What’s the news? On the eve of the World Leaders Summit at the Glasgow climate change conference (COP26), WMO’s provisional State of Climate in 2021 report said the mean global sea level rise was 2.1mm per year between 1993 and …
What’s the news? India will reach carbon neutrality by 2070, Prime Minister announced as part of a five-point action plan that included reducing emissions to 50% by 2030, making the boldest pledge at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow along …
What’s the news? The UK will provide an “India Green Guarantee” to the World Bank, to unlock an additional 750 million pounds for green projects across India which was announced at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. The UK Prime Minister …
About OSOWOG The idea of ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG) was originally proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in October 2018. OSOWOG is India’s initiative to build a …
What are Eco-Sensitive Zones ? As a general principle, land falling within 10 kms of the boundaries of the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries are categorised as Eco-Fragile Zones or Eco-sensitive Zones. They are declared under the Environment Protection Act, …
About Sambhar Lake Sambhar Lake is the country’s largest inland saline water body situated 80 km south-west of Jaipur in Rajasthan. The 230 sq.km. shallow, elliptical wetland straddles the districts of Jaipur, Nagaur and Ajmer. The water is fed to …
About NTCA National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). It performs functions as provided in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. It is chaired by the Minister in charge of …
About IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership union composed of both government and civil society organisations. IUCN has observer and consultative status at the United Nations. As the first global environmental union, it brought …
About Hydrofluorocarbons Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are a group of industrial chemicals primarily used for cooling and refrigeration. HFCs are powerful greenhouse gases and a substantial number are short-lived climate pollutants with a lifetime of between 15 and 29 years in the …
NEWS Equitable cumulative emission targets and not net zero is the key to achieving the Paris Agreement’s temperature goals. CONTEXT Recently the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has released a report titled ‘Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis’. …