Context According to a paper published in Israel in 2022, records from the Tel Tsaf site shows cotton fibers originated in the Indian subcontinent around 5200 BCE. However, in a recent update to the findings, mentioned that Cotton was used in India before the other countries Read More …
Day: July 27, 2023
Permafrost thawing in Batagaika Crater
Context The Batagaika crater situated in Russia, is the world’s largest one kilometre-long permafrost crater, is expanding at a baffling rate due to the thawing of the permafrost. This has been exacerbated by global warming. What is Permafrost? Permafrost is any ground that remains completely Read More …
Madhav Gadgil Report on Conserving the Western Ghats
Context: A landslide in Maharashtra’s Raigad district has once again brought attention to the Dr. Madhav Gadgil report on conserving the Western Ghats. About Gadgil Commission: In 2010, the Ministry of Environment appointed the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), to be chaired by ecologist Dr Read More …
Biological Diversity Amendment Bill 2021
Context: Recently, Lok Sabha passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021 to amend the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. PYQ: Q. How is the Government of India protecting traditional knowledge of medicine from patenting by pharmaceutical companies? (2019) About Biological Diversity Act, 2002: Read More …