Environment Current Affairs
Odisha: Siren project to alert Elephant movement
The Dhenkanal forest department in Odisha have planned to install automatic sirens near the national highway, in a bid to protect elephants from accidents. About Elephant Siren Project Under the Elephant Siren Project, Siren tower will be put in the elephant prone areas. These sensor-based sirens will start blaring, when elephants will cross the road ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Dhenkanal forest department in Odisha • Dhenkanal-Anugul National Highway 55 • Elephant Siren Project • Man-Elephant Conflict • Odisha
Himachal: Single-use plastic Buy back scheme
Central government is all set to ban the use of single-use plastic from July 1, 2022. In line with centre’s decision, Himachal Pradesh launched the “Single-Use Plastic Buy Back Scheme”. Single-Use Plastic Buy Back Scheme Under the Single-Use Plastic Buy Back Scheme, Himachal Pradesh government would purchase the single-use plastic items from students of schools ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Ban on single use Plastic • Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules 2021 • single use plastic • Single Use Plastic Ban • Single-use plastic Buy back scheme
Ban on entry of medium, heavy vehicles into Delhi
On June 23, 2022, Government of Delhi issued an order to ban the entry of medium and heavy goods vehicles in Delhi, starting from November to February, in order to curb vehicular pollution. Highlights As per official, entry of vehicles will not be allowed from November 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023. This is because, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution in Delhi • Dust storms • PM10 • PM2.5 • Stubble burning • Vehicular Pollution
Assam Floods and Landslides
Assam has been experiencing unprecedented floods and landslides over the last one week. This has affected million people and left people dead too. In last 34 hours, 10 people were killed and 7 went missing. What are the factors behind unprecedented floods? Pre-monsoon rains-Average rainfall in Assam for March-May 2022 was 719 mm, against 434.5 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Assam Floods • Assam Floods and Landslides • Brahmaputra River • Climate change • landslides
Massive Wild Fires in Spain and Germany
Germany, Spain, and Greece have been facing worst of Europe’s extraordinary heat wave. Apart from that, wildfires have also ravaged the three countries. Key Points Countries have witnessed temperatures rising to record highs even before the official start of summer that is before summer solstice on June 21. The Sierra de la Culebra Mountain range ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • deadly wildfires • Forest Fires • Global warming • Greenhouse gas • Wildfires in Germany • Wildfires in Spain