General Studies IIEnvironment and EcologyINSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Central Pollution Control Board

About: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), statutory organization, It was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control

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General Studies IIEnvironment and EcologyJudiciary

National Green Tribunal

About National Green Tribunal: The National Green Tribunal has been established on 18.10.2010 It established under the National Green Tribunal

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

Common Format for Issuance of PUC (Pollution Under Control Certificate) Across the Country

Context: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued a notification dated 14thJune, 2021 for a common format of the

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

Maharashtra to protect Heritage trees

Context: Maharashtra government is set to make arrangements for protecting ‘heritage trees’ by making changes to the Maharashtra (Urban Areas)

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GEOGRAPHYEnvironment and EcologyGeneral Studies III

Pakke Tiger Reserve

Context: More than 200 contingency workers of the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh went on an indefinite strike from

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) – Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI)

Context: India along with Govt. of United Kingdom launched new workstream to promote industrial energy efficiency under the Clean Energy Ministerial’s (CEM) – Industrial

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and EcologySchemes

Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme

Context: Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme, targeting carbon emission reduction in 13 energy intensive sector, leads to energy savings

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

Context: Prime Minister will participate in the World Environment Day event on 5th June 2021 via video conferencing. The event

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General Studies IIIDevelopment ProcessesEnvironment and Ecology

SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020–21

Context: Recently, the third edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index and Dashboard 2020–21 was released by NITI Aayog. About SDG India Index: The

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Environment and EcologyGeneral Studies III

The Global Forest Goals Report 2021: UN Report

Context: The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations has released the Global Forest Goals Report 2021. Findings

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