Ecology & Environment

International treaty to protect the high seas: Basics Explained

After years of negotiations United Nations member states have finally agreed to the legally binding pact on the first international treaty to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital…

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India unlikely to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2030 deadline: Basics Explained

As per  a study published in The Lancet journal India is not on target for over 50 per cent of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators related to health…

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Turkey Earthquake: Basics Explained

Last week Turkey was battered by a series of powerful earthquakes with the first one, being a quake of magnitude 7.8. Most of the region sits between two major faults,…

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El Nino set to return in 2023: Basics Explained

Weather phenomenon El Nino is returning after three years and is set to impact temperatures across the globe in 2023 and  will cause global temperatures to rise “off the chart”…

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Supreme Court;conduct environmental impact assessments for urban development projects: Basics Explained

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and states to take note of the damage to the environment on account of haphazard urban development. The court also urged authorities at the…

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UN says ozone layer slowly healing, hole to mend by 2066: Basics Explained

As per the  new United Nations report Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43…

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How climate change fuels tropical cyclones:Basics Explained

Warming of the surface ocean from anthropogenic (human-induced) climate change is likely fuelling more powerful Tropical Cyclone (TC). The destructive power of individual TCs through flooding is amplified by rising…

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Nearly two of every five wetlands in India have lost their natural existence: Basics Explained

Nearly two of every five wetlands in India have lost their natural existence in the last 30 years while 40%of water bodies have lost quality for survival of the aquatic…

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Cabinet gave nod to Green hydrogen plan: Basics Explained

In an ambitious move aimed at improving India’s energy security and helping the country cut carbon dioxide emissions, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved…

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COP15 UN Biodiversity: Basics Explained

In a landmark deal aimed at safeguarding biodiversity at the COP15 UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, Canada, Nations have agreed to protect a third of the planet for nature by…

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