Stubble Burning Stubble burning is the act of clearing agricultural fields by burning the residue that is left on the land after harvesting, to ready it for the next round of seeding. Paddy stubble burning is practiced mainly in the …
What’s the news? According to UN experts, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of “in danger” World Heritage sites as it has been “significantly impacted” by climate change. It was the first time on record the …
What’s the news? The report called ‘State of Global Water Resources 2021 published by the UN body – the World Meteorological Organisation ’ – a first of its kind launched has underlined concerns about the effects of climate change on …
About Millets Millets are a group of small seeded grasses used as cereals. The Indian sub-continent has had a rich heritage of growing them and until very recently millets formed a very large part of our food basket. Sadly, the …
About Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 3.4 lakh square kilometres. It is …
About AQI Air Quality Index (AQI) is a number, which is a measure of air quality. The higher the AQI, the worse the air. The colour-coded AQI index was launched in India in 2014, and it helps the public and …
What’s in the news? German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International based in Germany have released the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023). About the Index The CCPI aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and …
What is Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)? It was prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change which was later approved by the Supreme Court in 2016. It comprises a series of measures that come into force incrementally …
What’s the news? Recently, the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) was held in Sharm-El-Sheik in Egypt from November 6-18. The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27 …