Here are some simplified representations of the typical ecological succession in a various ecosystems. However, it’s important to note that ecological successions are usually complex and don’t always...
Bharat Stage Emission Standards (BSES) are regulatory norms set by the Government of India to control the output of air pollutants from internal combustion engine equipment, including vehicles....
Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) are areas in India, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), across Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. ESZs act...
Biofuels are fuels which are in some way derived from biomass. The term covers solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases and also denotes Biodiesel, Bio alcohol and...
Biodigester Bio-toilets are an innovative technology, developed by the DRDE, Gwalior and Defence Research Laboratory (DRL), Tezpur under DRDO-Ministry of Defense, for disposal of human waste in eco-friendly...
Coral reefs are spectacular and diverse underwater ecosystems harbouring nearly 25% of all marine species on just 0.1% of ocean area globally. Often called ‘rainforests of the seas’,...
The Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO) is a major fluctuation in tropical weather on weekly to monthly timescales. It can be characterized as an eastward propagating ‘pulse’ of cloud and...
The Walker circulation is a conceptual atmospheric circulation model that describes air flow patterns in the tropics and their influence on climate. It identifies a zonal overturning circulation...
Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) also known as Indian Nino is an irregular oscillation of sea-surface temperature, in which the Western Indian Ocean becomes alternately warmer and then colder than the...
Carbon sequestration refers to the process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and depositing it in a reservoir. In simple language, Carbon Sequestration encompasses all forms of carbon...
Polar amplification refers to the phenomenon where warming due to climate change occurs faster in the Earth’s polar regions compared to lower latitude areas. This disproportionate warming can...
Earth’s climate system includes Oceans, Land surface, Cryosphere (polar ice), Biosphere and Atmosphere. This system evolves in time as per influences of its own internal dynamics. However, external...
