COP26 Current Affairs, GK & News
What is Ocean Rewilding?
Ocean Rewilding is expected to come up in COP26. A network of 68 European organisations are working together to find ways to reinvigorate the marine life of the earth. Rewilding is restoring to its natural uncultivated state. This is done by introducing animal or plant species that have been exterminated (destroyed completely) or driven out ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Carbon Sequestration • COP26 • France • Marine pollution • mediterranean sea • Ocean pollution • ocean rewilding • UK
Climate Action Tracker: Global warming by 2100 to be at 2.4°C
The Climate Action Tracker recently released a report calculating the impacts of the recent US Climate Summit. According to the report, even after implementing the ambitious climate goals of the summit, global temperature will increase by 2.4°C by 2100 as compared to that of pre-industrial levels. About the report The report tracked the policies of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Climate Action • Climate Action Tracker • Climate change • COP26 • Global warming • Himalayan Glaciers • IPCC • leaders climate summit • Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) • Paris Agreement • Sea level rise
India-UK Roadmap 2030 and Enhanced Trade Partnership
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a virtual bilateral summit. During the summit, the leaders adopted an ambitious “Roadmap 2030”. This will help to elevate the bilateral ties between the countries. Also, the leaders launched the Enhanced Trade Partnership which is to be implemented through the 1.4 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: COP26 • IMF • India-UK • Indian-Ocean Rim Association • Indo-Pacific • Iora • Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) • Trade and investment • UNFCCC • World Bank • WTO
International Climate Finance Plan of the US
The US President recently announced the country’s new Finance Plan at the Leader’s Summit on Climate. The Summit was hosted by the USA. About the Plan The US has set a new goal to cut its emissions by 50% to 52% as compared to 2005 levels. The US will double its climate funding by 2024. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Climate Finance • COP26 • Fossil fuels • Joe Biden • leaders climate summit • millennium change corporation • United States • USAID • World Bank
2021 Global food policy report
The Global Food Policy Report is published by the International Food Policy Research Institute. This year the institute has released the report based on the theme “Transforming Food Systems After COVID-19”. Key Findings of the report: India The lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 crisis closed schools and day care centres. This affected the availability ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: COP26 • COVID-19 • Gender Disparity • Gender Inequality • global food policy report • Human nutrition • Hunger • Measuring poverty • Poverty • UNFSS