Context The Global Mangrove Alliance (GMA) in collaboration with the UN Climate Change High-level Champions have identified the need for a unified global approach towards mangrove conservation and are therefore calling for signatories…
Context At the 27th Session of Conference of Parties (COP27), this year’s UN climate summit, the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) was launched with India as a partner. About Mangrove…
Context The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs recently approves the final Sovereign Green Bonds framework of India. About the Sovereign Green Bonds framework This approval will further strengthen…
Launch Vehicle Mark-III Context The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has successfully tested the indigenously developed cryogenic engine that will power its heaviest rocket, the LVM-3. About Launch Vehicle Mark-III…
Context Over the past few days, as the problem of air pollution in Delhi-NCR and surrounding areas has made its annual November-December appearance in policy debates and public discussion, the Air Quality…
Context Skyroot to launch India's 1st privately developed rocket Vikram-S. About Vikram-S /Mission Prarambh The homegrown Vikram-S rocket will launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, marking India's…
COP 27 a field guide to climate jargon Context Representatives from the world’s nations meet in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to flesh out the rules of a new global climate pact.…
Context The ground is shaking and swelling at Mauna Loa volcano, the largest active volcano in the world, indicating that it could erupt. Scientists say they don’t expect that to…
Context Each of the 197 signatories to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has its own concerns and interests, which can make reaching any consensus a huge challenge.…
Context According to UNESCO study, a third of the world heritage glaciers are under threat, regardless of efforts to limit temperature increases, a study conducted by the UN body has…
