Assam Roofed Turtle:
It is an endangered small freshwater species
Protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
It is an endangered small freshwater species
Protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary:
It is a marine wildlife sanctuary located in Odisha.
It is one of the world’s most important nesting beach for turtles.
It extends from Dhamra River in the north to Mahanadi river in the south.
It is a marine wildlife sanctuary located in Odisha.
It is one of the world’s most important nesting beach for turtles.
It extends from Dhamra River in the north to Mahanadi river in the south.
India’s Tiger Conservation Efforts:
Project Tiger: (Centrally Sponsored Scheme in 1973) For in-situ conservation of wild tigers in designated tiger reserves.
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
(A statutory body established in 2006)
Under- Union Ministry of Environment
Performs functions as provided in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
M-STrIPES (Monitoring System for Tigers – Intensive Protection and Ecological Status):
A software based monitoring system launched by the NTCA
Global Tiger Initiatives:
The Global Tiger Initiative (GTI)
Backed by World Bank, was launched in 2008.
The initiative has institutionalised itself as a separate entity in the form of the Global Tiger Initiative Council (GTIC), with its two arms – the Global Tiger Forum and the Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program.
Tx2 Programme
Launched by World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) at the 2010 St Petersburg Tiger Summit.
At summit, 13 tiger range countries (TRCs) had agreed to double the world tiger population by 2022
13 Tiger range countries are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Project Tiger: (Centrally Sponsored Scheme in 1973) For in-situ conservation of wild tigers in designated tiger reserves.
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
(A statutory body established in 2006)
Under- Union Ministry of Environment
Performs functions as provided in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
M-STrIPES (Monitoring System for Tigers – Intensive Protection and Ecological Status):
A software based monitoring system launched by the NTCA
Global Tiger Initiatives:
The Global Tiger Initiative (GTI)
Backed by World Bank, was launched in 2008.
The initiative has institutionalised itself as a separate entity in the form of the Global Tiger Initiative Council (GTIC), with its two arms – the Global Tiger Forum and the Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program.
Tx2 Programme
Launched by World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) at the 2010 St Petersburg Tiger Summit.
At summit, 13 tiger range countries (TRCs) had agreed to double the world tiger population by 2022
13 Tiger range countries are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.
One-horned rhinoceros
• It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. With at least half of the total population, India’s Kaziranga National Park remains the key reserve for this species.
Rhino census:
• The census is carried out every three years.
• The census total given is an estimate, with authorities cautioning that the population could be bigger than that counted because some animals were concealed by tall grasses and reeds.
• In 2018, Kaziranga National Park has counted 2,413 one-horned rhinos - up 12 from 2015.
DNA Database of Indian Rhino
• By 2021, the Indian rhino could be the first wild animal species in India to have all its members DNA-sequenced.
• The project’s proponents include the World Wildlife Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) and the Centre-funded Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
Indian (One Horn) Rhino Vision 2020 -3000 by 2020 in Assam
• Indian rhino vision 2020 implemented by the department of environment and forests, Assam.
• The programme will be supported by WWF — India, the international rhino foundation (IRF), and a number of local NGOs.
• Translocations are the backbone of the IRV 2020 program.
• The goal set was to populate the potential rhino habitat areas identified viz. Manas NP, Dibru Saikhowa WLS, Laokhowa - Bura Chapori WLS with a viable population of rhino through translocations from Kaziranga NP and Pobitora WLS.
National Rhino Conservation Strategy:
• It calls for active engagement between India and Nepal to conserve the Greater one-horned rhinoceros.
• The plan said the single population of rhinos in Sukla-Phanta (Nepal), Valmiki Tiger Reserve(India) and Chitwan National Park (Nepal) and Dudhwa (India) is separated by the political boundary between the two countries.
Special Rhino Protection Force:
• Basically SRPF is a tiger protection force that was named after the rhino since threat of poaching is more for one-horned herbivore.
• This Special Force has been raised by initiative of both central as well as state governments so as to control rhino poaching in tiger reserve.
• The state government of Assam would be paying salaries of SRPF members and amount would be reimbursed by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which recommended setting up of this special force.
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• It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. With at least half of the total population, India’s Kaziranga National Park remains the key reserve for this species.
Rhino census:
• The census is carried out every three years.
• The census total given is an estimate, with authorities cautioning that the population could be bigger than that counted because some animals were concealed by tall grasses and reeds.
• In 2018, Kaziranga National Park has counted 2,413 one-horned rhinos - up 12 from 2015.
DNA Database of Indian Rhino
• By 2021, the Indian rhino could be the first wild animal species in India to have all its members DNA-sequenced.
• The project’s proponents include the World Wildlife Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) and the Centre-funded Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
Indian (One Horn) Rhino Vision 2020 -3000 by 2020 in Assam
• Indian rhino vision 2020 implemented by the department of environment and forests, Assam.
• The programme will be supported by WWF — India, the international rhino foundation (IRF), and a number of local NGOs.
• Translocations are the backbone of the IRV 2020 program.
