What are PFAs or Forever Chemicals?

Often we have been hearing that rain water is the purest. But according to research from the University of Stockholm, published recently in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, rainwater is no longer potable. The synthetic element PFAS was found ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Aravind’s ground gecko: New bent-toed gecko species

A group of researchers has recently discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko from the Agasthyamalai hills in the Western Ghats. Key Points  The name of this new gecko has been given in the name of well-known malacologist N.A. Arvind ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs

Causes of Arctic Warming

Researchers from Finnish Meteorological institute published their research regarding Arctic warming on August 11, 2022. As per the research, Arctic is heating up four times faster than other parts of the Earth. Heating is more concentrated in Eurasian part of ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Start-up loan for Compostable Plastic

Start-up loan of Rs 1.15 crores was approved by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh to commercialise “compostable” plastic. This move also seeks to eliminate the usage of Single Use Plastics (SUP). To commercialise the compostable plastic, Technology Development Board and ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

India adds 11 more wetlands to its list of Ramsar sites

In the 75th year of Independence, India has added 11 more wetlands in the Ramsar Sites list. Thus, total number of Ramsar sites in India stands at 75, covering an area of 13 lakh 26 thousand 677 Hectare. Highlights: Four ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Water shortage in the Netherlands

The National Water levels in the Netherlands has declined to all-time low. As a result, country has been suffering from a water shortage. According to Water Shortage Management Team, continuous drought in country has led to ‘water shortage’. Water shortage ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

Indian Oil- NTCA MoU on ‘Project Cheetah’

Recently, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation to relocate cheetahs from Africa to India, under Project Cheetah. as a part of the MoU, the IOC will grant Rs 50.22 crore ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

UNFCCC: Cabinet approval of India’s updated NDC

The Union Cabinet recently gave approval to India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The updated NDC will be transferred to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). India’s Updated NDC: It aims to increase India’s contributions in strengthening ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

UNGA Resolution: Healthy Environment declared as “Human Right”

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) recently passed a resolution that recognises the Healthy Environment as Human Right. India has voted in favour of this resolution. As per the resolution, right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment has become human ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

India lost 329 tigers in 3 years: Govt Data

Union Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey presented data on tigers in Lok Sabha recently. According to him, 329 tigers got lost in India in past 3 years. Poaching and other natural or unnatural causes were responsible for ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs