[Environment] 75 Ramsar Sites in 75th Year of Independence
Background India adds 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites in the 75th year of Independence. List of Sites
[Environment] Loktak Lake- a RAMSAR site under decline
Loktak lake, located in Moirang town, some 45 km south of the State capital, Imphal (Manipur) provides livelihood to many. In a symbiotic relationship, the fisherfolk also look after the ecosystem on which they thrive: their beliefs and folklore make it imperative to worship the waters and to take from [...]
[Environment] Urban Flood – The new normal ?
Background: – Urban flooding is a problem long associated with Mumbai. With a steady increase in the occurrence and severity of extreme weather events, Mumbai has lost that relative exclusivity, with Chennai and now Bangalore revealing a propensity to be flooded. […]
[Environment] Ban on Single Use Plastics
Background:- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 on August 12, 2021. In keeping with the spirit of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the country is taking steps to curb littered and unmanaged plastic waste pollution. [...]
[Environment] Earth Overshoot Day 2022
Context:- Earth Over Shoot Day 2022 If the citizens of the world lived like those of the United States, the resources of more than five full planets would be needed to satisfy the global need for resources every year. This data is highlighted annually by the NGO Global Footprint Network, [...]
[Environment] India at the Bottom – Is the Environmental Performance Index really faulty?
Context:- Last month, India protested against its ranking on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) of 2022, prepared by researchers at the Yale and Columbia Universities in the U.S. The report measures 40 performance indicators across 11 categories to measure the “state of sustainability around the world.” India was ranked last (180) [...]
Concept: Sustainable Development – Tracing the roots !!!
The “official” definition of sustainable development was developed for the first time in the Brundtland Report in 1987. Sustainable development is the idea that human societies must live and meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development is the idea that human societies must [...]
COP 26 and India’s Climate pledge
In a surprise move at COP26 in Glasgow, Prime Minister of India announced that India will commit to ambitious, enhanced climate targets and cuts in carbon emissions in its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). […]