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 …
About Mollem National Park Mollem’s forest cover is part of a near-contiguous stretch of Western Ghats. It is part of the core area of Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary. Spread over 240 sq km, Mollem National Park is located in Sanguem …
Why in the news? An iceberg named A68A which calved (broke) from Larsen C Ice shelf, Antarctica in 2017, is about to collide South Georgia Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. What is the difference between Iceberg and Ice shelf? …
Expert Appraisal Committees Expert appraisal committees (EAC) exist at the Union as well as state levels (state expert appraisal committee or SEAC) to advise the government on environmental clearance of development projects. The role of EAC is integral to the …
WWF In 1961, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was founded as an international non-governmental organization to work in collaboration with existing conservation groups and bring substantial financial support to the conservation movement on a worldwide scale. International Union for Conservation …
Context The largest carbon dioxide emitter China has recently announced that it would balance out its carbon emissions with measures to offset them before 2060 and hence the spotlight is now on the U.S. and India, the countries that rank …
Environment Protection Act The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 authorizes the central government to protect and improve environmental quality, control and reduce pollution from all sources, and prohibit or restrict the setting and /or operation of any industrial facility on environmental …
About Environment Impact Assessment The United Nations hosted its first Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, 1972 which resulted in the Stockholm Declaration of 1972. The declaration emphasizes to lessen air, land, and water pollution and human impact on …
The United Nations hosted its first Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, 1972 which resulted in the Stockholm Declaration of 1972. The declaration emphasizes to lessen air, land, and water pollution and human impact on the environment. India enacted …