Import of urea may ease by 2025 Context : According to Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, the country’s fertiliser use has fallen out of balance, necessitating the introduction of a special package worth an estimated 3.7 lakh crore for farmers. He […]
Stray Dogs And Poor Waste Management Context: Population growth in Indian cities has resulted in an alarming increase in solid garbage. Every day, Indian cities generate around 150,000 metric tonnes of urban solid trash. Cities have also seen significant growth in the stray dog population, […]
Botanical Gardens And Life on Earth Context: On this Earth Day (April 22), we should recognise the Tamil Nadu government’s recent decision to create a big botanical garden (the Chengalpattu Botanical Garden) in the state as an important and welcome development. Plants are the […]
Rapid Action Climate change #GS3 #ENVIRONMENT #DISASTERMANAGEMENT #CLIMATECHANGE The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a United Nations panel made up of thousands of experts from around the world who assess the science related to climate change. Points to ponder: According to the IPCC […]
Safer roads for a greener, more sustainable environment #GS-03 Environment For Mains Road accidents vs Environment: In 2021, India reported 4,03,116 crashes, each of which adversely impacted the environment in various ways and in different degrees. Most vehicles contain toxic metals such as lead, mercury, […]
Rhino horns trafficked with impunity #GS-03 Environment For Prelims About CITES: CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and […]
India’s net zero plan #GS-03 Environment, Science and Technology For Prelims: What is Carbon Neutrality: Carbon neutrality is a state of net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. This however does not mean that a country does not emit carbon dioxide, it just means that the amount of […]
Saving the precious #GS-03 Environment, #GS-01 Geography For Mains: Condition of India’s Ground water: The Total Annual Groundwater Recharge for the entire country is 437.60 billion cubic metres (bcm) out of which the quantity extracted was 239.16 bcm. A similar assessment in 2020 found that […]
Delhi’s air pollution #GS-03 Environment and Ecology, Pollution Control For Prelims: About Graded Response Action Plan: Supreme Court’s in M. C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2016) expressed concerns regarding air quality in the National Capital Region of Delhi. The action plan was formulated in […]
Biomass Co-firing #GS-03 Environment For Prelims: About Biomass Co-Firing: Biomass co-firing is the practice of substituting a part of the fuel with biomass at coal thermal plants. About Biomass: Biomass is plant or animal material used as fuel to produce electricity or heat. Examples include […]