Effects of Climate Change on Monsoon Context: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has clearly sighted that 2022 has seen the second highest extreme events since 1902. An alarming case as incidents of floods and droughts have increased, there is more evidence coming our way on […]
Status of Groundwater The Dynamic Ground Water Resources of the country are being periodically assessed jointly by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Governments. As per the 2020 assessment, Annual Extractable Ground Water Resource and Annual Ground Water Extraction for all uses are […]
What Numbers do not Reveal about Tiger Conservation For Prelims Similipal tiger reserve: Located in Odisha Pseudo-melanistic or Black tigers found in this Reserve. This happens due to tiger population in Similipal forming a small and isolated population. Ranthambore tiger reserve: Located in Rajasthan […]
India’s Climate Imperative The current issue The rise in number of climate related calamities such as heatwaves that scorched Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and New Delhi this year; torrential downpours in south India have again shifted the focus towards Climate Change from pandemic. The warning […]
Forest Conservation Rules Context: The political parties have sparred earlier this week on the latest version of the Forest Conservation Rules. Congress spokesperson, Jairam Ramesh, alleged that the latest version of the rules, updated last month, allowed forest land to be diverted to industry without […]
Green Jobs Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently addressed at a World Environment Day ceremony about India’s ongoing efforts to combat climate change. He also addressed India’s efforts to develop “green jobs” during his speech. What are Green Jobs? Green occupations are jobs that have […]
Widespread Heatwave Context: India is facing an unusually long series of heatwaves that began in the end of March and scorched north India for most of April. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said April was the hottest in northwest India in 122 years. It has […]
Climate Change – Its Impact on New Infections Context: According to a new study, Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 and that is likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to […]
Right to Development amidst Environmental Challenges Context: • Scientists and governments were negotiating over a critical United Nations climate report, with officials from major emerging economies insisting that it should recognise their right to development. About: • The latest assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
Drying Up of Rivers Context: • Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha stated that the per capita annual water availability in the country has progressively reduced due to increase in population, urbanization, improved lifestyle […]