why do we need a legally binding agreement against Plastic Pollution? What is the News? Around 175 countries have endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi, Kenya titled “End Plastic… Continue reading End Plastic Pollution: 175 countries commit to forge internationally binding treaty on plastic pollution
Most carbon capture & utilization technologies may be counterproductive: Study
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Carbon Capture and Utilization(CCU) technologies?3 What does the study say about CCU Technologies?4 India and CCU Technologies What is the News? According to a study, most Carbon Capture and Utilization(CCU) technologies that suck carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and convert it into fuel or other valuable products,… Continue reading Most carbon capture & utilization technologies may be counterproductive: Study
How the saltwater crocodile once lorded over Vietnam’s waterways and then died out
What is the News? Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) which was once used to be found in Vietnam and southern China has become extinct in these areas due to human activity. What is a Saltwater Crocodile? Saltwater Crocodile is the largest of the 23 species of ‘extant’ or living crocodilians. This includes ‘true crocodiles’, alligators and… Continue reading How the saltwater crocodile once lorded over Vietnam’s waterways and then died out
Wildfires will be more frequent, larger and intense due to climate change: UNEP
Contents1 What is the News?2 About Annual Frontiers Report3 What are the key highlights from the report?4 Noise Pollution5 Phenological Shifts5.1 Wildfires What is the News? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its latest Annual Frontiers Report. About Annual Frontiers Report This is the fourth edition of the Frontiers Report. The first one… Continue reading Wildfires will be more frequent, larger and intense due to climate change: UNEP
About PMFBY: India’s facade of agricultural insurance
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana(PMFBY)?3 Other Features of the Scheme:4 What are the issues with the PMFBY?5 What are the steps taken by the government to address issues with the PMFBY? What is the News? Since its launch in 2016, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has seen… Continue reading About PMFBY: India’s facade of agricultural insurance
