About GIB Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is one of the heaviest flying birds endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Bustards generally favour flat open landscapes with minimal visual obstruction and disturbance, therefore adapt well in grasslands. Protection Status: IUCN Red List: …
About the Portal PARIVESH (Pro Active and Responsive Facilitation by Interactive and Virtuous Environmental Single-window Hub) is a web based, role-based workflow application which has been developed for online submission and monitoring of the proposals submitted by the proponents seeking …
About iDEX Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) framework was launched by the Government with the aim to foster innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace Sector by engaging Industries including MSMEs, start-ups, individual innovators, R&D institutes and academia to …
About IMF The International Monetary Fund was conceived in 1944 at the United Nations Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire, United States. The IMF and the World Bank are called Bretton Woods twins. The IMF is a permanent observer at …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched an extensive afforestation and plantation project called the “Green Wall” in 75 villages to revive the Aravallis that is under threat from rampant mining, dumping of …
What’s in the news? Millions of people around the world observed the annual Earth Hour recently to raise awareness about climate change. The ‘Earth Hour’ event encourages individuals to turn off all lights and electrical appliances at their homes and …
About PKVY Under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Organic farming is promoted through adoption of organic village by cluster approach. This is a Government of India and the State government shared scheme with a sharing pattern of 60:40. It primarily …
Context The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), with its rich biodiversity, glaciers, water resources and cultural diversity, attracts a large number of visitors from all over the world. According to NITI Aayog, as of 2018, West Bengal sees the highest inflow …
Context The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an agency of the United Nations, in its recent report said sea levels rose by 4.5 millimeters (mm) a year on average between 2013 and 2022. This rise in sea levels is more than …
Context “Arresting land degradation” was included among the top priorities by the G20 Working Group on Environment and Climate Sustainability in its meeting held recently in Bangalore. This issue is highly relevant to India, which has to support 18 percent …