2021-06-22T18:25:02+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
Ten years since the solar revolution began in the country, prices have dropped to a historic low of Rs 1.99 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The revolution was made possible by the coming together of many elements, mainly forward-looking policies for a conducive market to inspire the confidence of private players and [...]
2021-04-08T11:51:16+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
A shift to clean energy is welcome but Indian industry needs deep decarbonization over the next 30 years to make a difference […]
2021-04-07T16:01:15+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
Global transformation is affecting the planet. But there is no uniform transformation across the world. Global temperature increased sharply only after 1981 with little contribution from the developing countries as their industrialisation and urbanisation had yet to begin. […]
2021-03-21T04:01:14+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
A comprehensive report on the distribution range, abundance trends and conservation status of birds in India indicates a worrying decline in the populations of 79 per cent of the species. “The State of India’s Birds 2020” report, which was released at the 13th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Migratory [...]
2021-03-21T03:20:27+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
Deepor Beel, a Ramsar site near Guwahati in Assam, known for its fish and bird diversity and rich aquatic vegetation that attracts wild elephants, faces conservation threats from garbage dumping, quarrying, and the construction of a railway line, besides a smart city project. […]
2021-03-14T00:07:17+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
The ‘Forest Man of India’, Jadav Payeng, is sharing his expertise in the North American country. […]
2021-02-27T08:58:36+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
When we think of air pollution, the smoggy outdoor haze of metropolitan cities comes to mind. With India being home to 21 out of 30 of the world’s most polluted cities, the visualization as an outdoor phenomenon is not completely wrong. […]
2021-02-23T12:20:35+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Environment|
The best way to build resilience against future pandemics and the impact of climate change is to move to a circular economy. Doing so could address 45% of global greenhouse gas emissions and provide a $4.5 trillion economic opportunity. […]
2021-01-20T22:54:39+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
The state of Uttarakhand has got its first Ramsar Site—a wetland of international importance. The Asan Conservation Reserve, located on the banks of River Yamuna in Garhwal region in Dehradun district, was designated as the Ramsar Site. The nearest town or population centre of this Conservation Reserve about 8 kms [...]
2018-12-02T14:35:53+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
Ecotourism in India:- Ecotourism as a term first emerged during the late 1980s with growing global concern for sustainable practices with regard to ecologies extending towards minimizing the degenerative results of tourism on the environment. Ecotourism thus essentially has come to imply responsible travel practices when exploring natural conditions such [...]
