Themes of Environment Section Vision Magzine Jan 2021 to December 2021
1). ADAPTATION GAP REPORT 2020
- Fifth Adaptation Gap Report,
- United Nations Environment Programme,
- UNFCCC,
- Adaptation Gap,
- Paris Agreement,
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs),
- NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS (IUCN, Carbon Sequestration,sediment accretion, pollination services,
- Human Development Report )
2). NATURAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTING AND VALUATION OF THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (NCAVES)
- Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation,
- United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD),
- European Union ,
- UN Environment,
- Natural Capital Accounting,
- National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC),
- “EnviStats India”,
- UN-SEEA framework,
- India-EVL Tool,
- ecosystem assets,
- ecosystem services,
- biodiversity,
- Ecosystem extent account,
- Ecosystem condition account,
- Ecosystem services account,
- Monetary asset account,
- Thematic accounts,
- Natural Capital Accounting,
- GDP,
- UNFCCC,
- Sustainable Development Goals,
- Paris Agreement,
- System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA),
- Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework for the Convention on Biological Diversity,
- Climate change mitigation,
3). HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT
- Protected Areas,
- Habitat loss and fragmentation,
- Schedule 1 species,
- anthropogenic ecosystems,
- Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife (SC-NBWL),
- section 11 (1) (b) of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972,
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna,
- National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP-3) (2017-2031),
- BRT Tiger Reserve ,
- Kanha National Park,
- Draft National Forest Policy, 2018,
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972,
- Centre of Excellence (CoE),
- State Disaster Response Fund,
- NGT,
- FAO,
- Monoculture Plantations,
4). E-WASTE
- Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB),
- "Internet of things",
- liquid crystal,
- lithium,
- mercury,
- nickel,
- polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
- selenium,
- arsenic,
- cadmium,
- cobalt,
- copper,
- lead
- E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016,
- India’s first E-waste clinic (Bhopal),
- EU,
- Basel Convention,
- Digital India
5). SOLAR ROOFTOP (SRT) SYSTEM
- Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme ,
- Solar Rooftop (SRT) System,
- DISCOM,
- SRT System with storage facility,
- Grid Connected SRT System,
- National Solar Mission,
- Central Financial Assistance,
- CO2 emission,
- SRISTI (Sustainable Rooftop Implementation for Solar Transfiguration of India),
- SPIN web portal,
- State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index–SARAL,
- MNRE,
- Geo-tagging,
- Suryamitra program,
- World Bank ,
- Asian Development Bank (ADB),
6). ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE
- World Meteorological Organization,
- stratosphere,
- UVB-type rays,
- North Pole ,
- South Pole,
- Ozone depletion,
- Polar vortex,
- Southern Hemisphere spring season,
- northern hemisphere,
- Antarctica,
- terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems,
- biochemical cycles,
- International Treaties and Cooperation about the Protection of the Stratospheric Ozone Layer,
- Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer,
- Montreal Protocol (1987) on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer,
- Kigali Amendment (2016) to Montreal Protocol ,
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Ozone Secretariat.
7). MARINE HEAT WAVES
- marine heat waves (MHWs),
- Ocean currents,
- Winds,
- El Niño,
- mangrove,
- bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef,
- Gulf of Carpentaria,
- fisheries and aquaculture and ecotourism industries,
- Rogue animals,
8). NATIONAL MARINE TURTLE ACTION PLAN 2021-26
- Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change ,
- Marine Turtle Action Plan,
- IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU,
- Indian Ocean and South-East Asia (IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU) ,
- Six species of marine turtles,
- coastal States of the Indian Ocean,
- sanctuaries,
- National Marine Turtle Day,
- coral reefs,
- sea grass,
- meadows,
- Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972,
- ‘Important Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Areas’ of India,
- Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) -1,
- Important Marine Turtle Habitat in India (Olive Ridley,Leatherback,Hawksbill,
- Green),
- Marine Mega Fauna Stranding Guidelines,
9). JAL JEEVAN MISSION URBAN
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs ,
- Har Ghar Nal Se Jal,
- Pey Jal Survekshan and survey,
10). HEAVY METAL WATER POLLUTION
- Heavy Metal Water Pollution ,
- Lead,
- cadmium,
- nickel,
- chromium,
- copper contamination ,
- Beryllium,
- Fluorides,
- Nitrates,
- Mercury,
- Arsenic,
- Cadmium,
- Barium,
- Blue baby syndrome (methemoglobinemia),
- Minamata disease,
- Black foot disease,
- ItaiItai,
11). NANDA DEVI GLACIER
- Alaknanda river system,
- Dhauli Ganga, Rishi Ganga, Alaknanda rivers,
- subglacial lakes,
- Nanda Devi peak,
- Nanda Devi Group of Glaciers refers to the cluster of glaciers namely Bethartoli, Kururntoli, Nanda Devi North, Nanda Devi South, Nandakna, Raunth Bank, Dakshini Rishi Bank, Trishul,
- upper Rishi Ganga catchment,
- Garhwal Himalayas,
- Goriganga valley,
- Rishiganga valley,
- Nanda Devi Sanctuary,
- land use and land cover change (LULCC),
- habitat fragmentation,
- Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region,
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD),
- Valley of Flowers National Parks,
- World Heritage site,
- mountain ranges of the Zanskar and Great Himalaya,
- Biosphere Reserve (reserve forests, evam soyam (civil) forests, panchayat (community) forests, agricultural land, grassy slopes, alpine meadows (bugiyals),snow-covered areas),
- Several important mammal species(snow leopard, Himalayan black bear , brown bear, musk deer and bharal/blue sheep),
- Ethnic group Indo-Mongoloid (Bhotia) and Indo-Aryan.,
12). INDIA ENERGY OUTLOOK 2021
- International Energy Agency (IEA),
- World Energy Outlook,
- Oil Market Reports,
- Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC),
- Coal,
13). GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
- India’s first-ever geothermal field development project in Leh,
- Geothermal Energy,
- Dry steam plants,
- Flash steam plants,
- Binary cycle plants ,
- seven geothermal provinces,
- Geological Survey of India),
- Draft Indian geothermal energy development framework,
- Draft National Policy on Geo-Thermal Energy
14). ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION (AMOC)
- Gulf Stream,
- Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation,
- east coast of North America,
- west coast of Europe,
- Indian ocean.
15). JALSHAKTI ABHIYAN:CATCH THE RAIN CAMPAIGN
- National Water Mission,
- Rainwater Harvesting Structures (RWHS),
- Rooftop Rainwater harvesting,
- Surface run-off rainwater harvesting,
- Recharge pits,
- Gully Plugs,
- Contours,
- Rain Centers
16). NATIONAL RIVER LINKING PROJECT(NRLP)
- World Water Day (22 March),
- Ken-Betwa Link Project,
- National River Linking Project (NRLP),
- National Water Development Agency,
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY),
- Panna Tiger Reserve,
17). FLOOD MANAGEMENT
- Central water commission,
- National Disaster Management Act, 2005,
- entry 17 of List II (State List), subject to Entry 56 of List I (Union List),
- Drainage and Embankments,
- National water policy 2012 ,
- NDMA,
- NITI Aayog,
- Extension of Flood Management and Border Area Programme,
- Yongning river park in Taizhau, China,
- Buoyant buildings or “Amphibian houses”,
- Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)
18). CLIMATE-RESILIENT GRAINS
- United Nations General Assembly,
- International Year of Millets,
- Food and Agriculture Organization,
- Major Millets and Minor Millets,
- coarse grains,
- Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millet Promotion (INSIMP),
- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana,
- Integrated Cereals Development Programmes,
- Public Distribution System (PDS) ,
- mid-day meal scheme,
- minimum support price (MSP),
- NITI Aayog,
- integrated child development scheme,
19). SEEA ECOSYSTEM ACCOUNTING(SEEAEA)
- System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) EA,
- United Nations Statistical Commission,
- Natural Capital,
- Natural capital accounting,
- United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD),
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),
- Secretariat of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD),
- European Union,
- National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC),
- Nepal Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park
20). SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
- first ever UN Food Systems Summit,
- first National Dialogue on agri-food systems (at Delhi),
- FAO-UNEP Sustainable Food Systems Programme (SFSP),
- Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU),
- United Nations General Assembly,
- sustainable food system,
- Green House Gas Emissions from agriculture,
- National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA),
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY),
- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana,
- Turbo Happy Seeder (THS) machine,
21). THE SECOND WORLD OCEAN ASSESSMENT
- Second World Ocean Assessment,
- UN,
- UNGA,
- oxygen-depleted zones,
- changes to pH (acidification) and aragonite saturation,
- Blue Nature alliance,
- Fiji’s Lau Seascape, Antarctica’s Southern Ocean and the Tristan da Cunha island group,
- 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
22). MARINE LITTER
- marine plastic litter,
- ‘GloLitter Partnerships Project’,
- International Maritime Organization (IMO) ,
- the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),
- IUCN,
- North Pacific Gyre(Great Pacific Garbage Patch),
- London Convention/Protocol (1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter),
- (Rio+20),
- MARPOL,
- Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities,
23). THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING(ABS)
- national focal points (NFPs) ,
- competent national authorities (CNAs),
- UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),
- Conference of the Parties (COP),
- Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA),
- Secretariat of the CBD (SCBD),
- Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO),
24). NATIONAL CLIMATE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT REPORT
- Department of Science and Technology (DST),
- report titled ‘Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in India Using a Common Framework’,
- National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC),
- National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE),
- National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC),
- Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO),
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),
- Global Climate risk Index,
- Germany-based think tank Germanwatch,
- NAPCC,
- Climate risk index.
