Low lying islands and rising sea
Context: The 52 low-lying vulnerable island nations sustain 62 million people and emit less than 1% of global greenhouse gases […]
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Environment and Biodiversity
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Coastal Regulation Zone Rules, 2011
Basics: India has more than 8000 km coastline and more than 2 million sq km Exclusive Economic Zones including islands
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Western Ghats : Ecologically Sensitive Area
What are various recommendation regarding to the issue? Gadgil Committee: Recommended that all of the Western Ghats be declared as
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Kyoto Protocol : Second Commitment Period
The second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 2012 and is set to expire in 2020.
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Graded Response Action Plan to combat air pollution
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the Graded Response Action Plan to combat air
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Environment Tax
China’s top legislature has passed Environment Tax to levy environment tax on polluters, especially on heavy industries. The
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NCR Pollution : Graded Response Action Plan
Graded Response Action Plan The enforcement of action plan will be under orders of Environment Pollution (Control and Prevention)
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Marrakesh’s Action Plan / CoP 22
COP 22 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) was held in Marrakesh, Morocco. About 200
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Ozone Protection
What is Ozone Layer? The ozone layer is a region of Earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun’s ultraviolet
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National Green Tribunal (NGT) – Issues
Issues in NGT: Since the inception of the NGT Act, the tribunal never functioned in its full capacity. According to the