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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 16, Mar 2022

Reference News:-According to estimates made by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi generates 3,800 million litres of sewage per day. NMCG is looking into ways to prevent this.Background:The over 1,300-km-long Yamuna is among the most

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 05, Mar 2022

Reference News:-A resolution at the recent fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) held in Nairobi sought to end plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024. It was hosted by the UN E

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 04, Mar 2022

Why in  News?Recently, 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024.The historic resolution, entitled “End P

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 03, Mar 2022

Reference News:-The second part of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report was released recently.This second part of the report is about climate change impacts, risks and vulnerabilities, and adaptation options.The first part of the report was released in

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 03, Mar 2022

Why in News?Blue Nature Alliance has been launched with a goal to restore 7 million square miles of ocean in five years.About Blue Nature Alliance:Blue Nature Allianceis a global partnership. It was founded and led by Conservation International, Pew Charitable Trusts,&n

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 28, Feb 2022

Reference News:-After a brief but fierce battle, Russian troops were able to capture the Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, the site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in human history.What is Chernobyl disaster?The Chernobyl tragedy was the res

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 26, Feb 2022

Why is it in the news?Most Carbon Capture and Utilization and Storage (CCUS)technologies, which capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and turn it into fuel or other useful goods, may fail to contribute to the world reaching Net Zero emissions by 2050, says

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released its latest annual Frontiers report.This is the fourth edition of the Frontiers Report, which was first published in 2016 with an alert to the growing risk of zoonotic

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 22, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The government has notified the Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility  (EPR) on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. The guidelines will come into effect from 1st July 2022.Overview of the new guidelin

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 21, Feb 2022

Why in  News?Recently, the Ministry of Power notified the first part of the National Hydrogen Mission policy on green hydrogen and green ammoniaMajor Highlights of the policy Green Hydrogen / Ammonia manufacturers may purchase renewable pow