25). STATE OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE 2020
- World Meteorological Organization,
- report ‘State of the Global Climate, 2020’,
- Greenhouse Gases,
26). NEW EMISSION NORMS FOR COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS
- oxides of nitrogen (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM),
- Centre for Science and Environment (CSE),
- Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD),
- Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB),
- Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974,
- Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981,
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,
27). GLOBAL ENERGY REVIEW 2021
- International Energy Agency (IEA),
- OECD,
- Co-ordinated Emergency Response Measures (CERM),
28). INDIAN RHINO VISION 2020
- Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020),
- Manas National Park,
- Kaziranga national park, Pobitora national park,
- Orang national park,
- Laokhowa wildlife sanctuary,
- Burachapori wildlife sanctuary ,
- Dibru Saikhowa wildlife sanctuary,
- Worldwide Fund for Nature India (WWF-India),
- Bodoland Territorial Council,
- IUCN,
- World Rhino Day,
- Sukla-Phanta (Nepal), Valmiki Tiger Reserve (India) and Chitwan National Park (Nepal),
- Dudhwa (India),
29). EARTHQUAKE MANAGEMENT
- earthquake,
- elastic (seismic) waves,
- Earthquake Disaster Risk index (EDRI) report (2019),
- Earthquake Measurements: Magnitude vs Intensity,
- Mercalli Scale,
- NDMA,
- National Programme on Earthquake Engineering Education (NPEEE),
- National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines,
- NDRF (National Disaster Response Force),
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR),
30). CLOUDBURSTS
IMD,
south west monsoon season,
NDMA,
orographic lift,
Copenhagen climate adaptation plan
31). CLIMATE-SMART PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
World Bank,
Paris climate agreement,
Climate-Smart PPPs (Public Private Partnership),
low carbon economy,
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC),
32). PROTECTED PLANET REPORT 2020
UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC),
the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),
Protected and conserved areas,
Aichi Biodiversity Targets,
33). GLOBAL METHANE ASSESSMENT
“Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions” ,
United Nations Environment Programme in association with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition,
shortlived climate pollutant (SLCP),
Methane,
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC),
Stockholm Conference, 1972,
umbrella of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
CITES,
Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Report
Adaptation Gap Report ,
Triple Emergency ,
Cooling Emissions And Policy Synthesis Report (published by UNEP in association with Cooling Emissions And Policy Synthesis Report),
Rotterdam convention
34). NEW FLY ASH UTILIZATION RULES FOR COAL AND LIGNITE BASED THERMAL POWERPLANTS
ASHTRACK (a mobile app),
Dry Fly Ash Disposal system ,
Wet Fly Ash Disposal System,
National Mission on use of Biomass in coal based thermal power plants,
35). SNOW LEOPARD.
Snow leopard(scientific name Panthera Uncia),
Tiger (Panthera Tigris),
Vulnerable Species,
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species,
Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972,
Hemis-Spiti,
Nanda Devi-Gangotri,
Khangchendzonga-Tawang,
National Snow Leopard Population Assessment,
Himal Sanrakshak,
Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Programme (GSLEP),
‘Save our Snow Leopard (SOS)’
36). USED COOKING OIL BASED BIODIESEL
carbon neutral,
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI),
‘Repurpose Used Cooking Oil (RUCO) project’,
RUCO sticker
37). TROPICAL CYCLONES IN INDIA
Indian Meteorological Department ,
meteorological centres (RSMCs) ,
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs),
National Cyclone Risk Management Project,
Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZ),
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
38). GROSS ENVIRONMENT PRODUCT
World Environment Day,
Gross Environment Product (GEP),
Green GDP,
Payments for Ecosystem Services’ (PES),
‘Compensation for ecosystem services’ (CES),
System of Environmental and Economic Accounts (SEEA),
Happy Planet Index (HPI),
Gross National Happiness
39). ETHANOL BLENDING IN INDIA
Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India by 2025,
ethanol blending,
Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD),
Food Corporation of India (FCI),
PM-JIVAN (Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana,
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA),
'flex-fuel' vehicles,
Industries (Development & Regulation) Act, 1951,
40). GLACIAL LAKE ATLAS OF GANGA RIVER BASIN
