Current Affair Category: Environment & Ecology

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (UN Watercourses Convention, 1997) Adopted: 1997 Came into Force: 2014 Purpose: Provides a framework for the use, management, and protection of international watercourses. Key Principles: Equitable and reasonable utilization: Ensures fair use of shared water resources. Obligation to prevent significant harm: States […]

Why in News ? Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken- Betwa River Linking National Project on December 25, on the 100th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Congress criticised the PM for this, saying the project poses a threat to the Panna Tiger Reserve Ken-Betwa River Linking […]

The Forest Survey of India (FSI) is an organization under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India. It is the national agency responsible for conducting forest surveys and assessments, monitoring forest cover, and providing relevant data for forest policy, planning, and conservation efforts in India. Key Functions of FSI: Forest […]

The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023, released by the Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, highlights India’s forest and tree resources based on detailed assessments conducted by the Forest Survey of India (FSI). Below are the key insights and findings from the report: Key Statistics Forest and Tree Cover: […]

Why in News?  The Waste to Worth: Managing India’s Urban Water Crisis through Wastewater Reuse report, released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), explores how treated wastewater can be reused to mitigate water scarcity in urban areas. 72% of wastewater remaining untreated, which exacerbates the […]

An agri-carbon market refers to a marketplace or system where carbon credits are generated, traded, and sold based on the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices that reduce or sequester greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It integrates agriculture into the broader framework of carbon markets, enabling farmers and agricultural entities to contribute to climate change mitigation while […]

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that highlights a concerning transformation in the Arctic tundra. Traditionally, the Arctic tundra has been a frozen, treeless biome that stored large amounts of carbon, keeping it trapped in the permafrost (frozen soil). However, due to rising temperatures, increased wildfires, and the thawing of permafrost, the Arctic tundra […]

The ‘Mission 100% Electrification’ project is like chasing an unrealistic dream of becoming a green railway, leading to many usable diesel locomotives becoming unnecessary. Export of Diesel Locomotives: India’s RITES Ltd. is sending six refurbished diesel locomotives to Africa after converting them to fit African tracks. This is the first project of its kind. Idle […]

The article discusses the alarming levels of air pollution in India and its health impacts, particularly the effect of PM2.5 particulate matter, as highlighted by a study published in Lancet Planet Health. Pollution Levels in India: No part of India has air pollution levels below the recommended limits by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO […]

A tigress killed her three newborn cubs in a zoo in West Bengal’s Siliguri last week while carrying them in her mouth. Her teeth damaged the windpipes of two cubs and the skull of the third. A zoo official described the deaths as “accidental”. This was the second litter of Rika, the tigress, who had struggled with […]