Conference of Parties (COP27) Context: The 27th round of the Conference of Parties, or COP27 is scheduled to be held from November 6th The annual summit comes at a crucial juncture against the backdrop of global inflation, energy, food and supply chain crises, fuelled by […]
Innovation in Agriculture Context: With the first bio-energy plant of a private enterprise starting commercial operations on October 18 in the Sangrur region of Punjab, the first wave of a renewable energy revolution with roots in agriculture is starting to take shape in India. Paddy […]
Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) Context: The much-awaited tiger safari project of the Uttarakhand government is under scanner after a Forest Survey of India (FSI) report stated that over 6,000 trees were illegally cut in the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) against the permission for 163 for […]
Installing Pollution Control Technologies to Thermal Plants Context: Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) extended the deadline for installing pollution control technologies in the country’s thermal power plants (TPPs). This was the third time that the Ministry has extended the deadline […]
Challenges of Translocating the Big Cats Context: Today, a modified passenger B-747 Jumbo Jet will take off from Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, Namibia, for Jaipur. On board will be eight Namibian wild cheetahs, five females and three males. in the 1960s the trend […]
Project cheetah to reestablish the species in its historical range in India. Reintroduction of wild species particularly the Cheetah is being undertaken as per the IUCN guidelines and the processes like disease screening, quarantine of release candidates as well as transportation of live wild animals […]
Stepping back from an ecological abyss For Mains What are the causes of concern for environment in India According to NITI Aayog, “600 million people in India face high to extreme water stress… with nearly 70% of water being contaminated; India is placed at 120th […]
Risking all for The Love of Aravalis For Prelims About Aravalis They are spread across Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Delhi, over a total of 692 kilometre (km). There are divided into two main ranges, Sambhar Sirohi Range and the Sambhar Khetri Range. They are fold […]
Cheetahs likely to arrive in Kuno before August 15 For Prelims African Cheetah: IUCN Status – Vulnerable CITES – Appendix 1 Asiatic Cheetah: IUCN Status – Critically Endangered CITES – Appendix 1 The cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952. Kuno National Park […]
India’s Climate Imperative The current issue The rise in number of climate related calamities such as heatwaves that scorched Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and New Delhi this year; torrential downpours in south India have again shifted the focus towards Climate Change from pandemic. The warning […]