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GLACIERS IN SIKKIM MELTING FASTER
26, Mar 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun have conducted a study recently which has found that glaciers in Sikkim are melting…
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FUTURE OF EARTH 2020
19, Feb 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? Five Global Risks that have the potential to impact and amplify one another in ways that may cascade to create a global…
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INDIA – NORWAY JOINT STATEMENT
18, Feb 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? India and Norway issued a joint statement on climate and environment during the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on…
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MELTING ANTARCTICA
18, Feb 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: The Antarctic region has registered its highest-ever temperature on record as mercury soared over 20 degrees Celsius earlier in the first week of February,…
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SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TOWARDS AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION (SATAT)
17, Feb 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? SATAT is an initiative aimed at setting up of Compressed Bio-Gas production plants and make it available in the market for use…
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URBAN HEAT ISLANDS IN INDIA
17, Feb 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? A recent study from IIT Kharagpur named “Anthropogenic forcing exacerbating the urban heat islands in India” noted that mean daytime temperature of…
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ARCTIC ICE MELT CAN DISRUPT OCEAN CURRENTS AND ALTER CLIMATE IN WESTERN EUROPE
11, Feb 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? Researchers have discovered how an ocean water current, which plays a key role in keeping Western Europe warm, could be altered by…
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LOCUST ATTACK
06, Feb 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: In recent weeks, locust swarms have attacked crops in more than a dozen countries in Asia and Africa. The United Nations have announced that…
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NEW METHOD TO ESTIMATE MELTING OF DEBRIS COVERED HIMALAYAN GLACIERS
13, Jan 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? A study of the Satopanth glacier in order to model the melting of debris-covered glaciers has been carried out by a group…
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SPECIES RICH FORESTS OFFER STABLE CARBON CAPTURE
13, Jan 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? An International Team of Researchers has shown that carbon storage was highest in species-rich evergreen forest. The team Spent over six months…
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2019 WAS 7TH WARMEST SINCE 1901
11, Jan 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? The year 2019 that went by was the 7thwarmest since record-keeping commenced in 1901. However, the rise in Average Temperatures over India…
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CARBON TRADING & CLIMATE CHANGE
11, Jan 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
“Future generations will judge us harshly if we fail to uphold our moral and historical responsibilities” Climate Change is the defining issue of our time.…
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FIRE-BREATHING CLOUDS
04, Jan 2020 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: Australia's bushfires are growing so massive and powerful that they create their own weather phenomenon. According to Bureau of Meteorology office, Victoria, it has…
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EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL
23, Dec 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? After the failure at Madrid, the European Union has come up with an announcement on additional measures it would on climate change,…
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CLIMATE TALKS ENDS WITHOUT ANY DEALS
16, Dec 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? The last longer international climate talks ended with major polluters resisting calls to ramp up efforts to keep global warming in control.…
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NEW U.N. CLIMATE REPORT OFFERS ‘BLEAK’ EMISSIONS FORECAST
30, Nov 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? The 10th Emissions Gap Report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warned that there’s “no sign” greenhouse gases will hit their…
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COMMON BUT DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSIBILITIES AND RESPECTIVE CAPABILITY (CBDR-RC)
30, Nov 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? India will insist upon the principle of ‘equity and common but differentiated responsibilities’ at next week’s COP-25 in Madrid, Spain. CBDR-RC: It…
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UNFCCC COP25: CLIMATE CHANGE & INDIA
29, Nov 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
The 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in Spain from 2nd December,2019, holds a lot…
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GREENHOUSE GAS IN ATMOSPHERE
27, Nov 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? According to the World Meteorological Organization, levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached new record high. About: The WMO…
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U.S.A EXITS PARIS AGREEMENT
07, Nov 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? Recently U.S.A has notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the landmark climate deal by initiating the process of leaving the…
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MOST MOUNT EVEREST GLACIERS WILL DISAPPEAR WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, WARNS STUDY
04, Nov 2019 | Environment
Why in News? A recent study has painted a bleak future for most glaciers in the Mount Everest region, warning that they will either disappear…
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MOSAIC MISSION
07, Oct 2019 | Science & Technology
Why in News? A native of Kerala, the 32-year-old polar researcher will be the only Indian among 300 scientists from across the world aboard the…
