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Updated on 25 April, 2022 Environment
CONTEXT The Global Water System Project, launched as a joint initiative of the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) and Global Environmental Change (GEC) in 2003 has highlighted global concern about human induced transformation of freshwater and its impact on our system and society. Stress on Freshwater Resources India is home to 18% hum... .Read more
Updated on 10 March, 2022 GS3 Environment
CONTEXT According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, degradation and loss of coral reefs can affect about 4.5 million people in southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. Degradation of Coral Reefs Effect of Global warming and anthropogenic activities:The rep... .Read more
Updated on 9 March, 2022 GS3 Environment
CONTEXT The Environment Ministry has notified comprehensive guidelines on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging to eliminate single-use plastics. Guidelines on EPR for Plastic Packaging Alternative Plastics:The guidelines not only provide a framework to strengthen the circular economy of plastic packaging waste, but a... .Read more
Updated on 3 March, 2022 GS3 Environment
CONTEXT The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability is an unvarnished account of the expanding footprint of the climate crisis on the world. The IPCC Report on Climate Change According to the study, at least 40% of the world's population is highly vulner... .Read more
Updated on 2 March, 2022 GS3 Environment
CONTEXT The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) pledged that around 80% of the world’s ocean floors would be mapped by 2030. MAPPING WORLD’s SEABED The UN agency in charge of ocean sciences has said that presently only 20% seabed has been mapped and studied. The repository of knowledge would be ... .Read more
Updated on 18 February, 2022 GS3 Environment