Microplastics: These are plastic debris smaller than 5mm in length or about the size of a sesame seed. Sources: They can be divided into two main categories according to their source: Primary microplastics: Directly released in the environment as small particles Main sources: laundering of synthetic clothes, abrasion of tyres through driving, intentionally added microplastics in personal …
What is Kavach? It is India’s own automatic protection system, which is in development since 2012, under the name Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), which got rechristened Kavach or “armour”. It is a set of electronic devices and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices installed in locomotives, in the signalling system as well as the tracks. They connect to each other using ultra high radio …
Eco-Sensitive Zone: It is created to act as a buffer for further protection in an area within 10 kms around Protected Areas (PAs) such as National Parks and Wildlife sanctuaries. In case of places with sensitive corridors, connectivity and ecologically important patches, crucial for landscape linkage, even areas beyond 10 km width can be included in the …
Urban Heat Islands: It is defined as the rise in temperature of any man-made area, resulting in a well-defined, distinct “warm island” among the “cool sea” represented by the lower temperature of the areas nearby natural landscape Though heat islands may form on any rural or urban area, and at any spatial scale, cities are …
Pusa Decomposer is a low-cost capsule that can convert paddy stubble into bio-manure. The capsule consists of a fungi-based liquid solution that can soften hard stubble to the extent that it can be easily mixed with soil in the field to act as compost. Developed by: Pusa Decomposer Technology has been developed by ICAR – Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. …
What is the Miyawaki Method? Miyawaki is an afforestation method based on the work of Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki in the 1980s. Process of Miyawaki Method: Initially, native trees of the region are identified and divided into four layers — shrub, sub-tree, tree, and canopy. After that, The quality of soil is analysed and biomass …
One Planet Summit: It has been organised by France in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank. The High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People which was launched in 2019 by Costa Rica, France and Britain to set a target of protecting at least 30% of the planet by 2030 has been joined by …
Zero Liquid Discharge: ZLD is a water treatment process with a goal of recirculation of all of the possible water back to the process with zero liquid waste. It has zero or nearly zero impact on the environment. ZLD accomplishment may need physical & chemical treatment, followed by biological system to remove organic load. The …
Objective: To set out new and ambitious commitments under the three pillars of the Paris Agreement that are mitigation, adaptation and finance commitments. Scope: The Summit will provide a meaningful platform for businesses, cities and other non-state actors who are rallying together and collaborating to support governments and accelerate the systemic change required to reduce emissions and build resilience. Hosted By: The United Nations, United …
Parasitic Plant: The plant that obtains all or part of its nutrition from another plant (the host) without contributing to the benefit of the host and, in some cases, causing extreme damage to the host. The defining structural feature of a parasitic plant is the haustorium, a specialised organ that penetrates the host and forms a vascular union between …