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GREEN ENERGY TARGET LACKS DEADLINE
02, Oct 2019 | Environment
Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Climate Action Summit in New York announced India’s ambitious aim to increase its renewable energy target…
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WEEK-LONG IPCC MEET ON CLIMATE CHANGE BEGINS IN NEW DELHI
01, Oct 2019 | Environment
Why in News? India is hosting the Second Lead Author Meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III Sixth Assessment Report…
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SPECIAL REPORT ON THE OCEAN AND CRYOSPHERE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
26, Sep 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) was released in…
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INDIA COOLING ACTION PLAN
17, Sep 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? The Union Minister of State (MoS) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Mr. Babul Supriyo was speaking at an event in New…
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NEW DELHI DECLARATION
14, Sep 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: After 12 days of talks, the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) ended with 196 countries…
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DESERTIFICATION OF LAND AROUND THE WORLD
13, Sep 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? According to a report tabled at the ongoing 14the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) every…
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COP14 OF UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION (UNCCD)
07, Sep 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? The 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is being held in New Delhi, India…
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IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON INDIA’S BANANA CROP
05, Sep 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? A new study has found that climate change has benefited bananas over the last several decades but predicted that the trend will…
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CENTRAL BANKS ARE WAKING UP TO CLIMATE CHANGE DANGERS.
03, Sep 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: The impact of climate change on the stability of individual financial institutions and the financial system in general is growing. It influences the types…
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INTENDED NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS
22, Aug 2019 | Institutions
Why in News? Countries across the globe committed to create a new international climate agreement by the conclusion of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate…
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MAHARASHTRA TO SET UP TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
09, Aug 2019 | Geography of India
Context: In the wake an unprecedented flood like situation and record rainfall this season, the State government will constitute a task force of local and…
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NATURAL SIGNS OF FLOODS FOR URBAN AREAS
09, Aug 2019 | Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News? A study in the Journal of the British Academy has found that indigenous knowledge on how nature warns of flooding is relevant…
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GREEN BONDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
31, Jul 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: New study finds firms that have adopted green bonds benefit from both positive financial and environmental outcomes. What Are Green Bonds: A green bond…
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MOSAiC Mission
07, Jul 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News? Scientists from 17 nations will take part in the year-long MOSAIC mission as they anchor the RV Polarstern ship to a large…
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HIMALAYAN GLACIERS ARE MELTING TWICE AS FAST SINCE 2000: STUDY
21, Jun 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: Comparing data obtained by Cold War• era spy satellites with images from modern stereo satellites have shown Himalayan glaciers are Melting. Background: During cold…
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UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION
18, Jun 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: 14th Session of Conference of United Nations Convention Desertification will be held in between September 2 and 14. About: One-third of the Earth’s land…
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STUDY PINPOINTS SOURCE OF OZONE-DEPLETING GAS
24, May 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News: Rogue emissions of a gas that harms the ozone layer are coming from eastern China, primarily from two heavily industrialised provinces, an…
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SEVERE CYCLONE FANI HITS PURI
04, May 2019 | Disaster and disaster management - GS3N
Why in News The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani barrelled into the Odisha coast, unleashing torrential rain and winds gusting up to 175 kmph, killing…
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Draft Un Report
27, Apr 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News: Extinction of species due to loss of clean air, drinkable water, CO2-absorbing forests, pollinating insects, protein-rich fish and storm blocking mangroves says-UN…
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APRIL, MAY TO BE WARMER THAN NORMAL
02, Apr 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in News: Indian meteorological department has said the average maximum temperatures are likely to be warmer than normal by 0.5C-1C in several places in…
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CLIMATE CHANGE MAY HIT INDIA’S WIND POWER
31, Mar 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Increased warming in the Indian Ocean and the resultant weakening of the Indian summer monsoon may come in the way of India’s goal of leading…
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OCEAN HEAT HITS RECORD HIGH: UN
31, Mar 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Ocean heat hit a record high in 2018, raising urgent new concerns about the threat global warming is posing to marine life.In its latest State…
