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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, […]

Methane Global Tracker Report

In News IEA Report Highlights Failure of Fossil Fuel Firms to Curb Methane Emissions. About IEA’s annual Methane Global Tracker report has recently highlighted that the fossil fuel companies have failed to take substantial action to curb methane emissions Report also shows that 75% of methane emissions can be reduced with cheap and readily available […]

Supreme Court eases norm for Consumer Court

In News The Supreme Court used its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to attract younger talent to preside over consumer courts by reducing the mandatory professional experience from 20 to 10 years. Key Highlights of judgment In a judgment, a Bench of Justices also introduced written exams and viva voce to check the candidates’ performance. […]

Forest Conservation Rules (FCR) (2022)

In News The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has secured FRA (Forest Rights Act) implementation reports of all States and Union Territories by invoking its Constitutional powers to directly approach the Supreme Court of India. Background After the introduction of the FCR 2022, the NCST wrote to the Environment Ministry asking that they be […]

Ornamental Fish Aquaculture

In News Recently, 82 islanders, 77 of them women, were selected and underwent intensive training in Ornamental fish aquaculture. About Community-based ornamental fish aquaculture, using local resources is the first-of-its-kind experiment, as many as 82 islanders, 77 of them women, were selected and underwent intensive training.  They have formed groups for ornamental fish aquaculture with […]

Making India Earthquake Prepared

In Context The destruction caused by earthquakes in Turkey should be alarming for us as the geologists have warned of a probable massive earthquake in the Himalayan state. More about the Earthquakes Meaning: It is the shaking of the surface of the Earth which results in a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere […]

Landscape Management Plan For Greater Panna Landscape

In Context Recently, as part of the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP), a comprehensive Integrated Landscape Management Plan (ILMP) has been prepared for the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity in the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) & surrounding areas. About  The plan will help to holistically consolidate the landscape for biodiversity conservation and human well-being, especially in […]

Social Stock Exchange

In News Recently, the National Stock Exchange of India received final approval from the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to set up a Social Stock Exchange (SSE).  Background   Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget back in 2019, had proposed to initiate steps for creating a stock exchange under the […]

Extradition of Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEOs)

Context India has called upon G20 countries to adopt multilateral action for faster extradition of fugitive economic offenders and recovery of assets. More about the news Anti-corruption working group meeting:  First anti-corruption working group meeting of G20 Nations was held in Gurugram, Delhi. Wherein India has called upon G20 countries to adopt multilateral action for […]