Environmental Issues

KHANPUR NAGROTA

Jammu and Kashmir gets its first full-fledged Jambu Zoo in a naturally green landscape at Khanpur Nagrota. Details: Khanpur Nagrota is located in the foothills of Shivalik along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on the outskirts of Jammu city. Initially the Zoo will have 27 species of rare animals and birds brought from different …

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SURGE IN GLOBAL TEMPERATURES

According to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) updates lobal temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Nino event. Details: The World Meteorological Organization is the United Nations System’s authoritative voice on Weather, Climate and Water. For the first …

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IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON INDIAN ECONOMY

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in next five years. According to WMO, the combined effect of heat-trapping greenhouse gases and an EI Nino event will result into phenomenal rise in global temperatures in next 5 years. WMO warned that the economic cost of extreme weather, climate and water-related …

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INDIA’S AFRICAN JUMBOS

The Zoo officials at Delhi and Mysuru are grappling to find mate for the only two African elephants in the country. African Elephants are the largest land mammals and are different from Asian elephants. Besides availability the mating of these elephants involves monetary, legal, logistical and importantly, ethical considerations. There are only two …

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LOCALIZATIONS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Bhopal has become the first city in India to join the growing global movement. In 2015, the 193 member-states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets as a plan of action for ‘people’, ‘the planet’, and ‘prosperity’. Following the release of its Voluntary Local …

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INDIA’S GREEN HYDROGEN HUB

Gujarat has signed MoUs with several big corporates, including Reliance, Adani, which have pledged huge investments in green energy projects. According to the state government, Gujarat aims to become hub for green hydrogen by creating a production capacity of 8 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) by 2035. The State is framing a new policy …

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DOTTED LANDS

The Andhra Pradesh government has started removing “dotted lands” in the state from the prohibited list. The Andhra government has started to remove the “dotted lands” in the state from the prohibited list. This will lead to restoration of full rights of selling or pledging these lands to the farmers who own them. Over …

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CARBON DATING

The Allahabad High Court ordered a “scientific survey”, including carbon dating, of a “Shivling” said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. What is carbon dating? Carbon dating is a widely-used method to establish the age of organic materials, things that were once living. Living things have carbon in …

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BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK

The Archeological Survey of India has reportedly found the remains of a lost civilisation, a “modern society” that existed in Bandhavgarh National in Madhya Pradesh. The discovery includes man-made water bodies and paintings that are said to be thousands of years old. The archaeologists found the painting in a rock-cut cave and not in a natural …

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PALAK LAKE

Nature walk organised along the Palak Lake , Aizawl, Mizoram. Palak lake is also known as Palak Dil or Palak Tipo. It is the largest and biggest lake in Mizoram. It is located within the Mara Autonomous District Council. It falls under the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot, and is therefore rich in animal and plant species. The lake is …

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