General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

Great Barrier Reef

Context: Recently, a report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that the Great Barrier Reef is in crisis and suffering

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

Dugong Conservation Reserve

Context: Recently, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to go ahead with the establishment of India’s first conservation reserve for the Dugong in

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

Wet Bulb Temperature (WBT)

Context: Recently, part 2 of the sixth assessment report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), emphasized on the trend in the ‘Wet Bulb Temperature in

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Context Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released the second part of its sixth assessment report. This second part of the report

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

Frontiers report of UNEP, 2022

Context: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the annual Frontiers report, 2022 recently. Key highlights from the Frontiers

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2022

Context: Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change announced the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2022, which notified the instructions on Extended Producer

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General Studies IIIEnvironment and Ecology

Reserved Forest

Context: Recently, the Delhi government has notified forest land in two villages in South Delhi as ‘reserved forest’, which will give them legal status. Definition

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