Man wildlife conflict is the negative impact of man’s activities on the habitat and resources of the wild animals due to growing human populations overlap with wildlife territory. UNEP and WWF report: India will be most-affected by human-wildlife conflict because it has the world’s second-largest human population as well as large populations of tigers, Asian elephants, one-horned rhinos, …
What are INDCs? INDCs are declaration of individual countries which indicate what post-2020 climate actions they intend to take under a new international agreement, known as their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). The INDCs combine the top-down system of a United Nations climate agreement with bottom-up system-in elements through which countries put forward their agreements …
Melting glaciers in Himalayas: Glaciers are a source of major rivers including the Ganga and the Yamuna. In recent times these glaciers are facing severe problem of rapid reduction in snow cover due to climate change and the melting of ice High Court order: Uttarakhand HC has banned construction near glaciers. No new permanent constructions …
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of G20 countries are continuing to increase Between 1990 and 2013, the absolute carbon dioxide emissions of G20 countries, which account for three-fourths of global CO2 emissions, went up by 56% To be in line with a 2°C-compatible trajectory by 2035, G20 countries face an investment gap of almost $ …
Facts: According to United Nations report titled ‘Economic Losses, Poverty and Disasters 1998-2017’, India has suffered whopping $79.5 billion economic loss due to climate-related disasters in last 20 years. What would be the impact of climate change on India? Major impacts on India would be: Impact in coastal areas: Nearly 40 million Indians will …
What are Bharat Stage Emission Standards? Bharat Stage emission standards, introduced in 2000, are emission standards that have been set up by the Central government to regulate the output of air pollutants from internal combustion engine equipment, including motor vehicles. The different norms are brought into force in accordance with the timeline and standards set …
Arctic Region: The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover. Ecological Impact of Arctic Warming: The loss of ice and the warming …
The chemistry of the Antarctic polar vortex has created severe ozone depletion . What is Polar Vortex? How does it explain the absence of An Arctic Hole as compared to a more prominent Antarctic Hole? (200 Words) A polar vertex is a continuous and massive (about 1000km in diameter) cyclone about the Earth‘s geographical poles. …