In News Water production was hit due to heavy sewage and industrial discharge from Haryana. Issue Recently, ammonia levels shot up to 3 ppm (parts per million), forcing water treatment plants to reduce operating capacity by 50%. The acceptable maximum limit of ammonia in drinking water is 0.5 ppm, as per the Bureau of Indian […]
In News Over 90 countries have signed the Global Methane Pledge that was launched at the ongoing UN COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. What is Global Methane Pledge? The pledge was first announced in September by the US and EU. It is not a structured agreement. Aim: Reducing the global methane emissions across the globe. […]
In News Residents in Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida breathed this season’s worst air for the first time since the Graded Response Action Plan came into effect. About the plan M. C. Mehta vs. Union of India: Regarding air quality in the National Capital Region of Delhi, a Graded Response Action Plan has been prepared […]
In News The COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference was hosted in Glashow. India pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070. Why was the step required? Achieving net-zero by 2050, scientists say, is the world’s best shot at keeping temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees C of Pre Industrial levels. India is the third-largest […]
In News Recently, a biologist from the Agharkar Research Institute (Pune) has started an initiative called MABI (Movement against Biological Invasion). About MABI is a green movement aimed at systematically charting and rooting out Invasive Alien Species (IAS). Aim: To promote the conservation of native flora in the face of this mushrooming challenge. Invasive Alien […]
In News Recently, UNESCO, World Resources Institute (WRI) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released World Heritage forests: Carbon sinks under pressure. It provides the first global scientific assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration by forests in UNESCO World Heritage sites. It is combining satellite-derived data with monitoring information at the site […]
In News Recently, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has carried out a first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment, or Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI). About CEEW is an environmental think tank. The index is published in a report titled “Mapping India’s Climate Vulnerability – A District-level Assessment”. In this index, CEEW has analysed 640 districts […]
In News According to a study, even enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions are not nearly enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Image Courtesy: DTE Paris Agreement Goals: The agreement stated that NDCs would work to achieve the goal of keeping global temperature rise this century to well below 2°C above the pre-industrial […]
In News Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a comprehensive assessment named ‘From Pollution to Solution: a global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution’. Key Findings Tripled Amount of Plastic: The amount of plastics in the oceans has been estimated to be around 75-199 million tonnes at present. Without meaningful action, […]
In News According to the recent Global Agricultural Productivity Report, global agricultural productivity is not growing as fast as the demand for food, amid the impact of climate change. Key Highlights Rising Demand: During the next 30 years, demand for food and agricultural goods, including meat, dairy, fruits, vegetables, timber, oilseeds for cooking and industrial […]
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