What is the news? According to a recent analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) India’s coal based electricity generation has increased in 2021 than the previous year. This is going to increase further in future and will lead delay India’s efforts to reach its climate goals. Findings of the report India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in… Continue reading India used more coal power in 2021 than in 2020 which could delay its Climate goals-IEA
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Santhali Sohrai murals: An etch in time
What is the News? Santhali communities of Odisha and Jharkhand are changing their ways of painting traditional Sohrai murals to modernity. What is Sohrai? Sohrai is a harvest festival of the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and West Bengal. It is also called the cattle festival. It is celebrated after harvest and coincides… Continue reading Santhali Sohrai murals: An etch in time
More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study
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 is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. The majority of… Continue reading More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study
Environmental Dimensions of AMR Report: Pharma, health sectors among 5 major sources of AMR, says UNEP report
What is the News? The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) has released a report titled “Environmental Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR)”. What is Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR)? It occurs when microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites) evolve and stop responding to medicines, making even minor infections tough to treat, causing severe illnesses and deaths. Read more: Antimicrobial Resistance may… 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
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 Bhadarwah Valley of the Jammu Division. These are the flat topped mounds that border the Kashmir Valley on… Continue reading How the Kashmir Valley’s ancient mound formations are being levelled
Snakebite: Researchers purify commercial Indian antivenoms, find them more potent
What is the News? Researchers from the Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru have shown that purifying commercial antivenoms available in Indian markets can make them more potent and thus save more lives of snakebite victims. Snakebite Deaths in India India is home to over 300 species… Continue reading Snakebite: Researchers purify commercial Indian antivenoms, find them more potent
Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy
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 this plan, the Government of India in 2020 launched a scheme for solarisation of Konark Sun Temple and Konark town in Odisha. What is Konark Sun Temple? Click… 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
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 Pollution: Towards an internationally legally binding instrument”. What is the purpose of this resolution? The resolution has agreed to end plastic pollution and adopt an international, legally binding agreement by 2024. … 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
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, might fail to help the world reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. What are Carbon Capture and Utilization(CCU) technologies? CCU technologies either capture carbon… 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