atlas of glacial lakes,
Ganga River basin,
National Hydrology Project (NHP),
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC),
ISRO,
Moraine-dammed,
Ice-dammed,
Glacier Erosion,
41). ORGANIC FARMING
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY),
Large Area Certification (LAC)Scheme of the PGS-India (Participatory Guarantee System),
Food and Agriculture Organisation,
World's Organic Agricultural land,
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY),
National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA),
Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD),
Soil Health Card,
Agri-export Policy 2018,
Zero Budget Natural Farming,
FSSAI’s Jaivik Bharat logo,
42). DROUGHTS IN INDIA
Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) by UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR),
Meteorological drought,
Hydrological drought,
Agricultural drought,
Flash Drought,
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) ,
Urban Local Bodies,
National Executive Committee (NEC),
Disaster Risk Management,
43). CLIMATE FINANCE
Report ‘The State of Cities Climate Finance’,
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
the Kyoto Protocol ,
Paris Agreement,
World Bank,
Climate Finance,
Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance,
Green Climate Fund (GCF),
Global Environment Facility (GEF),
Adaptation Fund (AF),
UN- Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD),
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC),
Clean Technology Fund (CTF),
Climate Investment Funds (CIFs),
Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF),
Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF),
Climate Change Fund of Asian Development Bank (ADB),
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF),
National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC),
Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM),
Multilateral development banks (MDBs),
development finance institutions (DFIs)
44). AIR POLLUTION IN DELHI AND NCR
Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021,
CPCB,
National Green Tribunal (NGT),
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI),
NCAP,
GRAP
45). NATIONAL DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTRE (NDRC)
India's and Asia's first National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) is coming up in the premises of Patna University, Bihar,
Project Dolphin,
India’s national aquatic animal,
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972,
CITES ,
IUCN Red list,
Ganga -Brahmaputra - Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of India,
Karnali, and the Sapta Kosi Rivers in Nepal,
‘Souns/Susu/Sushuk/Seho’,
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
46). IPCC’S SIXTH ASSESSMENT REPORT
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
UNEP,
WMO,
greenhouse gas,
both hemispheres,
heatwaves,
heavy precipitation,
droughts, tropical cyclones,
Extreme Total Water Level,
47). LAND DEGRADATION
Indian Space Research Organization,
Land degradation,
biological productivity, ecological integrity,
dryland regions,
wind and water erosion,
water logging,
salinity / alkalinity,
mass movement,
frost heaving ,frost shattering,
mining/quarrying, livestock grazing, brick kiln, industrial effluents, pollution,
Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of india,
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD),
Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Target Setting Programme,
Global Land Outlook (GLO),
Changwon Initiative,
Bonn Challenge,
REDD+,
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY),
Soil Health Card Scheme,
Soil Health Management Scheme,
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna (PKSY),
Per Drop More Crop,
Joint Forest Management (JFM),
National Mission for a Green India,
Forest Fire Prevention & Management Scheme (FFPM),
National Afforestation Programme (NAP) scheme,
Forest Fire Prevention & Management Scheme (FFPM),
Great Green Wall initiative,
Sustainable forest management (SFM),
48). KIGALI AMENDMENT TO MONTREAL PROTOCOL
ratification to the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol,
Ozone layer,
Ozone (O3) layer,
stratosphere,
Southern Hemisphere spring,
Vienna Convention on Protection of Ozone Layer,
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer,
National Ozone Unit (NOU),
Hydrofluorocarbons,
Kigali Agreement,
49). SINGLE USE PLASTICS
Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021,
Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Amendment Rules, 2021,
Plastic Waste Management Rule, 2016 ,
Extended Producer Responsibility,
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB),
Single Use Plastics (SUP),
India Plastic Pact,
Un-Plastic Collective (UPC),
GloLitter Partnerships Project,
International Maritime Organization.
