Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate change has released the “National Working Plan Code-2023” for scientific management of forests and evolving new approaches. About National Working Plan Code: It was first adopted in 2004 and amended in 2014 to act as Read More
Context: The World Meteorological Organisation’s recent report on global temperatures highlighted that temperature reached 5 degrees Celsius in early June is a warning that the climate emergency is upon us. This is the time for developed countries to reach out Less-developed or developing ones Read More
Context The epiphytic orchids found in the Dooars and Darjeeling hills are dying out because of deforestation in their natural habitat. Orchids are natural gauges of air quality and they draw pollinators like bees and other insects to their nectar and thereby help cross-pollination. The death Read More
Context Prime Minister during his latest ‘Mann ki baat’ episode spoke about Miyawaki plantation, the Japanese method of creating dense urban forests in a small area. The PM also cited the example of a Kerala-based teacher, Raafi Ramnath, who used the Miyawaki technique to Read More
Context: In recent years, the field of taxonomy, the science of naming and classifying all living beings, has been witnessing a raging debate — whether species with objectionable scientific names should be renamed. Many want to entirely do away with the practice Read More
Context Recently, a non-native alligator gar fish, was found in one of Kashmir’s idyllic lakes, raising apprehensions about its impact on the native fish species. The rare, carnivorous fish was caught by the Jammu and Kashmir Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA). About Carnivorous alligator gar: Read More
Context: Three States, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana, have deferred a proposal, approved by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), to test a new kind of transgenic cotton seed. PYQ: Q. How can biotechnology help to improve the living standards of farmers? (2019) About Genetically Read More
Context: According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, there were 426 active fires in the country as of June 8, 2023. Causes of wildfires in Canada: Lightning: Lightning strikes have been a significant cause of wildfires in Canada. Continuing electrical currents in Read More
Context As per the analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the Particulate matter pollution is increasing in the cities of Rajasthan, which faces a multi-pollutant crisis with the levels of several gaseous pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and Ozone. Key findings of the study: Read More