• The goal set was to populate the potential rhino habitat areas identified viz. Manas NP, Dibru Saikhowa WLS, Laokhowa - Bura Chapori WLS with a viable population of rhino through translocations from Kaziranga NP and Pobitora WLS.
National Rhino Conservation Strategy:
• It calls for active engagement between India and Nepal to conserve the Greater one-horned rhinoceros.
• The plan said the single population of rhinos in Sukla-Phanta (Nepal), Valmiki Tiger Reserve(India) and Chitwan National Park (Nepal) and Dudhwa (India) is separated by the political boundary between the two countries.
Special Rhino Protection Force:
• Basically SRPF is a tiger protection force that was named after the rhino since threat of poaching is more for one-horned herbivore.
• This Special Force has been raised by initiative of both central as well as state governments so as to control rhino poaching in tiger reserve.
• The state government of Assam would be paying salaries of SRPF members and amount would be reimbursed by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which recommended setting up of this special force.
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Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
-EPCA is Supreme Court mandated body tasked with taking various measures to tackle air pollution in the National Capital Region.
-It was notified in 1998 by Environment Ministry under Environment Protection Act, 1986.
-EPCA was constituted with the objective of ‘protecting and improving’ the quality of the environment and ‘controlling environmental pollution’ in the National Capital Region.
-The EPCA also assists the apex court in various environment-related matters in the region.
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-EPCA is Supreme Court mandated body tasked with taking various measures to tackle air pollution in the National Capital Region.
-It was notified in 1998 by Environment Ministry under Environment Protection Act, 1986.
-EPCA was constituted with the objective of ‘protecting and improving’ the quality of the environment and ‘controlling environmental pollution’ in the National Capital Region.
-The EPCA also assists the apex court in various environment-related matters in the region.
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33%
ISRO
17%
MoEF
24%
Ministry of Rural development
26%
UNCCD
POLYCRACK, is first-of-its kind & the world's first patented heterogeneous catalytic process which converts multiple feedstocks into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas, carbon and water.
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What is red mud?
- Bauxite tailings, also known as bauxite residue, red mud, red sludge is a highly alkaline waste product composed mainly of iron oxide that is generated in the industrial Production of alumina.
- It consists of impurities such as caustic soda and other minerals.
- It is composed of a mixture of solid and metallic oxides.
Uses of Red mud
- Used in Cement manufacturing
- Raw material recovery of specific components present in the tailings/residue: iron, titanium, steel and REE (rare-earth element) production
- Bauxite tailings, also known as bauxite residue, red mud, red sludge is a highly alkaline waste product composed mainly of iron oxide that is generated in the industrial Production of alumina.
- It consists of impurities such as caustic soda and other minerals.
- It is composed of a mixture of solid and metallic oxides.
Uses of Red mud
- Used in Cement manufacturing
- Raw material recovery of specific components present in the tailings/residue: iron, titanium, steel and REE (rare-earth element) production
What is plastic rust?
- Plastic Rust is a layer of plastic encrusted onto ocean rocks.
Why in news?
- Plastic rust,' a form of plastic pollution neve before-seen on Earth’s coastlines, was found on shoreline rocks in Madeira, Portugal.
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- Plastic Rust is a layer of plastic encrusted onto ocean rocks.
Why in news?
- Plastic rust,' a form of plastic pollution neve before-seen on Earth’s coastlines, was found on shoreline rocks in Madeira, Portugal.
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What is a dead zone?
-Oxygenated “dead zones” occur in waterways wherever algae are overfed by runoff from human activities such as urbanization and
agriculture by a phenomenon called eutrophication.
CULTURAL EUTROPHICATION?
-Oxygenated “dead zones” occur in waterways wherever algae are overfed by runoff from human activities such as urbanization and
agriculture by a phenomenon called eutrophication.
CULTURAL EUTROPHICATION?
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a graph that shows the ongoing change in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere.
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The Keeling Curve is a graph that shows the ongoing change in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere.
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New and Emerging Strategic Technologies (NEST). related to which ministry?
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13%
MoEF
18%
HRD
31%
EXTERNAL AFFARS
39%
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Karakoram Anomaly
In contrast to Himalayan glaciers, on average, glacier areas in the Karakoram region have not change significantly according to the Kathmandu based International Centre for integrated Mountain Development’s (ICIMOD)
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In contrast to Himalayan glaciers, on average, glacier areas in the Karakoram region have not change significantly according to the Kathmandu based International Centre for integrated Mountain Development’s (ICIMOD)
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• Good ozone: Found in stratosphere, it protects the Earth's surface from dangerous ultraviolet light.
• Bad Ozone: Found in the troposphere (also known as ground level ozone), it is manmade. The released nitrogen oxide (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), (NOx, CO, and VOCs are known as ozone precursors) combine
chemically with oxygen to form ozone during sunny days
• Bad Ozone: Found in the troposphere (also known as ground level ozone), it is manmade. The released nitrogen oxide (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), (NOx, CO, and VOCs are known as ozone precursors) combine
chemically with oxygen to form ozone during sunny days
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Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey (EUS) by ? must attempt INDIA YEAR BOOOK QUESTION
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NSSO
9%
NSC
42%
Labour Bureau
5%
Department of Commerce