50). BIOMEDICAL WASTE
Report , “State of India's Environment 2021,”
Biomedical Waste,
Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste,
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs),
Minamata Convention on Mercury,
Blue book,
NGT,
CPCB,
Biomedical Waste Management (BMWM) rules in India,
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986),
51). LEADED PETROL: PHASED OUT GLOBALLY
Octane Rating,
Cetane number,
UNEP,
Tetraethyl lead antiknock properties,
Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) initiative
52). DAM SAFETY
World Bank,
Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project,
National Register of Large Dam (NRLD),
Cauvery River,
Mahanadi River,
Hirakud Dam,
Central Water Commission,
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank,
Dam Safety Organizations,
DHARMA (Dam Health and Rehabilitation Monitoring),
Seismic Hazard Assessment Information System (SHAISYS),
Dam safety Act, 2019,
National Committee on Dam Safety,
National Dam Safety Authority
53). ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION (AMOC)
Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
AMOC,
Thermohaline circulation,
Gulf of Mexico (red line),
“Gulf Stream”,
“North Atlantic Current”,
temperature (thermo),
salinity (haline),
Global Ocean Conveyor or Great Ocean Conveyor Belt,
Difference between Surface Ocean Currents and THC,
nine “tipping points”,
hysteresis,
ENSO [El Niño–Southern Oscillation] characteristics,
ITCZ [Intertropical Convergence Zone],
Iceland-Scotland Ridge),
54). PROTECTING THE ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT
Marine Protected Areas,
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resour (CCAMLR),
illegal unreported and unregulated fishing (IUUF),
Antarctic Treaty 1959,
manage Antarct Antarctic marine ecosystem,
International Geophysical Year,
Madrid Protocol,
COMNAP,
SCAR,
CCAMLR,
Indian Antarctica Bill, 2021,
UNCLOS,
55). CLIMATE ACTION PLAN FOR COASTAL CITIES
Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP),
GHG emission,
IMD,
State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC),
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC),
National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM),
National Coastal Mission (NCM),
Integrated Coastal Zone Management,
climate information services,
CRZ,
56). AIR POLLUTION MEASUREMENT
WHO,
air quality guidelines
(AQG),
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB),
National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (NAAQM) programme,
National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP),
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI),
Air quality standards,
(carbon monoxide (CO) nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2),
particulate matter (PM) of less than 2.5 microns size (PM2.5),
PM of less than 10 microns size (PM10),
Ozone (O3), Lead (Pb), Ammonia (NH3), Benzo(a)Pyrene (BaP),
Benzene (C6H6),
Arsenic (As),
Nickel (Ni),
Shoonya campaign,
NITI Aayog,
Barium (imparts green colour), lithium (red),
arsenic,
antimony(for glitters),
lead or mercury ,
Strontium Chromate,
57). CIRCULAR PLASTIC ECONOMY
plastics pact,
WWF India,
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),
WRAP ( Worldwide Responsible Accredited
Production),
Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016,
Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018,
Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021,
India Plastic Challenge – Hackathon 2021,
Bureau of Indian Standards,
58). RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATE (REC)
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Mechanism,
State electricity regulatory commission),
Solar RECs,
Non-solar RECs,
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC),
National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC),
Renewable Energy Management centres,
Day Ahed Market (DAM),
Term Ahead Market (TAM), Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM),
Real Time Market (RTM),
59). METHANOL ECONOMY
High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant,
gasoline,
Methanol,
Di-methyl ether,
India’s commitment to COP 21,
M-15 blend,
Asia’s first canister-based methanol cooking fuel programme
60). POSSIBLY EXTINCT SPECIES
IUCN Red list
possibly extinct,
Green peafowl, Cheetah, Hairy-nosed Otter, Banteng, a bovid found today in southeast Asia, the Sumatran and Javan rhino and the Osteobrama Belangeri, a fish
Tentacled butterfly ray; Dwarf sawfish; Fire coral; Coconut crab (the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world),
Birds: Pink-headed duck, Siberian crane, Buffy fish-owl or Malay owl.
green status" -- the first global standard,
Komodo dragon,
Albacore Tuna and Yellowfin Tuna,
Yeracud Day Gecko,
Satara Gecko,
Yellow Monitor,
61). SHUNYA LABELLING FOR NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS (NZEB),
Shunya programme for NZEB,
Net Positive Energy Buildings (NPEB),
Energy Performance Index (EPI),
Shunya Label,
Shunya+ Label,
62). INDIA-EU CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP
India-EU Energy Panel meet,
2016 India-EU Clean Energy and Climate Partnership,
energy efficiency,
renewable energy,
green hydrogen,
grid integration,
sustainable financing,
63). GOVERNMENT ISSUES ADVISORY TO CARMAKERS TO INTRODUCE FLEX-FUEL ENGINES IN VEHICLES
Flex-fuel, or flexible fuel,
64). AGRICULTURAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (AGRI-PV)
Agri voltaic system (AVS)
65). MINISTRY OF COAL HAS SET UP MISSION COKING COAL (MCC)
Domestic coking coal
66). CANARY BLACK BEE
volcanic ash,
Canary Islands,
propolis
67). BOESENBERGIA ALBOLUTEA & BOESENBERGIA RUBROLUTEA
These two species of plants are now Extinct in the Wild (EW) under IUCN,
Boesenbergiarubrolutea was endemic to Khasi Hill- Meghalaya while Boesenbergiaalbolutea was endemic to Andaman Island.,
Classified under the genus Boesenbergia, the species belong to the family Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of flowering plants
68). UNDP PLANS TO DRASTICALLY EXPAND PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT (PWM) IN INDIA
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
PWM,
“Utthaan”,
69). ELECTRICITY CAPACITY FROM NON-FOSSIL FUEL
non-fossil fuel,
70). GLOBAL METHANE INITIATIVE (GMI)
anthropogenic methane emission,
UNFCCC COP26 (Glasgow),
