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8 May 2021. Introduction: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently notified 48.32 square kilo metres around Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary as the Eco Sensitive Zone. Eco Sensitive Zones act as a buffer zone for protected areas. They reduce development pressures around national park or wildlife sanctuary. Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary It is […]
Read More8 May 2021. Introduction: The United Nations recently launched the Global Methane Assessment. It was released by Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the United Nations Environment Programme. The Climate Clean Air Coalition is a global partnership of governments and non-state partners. The report says that human caused methane emissions can be reduced by […]
Read More7 May 2021. Introduction: More than one hundred and seventy seals were washed up dead over the shores of Caspian Sea in Russia. Experts believe that the seals might have died due to industrial pollution or might have got caught in the nets. Key Notes: Caspian Sea is the largest inland water body in the […]
Read More6 May 2021. Introduction: The impacts of the recent US Climate Summit has been discussed in a report by Climate Action Tracker recently. The report states that even after implementing the ambitious climate goals of the summit, global temperature will increase by 2.4°C by 2100 as compared to that of pre-industrial levels. Highlights of the […]
Read More6 May 2021 Introduction: The main reason behind frequent earthquakes in Sonitpur area of Assam is the unfamiliar lineament according to Geological Survey of India (GSI). The earthquakes in the region are frequent due to the following reasons: East-West Trending Atherkhet Fault Nrthwest-Southeast Trending Kopili Fault North-south trending Lineament What is Lineament? It is linear feature […]
Read More6 May 2021. Introduction: Oxitec Biotech firm has released its genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys with the goal of suppressing wild, disease-carrying mosquito populations in the region. This is the first time genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in the U.S. . What are these Genetically Modified Mosquitos? The Aedes aegypti mosquitos make […]
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