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Maharashtra & Climate Change

In News Recently released  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ‘s Synthesis report paints a dull picture for Maharashtra. About The Synthesis Report integrates the main findings of the Sixth Assessment Report based on contributions from the three Working Groups, and the three Special Reports. The report highlights that Maharashtra will be one of the […]

IPCC Report on India’s Afforestation Policy

In Context Recently the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was released. Report statement on India’s afforestation policy The report states that not degrading existing ecosystems in the first place will do more to lower the impact of the climate crisis than restoring ecosystems that have been destroyed. It is speaking […]

World Sparrow Day

In News Every year on March 20 is celebrated as World Sparrow Day. About World Sparrow Day was initiated by the Nature Forever Society of India in collaboration with the Eco-Sys Action Foundation of France.  The first World Sparrow Day was celebrated on March 20, 2010, and was aimed at creating awareness about the decline […]

Synthesis Report of IPCC AR6

In Context The fourth and final installment of the sixth assessment report (AR6) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations responsible for advancing knowledge on human-induced climate change. It was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and […]

Oscar win for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’

In News The Elephant Whisperers, a Tamil documentary, won the Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category at the 95th Academy Awards. About The 40-minute documentary, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, is based on the life and work of Bomman and his wife Bellie who foster orphaned elephant calves. Bomman […]

International Big Cat Alliance

In News India has recently proposed to launch global alliance for big cats with an investment of $100 million About The proposed alliance will provide assured support over five years with guaranteed funding of over Rs 800 crore. The group will work towards the protection of the seven big cats — tiger, lion, leopard, snow […]

Meeting India’s ‘carbon sink’ Target

In Context India’s carbon sink target is clearly much more ambitious and difficult than the other two that had been achieved about eight years before the deadline. Meaning of ‘carbon sink’ A carbon sink is anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases – for example, plants, the ocean and soil.  Protecting […]

Menace of Plastic consumption

In Context A new Study Warns of doubling of Plastic Consumption in G20 countries by 2050 without new policies. Plastic Consumption across Globe According to a report by the Back to Blue initiative, Plastic consumption in G20 countries may nearly double by 2050 unless new global policies are put in place to reduce its use. […]

Phytoplankton Blooms

In News Huge blooms of phytoplankton — microscopic algae floating on the ocean’s surface — have become larger and more frequent along the world’s coastlines. About Marine animals such as fish and whales eat phytoplankton. It can also prove toxic in large amounts, starving the ocean of oxygen and leading to “dead zones” that wreak […]

Forest certification in India

In News Deforestation has become a critically sensitive issue globally in recent years, and there is a greater need for the certification of forests. What is Forest Certification?  Forest Certification offers a multi-layer audit system that seeks to authenticate the origin, legality, and sustainability of forest-based products such as timber, furniture, handicraft, paper and pulp, […]