Why in News: India aspires to have a permanent presence with more research and satellite ground stations in the Arctic region, suggests a perusal of its Arctic Policy document. About Arctic Arctic region, the enormous area around the North Pole …
An Overview India added a record 10 Gigawatt (GW) of solar energy to its cumulative installed capacity in 2021. This has been the highest 12-month capacity addition, recording nearly a 200% year-on-year growth. India has now surpassed 50 GW of …
What’s the news? The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned of multiple climate change-induced disasters in the next two decades even if strong action is taken to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gas emissions. …
About UNEP The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was created as a result of the United Nations Conference on human environment in 1972 in Stockholm. It addresses environmental issues at the global and regional level for the United Nations. UNEP’s …
About the summit It is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Started in 2001, the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) aims to provide long-term solutions for the benefit of the global community by assembling the …
What is a Marine Heatwave ? Marine heatwaves are periods of “extremely high temperatures” in the ocean. Marine heatwaves can occur in summer or winter and they are defined based on differences with expected temperatures for the location and time …
About NAFCC The National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) was established in 2015 to meet the cost of adaptation to climate change for the State and Union Territories of India that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of …
About Ramsar Convention The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance signed in 1971, is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. It is named after the Iranian city of Ramsar, on the Caspian Sea. It …
Major Recommendations The Kasturirangan committee report proposes 37 per cent of the total area of Western Ghats, which is roughly 60,000 square kilometres, to be declared as eco-sensitive area (ESA).Out of this, 20,668 sq km of the area falls in …
What’s in the news? UN climate talks in Scotland has concluded with a global agreement aimed at keeping alive hopes of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, and so maintain a realistic shot at saving the world from catastrophic …