Current Scenario In the Annual World Air Quality Report released by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, India is ranked eighth among countries with the worst air quality index. A total of 14 cities from North India occupy the …
Context This article explains how cities with worse air than Delhi fixed the problem and what needs to be done by India to ensure clean air. Impact of Air Pollution Health impact: Air pollution is the fifth-largest cause of death …
What’s in the news? The Reserve Bank of India’s Department of Economic and Policy Research (DEPR) said in its latest report on Currency & Finance 2022-23 that up to 4.5% of India’s GDP could be at risk by 2030 due …
Context On this second anniversary of World Biosphere Reserve Day, UNESCO in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, concluded the 10th South and Central Asian Biosphere Reserve Network …
About SDGs The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. The 17 Goals were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, …
About Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is a joint venture of Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry of Power. ESL was formed to create and sustain market access of energy efficient technologies, particularly in the public facilities like municipalities, buildings, …
Context This article discusses the increasing frequency of floods occurring due to various causes which necessitates appropriate flood management and suggests measures to tackle flood. What are floods? Sudden submergence or inundation of land area with water is called a …
About NTCA The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The authority consists of the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (as Chairperson), the Minister of State …
Context The recent glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Sikkim wreaked havoc along the Teesta river, bringing into focus the magnifying risk of climate change-induced GLOF across the Indian Himalayan Region(IHR). The article discusses the causes and impacts of glacial …