71). HAIDERPUR WETLAND
Ramsar Convention,
Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary,
Solani and Ganga rivers
72). NEARLY 49K RURAL HABITATIONS AFFECTED WITH WATER CONTAMINATION, SAYS PARLIAMENTARY PANEL REPORT
Jal Jeevan Mission,
Arsenic,
Fluoride,
Iron,
Nitrate, Heavy Metals,
high Salinity
73). NAIROBI DECLARATION
Sendai Framework
74). PROTECTION OF PLANT VARIETIES AND FARMERS’ RIGHTS ACT
Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA),
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act,
Article 27(3) (b) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS),
world’s only IPR legislation,
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), 1978,
Plant Varieties Protection Appellate Tribunal (PVPAT),
Section 39(1) of the Act,
Section 39 (2) of the Act,
75). DAM SAFETY ACT, 2019
Tigra dam (Madhya Pradesh),
Machu dam (Gujarat),
Annamayya dam (Andhra Pradesh),
Central Water Commission (CWC),
DHARMA (Dam Health and Rehabilitation Monitoring),
Seismic hazard analysis information system (SHAISYS),
Dam Safety assurance and Rehabilitation Project,
World Bank,
Article 252 of the constitution,
Types of dams,
National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS),
National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA),
State Dam Safety Organizations (SDSO),
State Committees on Dam Safety (SCDS),
76). DEVELOPMENT INDUCED DISPLACEMENT
Polavaram irrigation project,
Godavari River,
Development Induced Displacement (DID),
scheduled areas,
downward mobility”,
National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy (2007),
National Policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation for Project Affected Families, 2003,
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013,
77). WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) AMENDMENT BILL, 2021
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (WPA),
National Board for Wildlife,
National Tiger Conservation Authority ,
Central Zoo Authority,
Species listed in Schedule I and Part II of Schedule II,
Species listed in Part I of Schedule II, Schedule III, and Schedule IV,
National Parks,
Wildlife Sanctuaries, Community Reserves , Conservation Reserves,
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora),
Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006,
Gram Sabha,
78). BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021.
Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021,
joint parliamentary committee (JPC),
Biological Diversity Act, 2002 ,
Convention of Biological Diversity and Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing,
Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC),
AYUSH,
intellectual property rights (IPR),
Panchayati Raj,
Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board,
79). EARTH’S FIRST CONTINENTS FORMATION
cratons,
Jharkhand’s Singhbhum region,
magma
80). E-AMRIT PORTAL
E-Amrit’, a web portal on electric vehicles (EVs),
COP26 Summit in Glasgow, UK,
NITI aayog,
UK India Joint Roadmap 2030
81). RIVER CITIES ALLIANCE (RCA)
Ganga basin
82). PAKKE TIGER RESERVE 2047 DECLARATION
Kaiser-i-Hind as the State butterfly,
Arunachal Pradesh
83). FLASH DROUGHT
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO),
Oscillation of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ),
Anticyclones,
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD),
Meteorological Drought,
Hydrological Drought,
Agricultural Drought,
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare,
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR),
‘multiplier effect’,
ISRO,
Drought Monitoring Centres,
84). NATIONAL COAL GASIFICATION MISSION
Coal gasification,
CoP-21 Paris Agreement commitments,
85). NATIONAL INTERLINKING OF RIVERS AUTHORITY (NIRA)
NIRA,
National Water Development Agency (NWDA),
Ganga and the Cauvery rivers,
National Perspective Plan (NPP),
86). CLYDEBANK DECLARATION FOR GREEN SHIPPING CORRIDORS
'Clydebank Declaration for Green Shipping Corridors',
green corridor,
IMO,
MARPOL,
87). AIR POLLUTION IN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP),
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP),
Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM),
88). COP 26
26th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, hosted by the UK,
Kyoto Protocol,
Paris Agreement,
NDCs,
UN’s Adaptation Fund,
Sharm el-Sheikh Work Programme on the Global Goal on Adaptation,
Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP),
Santiago network, a website,
Global greenhouse gas emissions,
Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM),
Resilience Index Initiative (GRII),
Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),
Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ),
Insurance Development Forum (IDF),
‘net Zero’,
Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA),
Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI),
89). BANNI BUFFALO
India’s First Banni Buffalo in vitro fertilization (IVF) Calf,
Gujarat,
Kachchh region,
Maldhari community
90). ALLIUM NEGIANUM
new species of Allium,
domestic cultivation,
western Himalayas
91). TERRESTRIAL WATERS
Report ‘2021 State of Climate Services’ released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO),
terrestrial water storage (TWS),
Antarctica and Greenland,
‘topmost hotspot of TWS losses’
‘absolute water scarce’ ,
‘water scarce’,
‘water stressed’,
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ,
Least Developed Countries (LDCs),
92). MINISTRY OF POWER (MOP) NOTIFIES RULES FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR AND PROMOTION OF CLEAN ENERGY
Electricity Act, 2003,
Renewable energy,
power purchase agreements (PPAs),
93). MINISTRY OF POWER MANDATES ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES (DISCOMS) TO UNDERTAKE ENERGY ACCOUNTING (EA)
Paris Agreement Goals,
DISCOMS,
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE),
Energy Conservation (EC) Act, 2001,
Quarterly energy accounting,
Annual energy audit
94). MINISTRY OF POWER LAUNCHED GREEN DAY AHEAD MARKET (GDAM) PORTAL
GDAM portal,
Renewable Energy,
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA),
Power Exchange India (PXIL),
Indian Energy Exchange (IEX),
Real-Time Electricity Market (RTM) platform,
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC),
South Asian regional power market.
