Tag: Conservation

In News Recently, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the “Clean and Green” campaign on the World Environment Day. These include:  cleaning and plogging drives,  plastic waste collection drives, and  tree-plantation drives.  Centre has also written to States to phase out Single-Use Plastics (SUP) on this occasion. India is committed to ban […]

In News 75% of river monitoring stations report heavy metal pollution according to the recent State of Environment Report 2022. It is published by the environmental NGO, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Key observations of the report: River Pollution: Three out of every four river monitoring stations in India posted alarming levels of […]

In News Recently, NTPC released a Biodiversity Policy for conservation and restoration of biodiversity. Key Points of  Biodiversity Policy 2022: It aims to establish a comprehensive vision and guiding principle for conservation, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity. The policy also aims to adopt systematic consideration of local threats to biodiversity beyond the company’s business activities. […]

In Context Kolkata has become the first major metropolitan city in India to make a detailed People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR). About PBR contains comprehensive information on locally available Bio-resources including the landscape and demography of a particular area or village. The concept was defined in the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. Need The Forest Survey of […]

In News Recently, India joined the First Movers Coalition to decarbonise carbon-heavy sectors. About First Movers Coalition Initiative: It is led by the World Economic Forum and the US government. It was launched at COP26 as a flagship public-private partnership to clean up the most carbon-intensive sectors. Aim: to create early markets for clean technologies […]

In News According to conservation experts, global warming and extreme weather events may lead to a decline in Olive Ridley turtles’ population over time.  About  Scientific name: Lepidochelys olivacea; also known as the Pacific ridley sea turtle. Location: Found in warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. Features:  One of the smallest sea-turtles […]

In News  Provisions in the recently brought Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 are being criticised for various reasons. The bill seeks to amend the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. About the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The amended Bill was drafted in response to complaints by traditional Indian medicine practitioners, the seed sector, and industry and […]

In News ‘Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022’ report by World Economic Forum (WEF) has called for urgent action by both private and public sectors to ensure a resilient energy transition. About The report builds on the trends from the Energy Transition Index to provide recommendations on how to navigate the transition through a turbulent macroeconomic […]

In News The Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary in Rajasthan was recently notified as India’s 52nd tiger reserve. This is Rajasthan’s fourth tiger reserve after Ranthambore, Sariska and Mukundra. About Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary Located in the Bundi district of Rajasthan. The area had been declared a sanctuary in 1982 through the Rajasthan Wildlife and Bird Protection Act, […]