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22November 2022. Introduction: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) recently released a paper titled “Illegal Wildlife Trade and Climate Change: Joining the dots”. It was released at the side event during the COP27 held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. What are the key highlights of the paper?
Read More22November 2022. Introduction: The report titled “Work toward net zero: The rise of the Green Collar workforce in a just transition” was released recently by Deloitte. It is modelled based on the Deloitte’s Turning Point series. The report assesses the impact of decarbonisation, especially on livelihoods. What are the key findings of the report?
Read More21 November 2022. Introduction: The United Nation’s COP27 climate summit recently approved the creation of the “Loss and Damage” Fund to compensate economically vulnerable countries for the damages caused by climate-linked disasters. What is “Loss and Damage Fund”? What does the COP27 agreement say about “Loss and Damage” fund? At the COP27, an agreement was […]
Read More21 November 2022. Introduction: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Kameng hydropower project to the nation. About Kameng hydropower station How will the project benefit Arunachal Pradesh? The project will contribute towards making Arunachal Pradesh a power-surplus state. It will enable the state to receive a share of 83 MW power. In 2022-23, the state […]
Read More21 November 2022 Introduction: India’s first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) was announced by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. What is NCoEGPS? What is Maritime Vision Document 2030? The Maritime Vision Document 2030 was released by the Indian Government. It is a 10-day roadmap to achieve India’s […]
Read More14 November 2022. Introduction: Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon was rediscovered after 140 years. About Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon How was the species rediscovered? Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon was rediscovered by a research team that was part of The Search for Lost Birds – a collaboration between BirdLife International, Rewild, and American Bird Conservancy. The objective of the collaborative initiative is to […]
Read More19 November 2022. Introduction: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar published a study of sequential extreme weather events – heatwaves in the summer and extreme rainfall in summer monsoon seasons over the same regions from 1951 to 2020. What are the key findings of the report?
Read More19 November 2022. Introduction: The report titled “Who is Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa?” was released at the COP27. Some of the organizations that wrote the report include Urgewald, Oilwatch Africa, and Africa Coal Network. A total of 37 African non-profi0074s wrote this report. What are the key findings of the report? Export dominance […]
Read More18 November 2022. Introduction: India opposed the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture that sought to minimize greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector. What is Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture? Why has India opposed the KJWA? India held that emissions from the agricultural sectors are not “luxury” emissions but “survival emissions” of the poor. It […]
Read More17 November 2022. Introduction: India has proposed improving the protection of the red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). About red-crowned roofed turtle 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES The 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES is being held from November 14 to 25 in 2022 in […]
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