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Urban areas cooler than non-urban regions during heat waves
24, Mar 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
A study of 89 urban areas in India has found that though there is an absolute increase in temperature during heat waves in both urban…
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India Bans Import of Plastic Waste
07, Mar 2019 | Pollution & Waste Management
Taking an important step towards tackling menace of plastic waste, the government has put a complete ban on import of solid plastic waste/scrap into the…
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Inkjet Solar Panels set to Reshape Green Energy
04, Feb 2019 | Pollution & Waste Management
Perovskites-coated cells are light, Flexible and Inexpensive: Perovskites — a new generation of cheaper solar cells — that makes it possible to produce solar panels…
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Scientists Warn of Climate ‘Time Bomb’
04, Feb 2019 | Pollution & Waste Management
Future generations face an environmental "time bomb" as the world's groundwater systems take decades to respond to the present-day impact of climate change. Found underground…
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Giant Cavity in Antarctic Glacier Signals Rapid Decay
01, Feb 2019 | Pollution & Waste Management
The 300-metre-tall gap can hold 14 billion Tonnes of ice: NASA scientists have discovered a gigantic cavity, almost 300 metres tall, growing at the bottom…
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18 Indian Institutions to Study Nitrogen Pollution
25, Jan 2019 | Pollution & Waste Management
Context: Eighteen research institutions in India are among a group of 50 institutions — called the South Asian Nitrogen Hub (SANH) — in the United…
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No Pause in Climate change: Study
12, Jan 2019 | Pollution & Waste Management
Context: The research says the world’s oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and…
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Bid to curb Pollution, Govt Launched NCAP Scheme for 102 Cities
11, Jan 2019 | Pollution & Waste Management
Context: Looking beyond national capital which invariably gets wider attention on critical issue of air pollution, the Centre launched a comprehensive pan-India air pollution abatement…
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Gas Hydrates Produced Under ‘SPACE’ Conditions
08, Jan 2019 | Pollution & Waste Management
Context: Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have experimentally shown that methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) can exist as gas hydrates at temperatures…
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Ganga water quality has improved, Govt. Tells RS
02, Jan 2019 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: The water quality of the Ganga in 2018 has “improved over last year”, according to a written statement in the Rajya Sabha. Details: The…
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Warming leads to water crisis in Himalayas: study
19, Dec 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: Climate change is driving glaciers in the Himalayas to melt more rapidly than at any point in the last 10,000 years, and could soon…
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Climate talks deliver ‘rule book’
17, Dec 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
Context: A deal has been brought down at COP24 to breathe life into the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty. Details: Delegates from nearly 200 states…
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1st International conference on sustainable water management
11, Dec 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in news? The first International Conference on ‘Sustainable Water Management’ began on December 10, 2018 at Indian School of Business (ISB) in Mohali, Punjab.…
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Global Warming of 1.5oC, an IPCC
02, Oct 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the IPCC said in a new assessment. With…
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Assam to introduce methane as cooking fuel
06, Sep 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
In news: Public sector Assam Petrochemicals Limited is set to introduce – in a first in India – methanol as cleaner, cheaper alternative to liquefied…
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Center hikes ethanol prices
06, Sep 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the revised the price of ethanol to be procured for blending with petrol under the Ethanol Blending…
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Cyclone Daye
05, Sep 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
Why in news? Heavy rainfall due to cyclonic storm Daye has brought normal life to a standstill in Odisha, leaving several parts in the state…
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Niti Panel urges plan
05, Sep 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
NITI Aayog constituted group of experts has urged the government to set up a dedicated mission to salvage and revive spring water systems in the…
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Kerala floods
20, Aug 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
The South-West monsoon has been vigorous over Kerala, resulting in heavy floods in various parts of the state. The State Disaster Management Authority has declared…
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World’s largest penguin colony shrinks 90%
20, Aug 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
The planet’s largest colony of king penguins has declined by nearly 90 percent in three decades. About the Study: The colony of king penguins (Aptenodytes…
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Flash Flood Warning to Asian Nations
16, Jul 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
India has been designated as nodal centre for preparing flash flood forecast to Asian Nations by the World Meteorological Department Background: The WMO says flash…
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Flash Flood
15, Jul 2018 | Climate change and its impacts
What is Flash Flood? Flash floods can be caused by a number of things, but is most often due to extremely heavy rainfall from thunderstorms.…
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