Environment Conservation

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has unveiled third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031 to […]

Context: Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified new Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017 to prohibit

Context Urgent measures are necessary to address the water crisis in India While the crisis is often discussed, law and

Context: The 52 low-lying vulnerable island nations sustain 62 million people and emit less than 1% of global greenhouse gases

Basics: India has more than 8000 km coastline and more than 2 million sq km Exclusive Economic Zones including islands

What are various recommendation regarding to the issue? Gadgil Committee: Recommended that all of the Western Ghats be declared as

    China’s top legislature has passed Environment Tax to levy environment tax on polluters, especially on heavy industries. The

What is Ozone Layer? The ozone layer is a region of Earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun’s ultraviolet

Issues in NGT: Since the inception of the NGT Act, the tribunal never functioned in its full capacity. According to the

What are INDCs? INDCs are declaration of individual countries which indicate  what post-2020 climate actions they intend to take under