National Electric Mobility Mission Plan-2020
Posted on21 Aug 2020
The Supreme Court recently sought the response of the government on a petition that alleged the non-implementation of the National E-Mobility Mission... Read More
Kerala bans CFL and filament (incandescent) bulbs
Posted on06 Aug 2020
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Key highlights Recently Kerala Finance Minister announced that state will impose a ban on the sale of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and... Read More
Torrefaction
Posted on06 Aug 2020
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What is it? It is the thermal degradation of organic biomass in an inert or nitrogen atmosphere, one atmosphere pressure and temperature... Read More
Crude Oil Spillage in Burhi Dihing River
Posted on06 Aug 2020
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Recently the Burhi Dihing River in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district burned for two days following the spillage of crude oil from punctured... Read More
Heavy Metal Contamination in Rivers
Posted on06 Aug 2020
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Recently the Central Water Commission (CWC) has released a report on Heavy Metal contaminating of Indian rivers which mention that samples taken... Read More
Arsenic contamination in groundwater
Posted on05 Aug 2020
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What is Arsenic? Arsenic is a naturally occurring trace element found in rocks, soils and the water in contact with them. Arsenic... Read More
Ocean Deoxygenation
Posted on05 Aug 2020
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What is Deoxygenation? It is the expansion of oxygen minimum zones in the world’s oceans as a consequence of anthropogenic emissions of... Read More
Black Carbon
Posted on05 Aug 2020
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Why in news? Black carbon concentrations near the Gangotri glacier rose 400 times in summer due to forest fires and stubble burning... Read More
UN’s new rules for ships in the Arctic Region
Posted on04 Jul 2020
Recently the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the shipping agency of the United Nations, issued new rules aiming to reduce sulphur emissions, due... Read More
Arctic records highest temperature
Posted on24 Jun 2020
Despite the Paris Climate Change agreement coming into place, IPCC report has stated that the current efforts are not sufficient to reduce... Read More