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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 10, Nov 2021

Context: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and heralding the Iconic Week of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav of MoEFCC (4-10th October 2021), a web portal – ‘Wetlands of India Portal’, giving details on wetlands of the country, was launched by the Minister of Environment

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 09, Nov 2021

Reference News:An international study we conducted that quantifies the threat posed by roads to the survival of animal populations around the world.Key findings related to India:The leopard faces an 83% increased risk of extinction in North India due to roadkill.The leo

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 09, Nov 2021

Reference News:The Global Methane Pledge was launched at the UN COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.It is an effort led jointly by the United States and the European Union.So far, over 90 countries have signed this pledge.About the Global Metha

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 08, Nov 2021

Reference News:A study was conducted recently in six villages of Patiala, Punjab on Stubble Burning and impacts on health.Key findings of the study:Pollution from stubble burning significantly reduced lung function and was particularly harmful to rural women.The co

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 30, Oct 2021

Why in News?Environmental think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water has carried a first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment, or Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI), in which it has analysed 640 districts in India to assess their vulnerability to extre

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 27, Oct 2021

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has recently released a report on CO2 emissions.Key findings:The increase in CO2 from 2019 to 2020 was slightly lower than that observed from 2018 to 2019 but higher than the average annual growth rate over the past decade.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 26, Oct 2021

The day came into being with the adoption of the Bishkek Declaration by 12 countries on the conservation of snow leopards.About Snow Leopard:Scientific name: Panthera uncia.Habitat: Snow leopards live in the mountains of Central Asia.Numbers: Th

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 25, Oct 2021

The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) latest Production Gap Report has revealed that 15 of the top fossil fuel producing countries, including India, are not prepared to meet the requirements of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.Paris Agree

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 25, Oct 2021

The 26th meeting of the United Nations’ Conference of Parties (CoP) will begin on November 1 in Glasgow.Ahead of this meet, the focus on making the meet a success is to have all nations commit to a 'net zero', or a year by when a country’s fossil

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Oct 2021

IntroductionCan living in a safe environment be part of our human rights?People are facing a threat we’ve never faced before: environmental disasters. This article will enlighten you how the law is adapting to keep the world itself safe, by protecting our environment.Does