USA joins International Solar Alliance
Context Recently, USA joins International Solar Alliance and become the 101st member country. Key Details The US becomes the 101st country to sign the framework agreement of the ISA to…
India Signs Up to COP26 action agenda on Sustainable Farming
Context India is among 27 countries to sign up to a sustainable agriculture action agenda at the conclusion of the first week of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, laying…
Where does India stand on methane emissions?
Where does India stand on methane emissions? Context At the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference (the 26th Conference of Parties-COP26) in Glasgow, the United States and the European Union have jointly pledged…
Indus river dolphin
Context The census of one of the world’s most threatened cetaceans, the Indus river dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) — a freshwater dolphin that is found in river Beas, is all…
BASIC Countries underline climate finance goal
Context Recently, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change delivered the statement on behalf of the BASIC countries, comprising Brazil, South Africa, India and China at the UN Climate…
Ganges River Dolphins
Context Recently, the Jal Shakti Ministry released a guide for the safe rescue and release of stranded Ganges River Dolphins. The document has been prepared by the Turtle Survival Alliance,…
Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)
Context The Prime Minister of India will launch Infrastructure for Resilient Island States or IRIS, in the presence of leaders from several countries in the ongoing COP26 meeting in Glasgow.…
Sundarbans emitted highest blue carbon globally
Sundarbans emitted highest blue carbon globally Context India’s Sundarbans National Park is among five sites that have the highest blue carbon stocks globally, according to a new assessment of greenhouse…
Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI)
Context Recently, Environmental think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water has carried a first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment, or Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI), in which it has analysed 640 districts in…
World Meteorological Congress 2021
Context The World Meteorological Congress 2021 has endorsed a Water Declaration, including the Water and Climate Coalition. It has also approved a new vision and strategy for hydrology and an…
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