Context The plastic problem needs to be reframed. The issue is not just how plastic waste is disposed of, but also how the material enters the supply chain and for whose benefit. India cannot end plastic pollution until it holds …
Context The wildfires that scorched much of Australia, burned over 33 million hectares of land, killed or displaced 3 billion animals and became one of the worst natural disasters in the country. Frequent widespread forest fires in a warming world …
What’s the news? With limited funds to deal with the gargantuan task of restoring degraded land and reversing desertification in the country, the government is now planning to bring convergence between the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) …
What’s the news? The meeting to review progress of biomass co-firing in thermal power plants was held in New Delhi to prepare for the coming post-monsoon season that saw farm fires in north India and worsening air pollution. News in …
What is stubble burning? Stubble burning is the process of intentionally setting fire to the straw stubble that remains after grains, like paddy, wheat, etc., have been harvested, to remove them from the field to sow the next crop. This …
What’s the news? A study conducted by IIT Kharagpur has found that there has been a significant drop in Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) levels in India in the last decade as compared to the previous three decades. The study represents temporal …
What is 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 …
About The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international environmental treaty that regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as ozone depleting substances (ODS) including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons …
How Nitrogen is causing Global warming Nitrogen is all pervasive. It is more abundant in the air than oxygen and constitutes 78% of the atmosphere. Nitrogen is also vital to life as it is essential for plant nutrition and thus, …
The repercussions of global temperature rise for India From an early onset of heat waves across northern states to one of the worst floods in recent years in Assam and other northeastern states, India has experienced several record-breaking weather events …