Pollution and Degradation for Mains

Finding 1: Pollution in Northern and Western Indian may slow down the monsoon. How? The Indian summer monsoon season begins […]

Petcoke It is one of the many industrial by products produced during oil refining. It is categorized as bottom of

Context: In a bid to enforce stricter emission monitoring norms, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed State Pollution

 Draft NCAP: The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released draft of National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)

Facts: 14 Indian cities have figured in list of world’s 20 most polluted cities in terms of particulate matter PM2.5

What is stubble burning?  Stubble burning is the practice of intentionally setting fire to the straw stubble that remains after grains, such as rice and

As per study published by researchers at University of Maryland, US, India is overtaking China to become world’s largest emitter

Context: Maharashtra Plastic Ban National Green Tribunal called for a complete ban on “plastic carry bags” smaller than 50 microns in

Study: World’s cities may be as much as eight degrees Celsius warmer by 2100 due to a dual onslaught of global

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the Graded Response Action Plan to combat air