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 […]
Why is Kerala protesting Supreme Court’s ESZ notification For Prelims Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala Established in 2020. For mains What is ESZ Eco-Sensitive Zones or Ecologically Fragile Areas are areas within 10 kms around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. ESZs are notified […]
Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) had issued a draft notification which demarcated large parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and as eco-sensitive areas. About ESA: A report from the Kasturirangan committee from 2013 recommended classifying […]
Forest Conservation Rules Context: The political parties have sparred earlier this week on the latest version of the Forest Conservation Rules. Congress spokesperson, Jairam Ramesh, alleged that the latest version of the rules, updated last month, allowed forest land to be diverted to industry without […]
Environmental Performance Index (EPI) Context: The latest Environmental Performance Index (EPI) carried out by Yale and Columbia Universities has placed India at the last position among the 180 countries. Background: The study, which was conducted by Yale and Columbia Universities with a focus on climate change […]
Manas National Park Context: The one-horned rhinos of western Assam’s Manas National Park, bordering Bhutan, are expected to have high life expectancy and significant growth in population, the 14th Assam rhino estimation census has revealed. The report has also revealed that it requires immediate conservation […]
Carbon Pricing to address Climate Change Context: • Pennsylvania recently became the first major fossil fuel-producing state in the US to adopt a carbon pricing policy to address climate change. • It joins 11 states where coal, oil and natural gas power plants must […]
Major Takeaways from the latest IPCC Report: Context: • In its latest assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has laid out several scenarios on the steps that ought to be taken to keep temperatures below 2°C. • It warned that even temporarily […]