95). NITI AAYOG LAUNCHES GEOSPATIAL ENERGY MAP OF INDIA
NITI Aayog ,
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
Geographic Information System (GIS) Energy Map of India,
Draft National Geospatial Policy, 2021,
96). ZERO WASTE CITIES CHALLENGE
“WasteAid”,
Zero Waste Cities Challenge
97). GREEN GRIDS INITIATIVE-ONE SUN ONE WORLD ONE GRID (GGI-OSOWOG) NORTHWEST EUROPE COOPERATIVE EVENT
International Solar Alliance (ISA),
World Bank,
World Bank’s technical assistance programme,
OSOWOG mantra “the Sun never sets”,
98). UNEP PUBLISHES SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF PLASTIC POLLUTION
Publication titled, ‘From Pollution to Solution,
99). WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO) RELEASED GREENHOUSE GAS BULLETIN
Concentration of carbon dioxide,
Methane (CH4) ,
nitrous oxide (N2O),
WMO’s Global Atmosphere Watch network.
UPSC Prelims Simplified:
100). CLIMATE RESILIENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND PLANNING (CRISP-M) TOOL
Minister of Rural Development &Panchayati Raj ,
CRISP-M tool,
Geographic Information System (GIS)based watershed planning ,
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA),
101). INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESILIENT ISLAND STATES (IRIS)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS),
new grouping of IRIS ,
Conference of Parties (COP26),
102). NOTIFICATION OF MASS EMISSION STANDARDS FOR E12 AND E15 FUELS BY MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
mass emission standards for
E 12 and E15,
Central Motor Vehicles (Twenty Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2021,
India’s Ethanol Blending Program,
Mono-fuel vehicle,
Bi-fuel vehicle,
Flex fuel vehicles (FFVs)
102). MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT ISSUED DRAFT NOTIFICATION FOR REGULATION OF THE EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR)
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,
Rigid plastic packaging,
Flexible plastic packaging,
Multilayered plastic packaging,
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
103). FINANCE FOR BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVE
report by Finance for Biodiversity (F4B),
G20 countries,
104). URBAN FIRE RISK
National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB),
Twelfth Schedule (Article 243W),
Bureau of Indian Standards,
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),
Fire Prevention and Life Safety Fund”,
Standing Fire Advisory Council,
NBC norms under Part-IV (Fire and Life Safety)
105). INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE
UN General Assembly,
International solar Alliance (ISA),
Paris Climate Change Conference,
ISA Framework Agreement,
United Nations Framework Conventions on Climate Change,
Green Grids Initiative-One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG),
Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
106). CORAL REEF
report ‘Sixth status of the Corals of the World’ by Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN),
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN),
Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf.
