Royal Bengal Tigers may not survive Climate Change: UN Report

According to a recent UN report, Climate change and rising sea levels may eventually wipe out ‘The Sundarbans’, which is one of world’s last and largest tiger strongholds. The studies of report rely on climate change scenarios developed by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for its simulation models. Key Findings of Report As per ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Bangladesh • Bengal tiger • Bhutan • Chin • Endangered • GHG • Greenhouse gas • India • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • IPCC • IUCN • Nepal • Project Tiger 1973 • Red List • Sundarbans • World Wide Fund for Nature • WWF

40% of Amphibian Species threatened: IPBES Report

According to a study, called Global Assessment about 40% of amphibian species and more than a third (33%) of all marine mammals are threatened. The report released by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was compiled by 145 expert authors from 50 countries and supported by 130 countries (including the U.S., China ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Climate change • Conference on Biodiversity • Environment • Global Assessment • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • IPBES • IPCC • Species Extiction

IPCC Special Report on Climate Change: Key Points

United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released special report on global warming in Incheon, South Korea. The report includes contributions from 91 authors and review editors from 40 countries. It will be key scientific input in upcoming Katowice Climate Change Conference in Poland in December 2018. Key Points from report It clearly ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Environment • Global warming • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • International • IPCC • Reports

Current Affairs For All Examinations: January 18, 2010

Abbreviations:PACS : Primary Agricultural Credit SocietyPCPS : Perpetual Cumulative Preference SharesRCPS : Redeemable Cumulative Preference SharesSACRED : Scheme for Agricultural Credit DevelopmentSCARDB : State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank Appointments:Senior Advisor Citi Asia – Alasdair MorrisonCitigroup appoints Alasdair Morrison as Senior Advisor Citi Asia. Awards & Honors:Orissa Science Awards:Here is the list of Orissa ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2010

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Aircraft • Aviation • Current Affairs 2010 • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics • Mikoyan MiG-29K • Organizations • United Nations Environment Programme • World Meteorological Organization

High Level Summit on Climate Change at UN Headquarters

  On 22 September, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened a high-level Summit on Climate Change, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. The summit brought together political leaders, including 100 Heads of State and Government. This was the biggest ever gathering of political leaders to discuss climate change. Background: ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009

Category: Summits and Conferences

Topics: Ban Ki-moon • Environment • Hu Jintao • In Denmark • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • Kyoto Protocol • Law by country • Politics by country • Rajendra K. Pachauri • United Nations Climate Change Conference • United Nations Environment Programme • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change