Context: As per a recent report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Asia is the most disaster-prone region in the world. In 2022, Asia faced 81 weather, climate, and water-related disasters. About the ‘State of the Climate in Asia 2022’ Report: It Is a collaborative Read More
Context: Project Tiger and Project Elephant have been merged into a new division called the ‘Project Tiger and Elephant Division’ under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Reason for Merger: Rationalizing of Funding: The unification of Project Tiger and Project Elephant has been done to Read More
Context: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) has announced a revision in the existing Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). About Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP): It is a set of emergency measures implemented in the Read More
Context A government panel tasked with improving the air quality in Delhi and its adjoining areas has made crucial changes to a set of anti-air pollution measures followed in the region in winter. Key-highlights of the changes The changes include strict restrictions Read More
Context: The Lok Sabha has recently passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023. Probable Question: Q. Critically examine the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 passed recently. (250 words) About the News: Amendment to FCA 1980: It seeks to amend the Forest Conservation Act (FCA), 1980 which Read More
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 frozen — 32°F (0°C) Read More
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 Madhav Gadgil. Read More
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: It was Read More
Context: The Batagaika crater, the world’s largest permafrost crater, is expanding at an alarming rate due to the thawing of the permafrost, a phenomenon catalysed by global warming. About Batagaika crater: Location: The crater is located in the Sakha Republic. Sakha is the largest republic Read More
Context “Ludwigia peruviana”, an aquatic weed native to countries like Central and South America, is threatening elephant habitats in Valparai, Tamil Nadu which is further reviving the risk of human-elephant conflicts in the region. About the species: Ludwigia peruviana is an aquatic, sometimes deciduous species of flowering plant in the Read More