Gulf of Kutch ,
Gulf of Mannar ,
Andaman & Nicobar o Lakshadweep Islands and Malvan
marine invertebrates,
Soft Corals,
polyp,
zooxanthellae,
‘the rainforests of the sea’,
Ocean Acidification,
Coral Bleaching,
Sustainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
‘blast fishing’ ,
107). WORLD HERITAGE FORESTS: CARBON SINKS UNDER PRESSURE
UNESCO,
World Resources Institute (WRI) ,
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),
first global scientific assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration by forests,
UNESCO World Heritage forests (WHF),
World Heritage Forest carbon,
UNESCO,
World Cultural and Natural Heritage,
108). WASTE TO WEALTH
Waste to Wealth portal,
Swachh Bharat Unnat Bharat Abhiyan,
(Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016),
circular economy,
Urban Local Bodies,
109). STUBBLE BURNING
Commission for Air Quality Management ,
Air Quality Index (AQI),
SAFAR-AQI, System of Air Quality,
National Policy for Management of Crop Residues (2014),
PUSA-44,
National Green Tribunal (NGT),
Section 188 of the IPC,
Air and Pollution Control Act of 1981,
Bio-Decomposer technology,
Kheti Khaali, Fir Bhi Khushali,
Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water Act, 2009,
Rice Bioparks ,
Polluter Pays principle,
do-ecology approach,
machines and custom hiring centres,
110). WATER COMMODIFICATION
UN,
UNGA,
Nasdaq Veles California Water Index (NQH2O),
Dublin Statement on Water and Sustainable Development, 1992,
International Conference on Water and the Environment ,
“Earth Summit”,
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED,Dublin Statement on Water and Sustainable Development of 1992,
right to water as a fundamental right,
Article 21
111). DRAFT NATIONAL WATER POLICY
“Nature-based solutions”,
National Water Commission (NWC),
Deploy Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system,
112). AMENDMENTS IN FOREST CONSERVATION ACT
Definition of Forest: T N Godavarman case,
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC),
Forest Conservation Act, 1980,
Compensatory Afforestation,
CAMPA,
"non-forestry activity",
Gram Sabha and affect the legal rights of Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFDs),
113) RIGHT TO BURN FOSSIL FUELS
CO2 per capita,
developing countries,
114). INDIA AND CLIMATE AGENDA
India’s climate change action plan (panchamrita),
26th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of Parties (COP26),
INDC,
Schemes/policies to combat Climate Change
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC),
Climate Change Action Program (CCAP),
National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), 2020,
Adoption of the BS-VI norms,
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA),
Solar cities,
Ultra mega solar parks,
National Biofuel Policy,
National Offshore Wind Energy Policy, Renewable Purchase Obligation,
Ujjwala,
UJALA,
AMRUT,
Swachh Bharat Mission,
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA),
HySIS Megha-Tropiques SARAL mission,
Oceansat3-Argos mission,
International Solar Alliances (ISA) ,
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI),
Polluter Pay Principle,
Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme,
Carbon tax,
Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts),
Production gap report 2021 released by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
G20 countries.
115). 15TH COP TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (Kunming, China),
“Global Biodiversity Framework”,
Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (SPB) 2011-2020,
Aichi Biodiversity Targets,
Kunming Declaration,
SPB 2011-2020,
Kunming Biodiversity Fund,
UNDP,
UNEP,
Digital sequence information,
Fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-5) report,
Cartgena protocol on biosafety,
Nagoya protocol,
High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People,
BRICS
116). Miscellaneous
India’s first conservation reserve for Dugongs in Palk Bay,
also known as Sea Cow,
herbivorous marine mammal,
family Dugongidae,
Order Sirenia
Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972,
Appendix I on CITES,
UNEP,
Conservation of Migratory Species,
Dugong and Sea Grass conservation project,
Indo-Pacific Region
UNESCO DECLARES WORLD’S FIRST 5-COUNTRY BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN “AMAZON OF EUROPE”
Man and Biosphere (MAB) programme,
UNESCO,
World Network of Biosphere Reserves,
12 UNESCO designated Biosphere reserves in India
HYBODONT SHARKS
Hybodont
Rajasthan's Jaisalmer,
PRIME MINISTER (PM) DEDICATES TO THE NATION 35 CROP VARIETIES WITH SPECIAL TRAITS
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR),
Climate resistant crops,
‘very high-risk’ districts,
Anti-nutritional factors (ANF),
National Institute of Biotic Stress Management,
THE ATLAS OF MORTALITY AND ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM WEATHER, CLIMATE AND WATER EXTREMES (1970–2019)
World Meteorological Organization,
multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWSs),
Sendai Framework,
CLIMATE CHANGE CAN FORCE 216 MILLION PEOPLE TO MIGRATE WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES BY 2050
World Bank’s updated Groundswell report,
Hotspots of internal climate migration,
Sub-Saharan Africa,
A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR OPPORTUNITY: REPURPOSING AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT TO TRANSFORM FOOD SYSTEM
FAO,
UNEP,
UNDP,
FSS,
UNGA,
GREEN VOYAGE 2050 PROJECT
Norway and International Maritime Organisation (IMO),
India has been selected as the first country under this project,
lower carbon future,
CLIMATE ACTION AND FINANCE MOBILIZATION DIALOGUE (CAFMD)
USAgenda 2030 partnership,
Climate action pillar,
roadmap to achieve 450GW renewable energy (RE)