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Alternative income sources to double the women's and urban waste collector's income

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Iyer, the force behind the government’s Swachh Bharat Mission

👉Mass fishkill is a clear indication of the deteriorating health of the lake ecosystem

🌊Fishkill often happens when the dissolved oxygen (DO) — the amount of oxygen in the water — reduces drastically, choking the fish to death.

🌊Depleting DO is caused by a higher biochemical oxygen demand (BOD, often because of a high concentration of nutrients and organic matter that decomposes in an anaerobic condition, releasing ammonia or algal blooms in the water body.

👉 Why fishkill occur at night and are sighted early in the morning ?

🌊Aquatic plants release oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis during the daytime, they also absorb oxygen at night, this creates a DO crisis in water bodies, mainly after the sun goes down. So, most fishkill occur at night and are sighted early in the morning.

🌊 Many lakes have become dumping grounds for raw sewage and other effluents which increases the concentration of nutrients and cause High BOD , leads to choking the fish to death.

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👉 News 📰 - glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in North Sikkim’s South Lhonak Lake washed away one of the biggest hydropower projects in India, the Teesta III dam at Chungthang.✅

🌊Dam Safety Act, 2021 aims to prevent dam failure-related disasters and establish an institutional mechanism for safe functioning. ✅

🌊The Act listed key responsibilities and mandated that national and State-level bodies be established for implementation. ✅

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👉Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary ✅

🌊 News -🗞️Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, renowned for its population of one-horned rhinoceros, welcomed tourists once again as it officially reopened recently.✅

🌊Location- It is located on the southern bank of the river Brahmaputra, Assam .✅

🌊It is home to the highest population density of the Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros species ✅

👉about Indian One Horned Rhinoceros 🦏

🌊The greater one-horned rhino (or “Indian rhino”) is the largest of the rhino species.✅

🌊It can be found in India and Nepal, particularly in the foothills of the Himalayas, in riverine (floodplain) grasslands, and adjacent woodland.✅

🌊 Conservation Status:
✅IUCN Red List: Vulnerable
✅CITES: Appendix I
✅Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I

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Risks of Arsenic Contamination in Rice Cooking 🌾🍚🍛

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The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2024.
✅ It uses 58 performance indicators across 11 issue categories to rank 180 countries on climate change performance, environmental health, and ecosystem vitality.
✅ Key Highlights:
👉 Estonia secured the top position, while Vietnam secured bottom.

🌳 India ranked 176th rank, highlighting serious environmental challenges. While India showed some progress in climate change mitigation, it scored poorly in air quality and sanitation.

👉 The EPI highlights the challenge of "paper parks," protected areas on paper that are not effectively managed for conservation, posing a threat to international biodiversity commitments.
👉 Oman made a significant jump to 50th position globally, up from 149th in 2022, due to increased biodiversity sites and conservation efforts.

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✅ Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, a potent greenhouse gas, have increased ⬆️ by 40% since 1980.
✅ China 🇨🇳 is the top emitter. ✅ N2O significantly contributes to global warming, and its atmospheric concentration 📈 is rising.
✅ To limit temperature rise, emissions must be reduced by at least 20% by 2050.

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✅ PM Modi congratulated the G7 on its 50th anniversary milestone.
✅ PM Modi emphasized the need to prioritize the concerns of the Global South, particularly Africa.
✅ He also highlighted India's energy transition pathway, which is based on availability, accessibility, affordability, and acceptability.
✅ He mentioned that India is working towards achieving the target of Net Zero by 2070.
✅ PM Modi launched the "Plant4Mother" (Ek Pedh Maa Ke Naam) campaign on World Environment Day, calling upon the global community to join the tree plantation drive.
✅ PM Modi spoke about India's AI mission, which is premised on "AI for All", aiming to foster progress and well-being for all.


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Jatayu: World’s 1st Asian King Vulture Conservation & Breeding Centre

✅ Uttar Pradesh is set to establish the world’s 1st conservation and breeding centre for Asian king vultures or red-headed vultures in Maharajganj.
✅ The facility will improve the population of critically endangered species listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list since 2007.
✅ The centre is named Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre.
✅ Asian king vultures are endangered due to the loss of their habitats and the excessive use of diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, in domestic animals, which becomes poisonous for vultures.
✅ The centre aims to ensure the good health of growing Vultures and provide them with a pair.
✅ Once a female lays an egg, the pair will be left free in their natural environment.

#UPSC #GS3 #environment #Prelims2025

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New wetlands added to the Ramsar sites list

#Biodiversity #conservation #environment

A weapon of mass distruction 💣

#Environment & Ecology: Biodiversity and Adaptations

#Science&Tech: Chemical Defense System and Evolutionary Biology

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