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EAC allows Great Nicobar Plan to advance
The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) operating under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently recommended for grant of “Terms of Reference for Environmental Impact Assessment” studies. Earlier the committee had raised serious concerns against the project. What is the meaning of Terms of Reference for Environmental Impact Assessment? It is a document produced ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Andaman and Nicobar • CITES • ecologically sensitive areas • Environment Appraisal Committee • Environmental impact assessment • Galathea • Great Nicobar Plan • IUCN • leather back turtle' • NITI Aayog • shompen tribe • Tsunami • UNESCO World Heritage Site • Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) 1972
How will Japan release contaminated Fukushima water into the ocean?
The Japanese Government recently approved a plan to release more than 1 million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. In 2011, there occurred a nuclear disaster in the plant due an earthquake and tsunami. It was the most severe Nuclear accident that was classified as Level 7 on the International ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Fukushima • Fukushima Nuclear disaster • International Atomic Energy Agency • Radioactive Pollution • Tsunami • Uranium
Tsunami warnings issued in New Zealand
The National Emergency Management Agency highlighted that; New Zealand has issued a Tsunami warning in the coastal areas on March 4, 2021 following an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 in the north-eastern coast of the country in the Kermadec Islands region. Highlights This was the third earthquake that struck the north-eastern area of the country, following a 7.4 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Great Barrier Island • National Emergency Management Agency • Tolaga Bay • Tsunami • Tsunami warning in New Zealand • Tsunami warning system
What is LongOps Project?
The LongOps Project is a collaboration between UK and Japan. Under the operation, the scientists from Japan and UK will develop new and safe technologies to dismantle old nuclear facilities such as the Fukushima that were severely damaged by tsunamis and earthquakes. About LongOps Project The project is to use long-reach robotic arms and hence ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Earthquake • ITER • LongOps Project • Nuclear Fission • Nuclear fusion • Nuclear reactors • Tsunami
India-UAE MoU for Scientific and Technical Cooperation
The Union Cabinet recently approved India-UAE Memorandum of Understanding for Scientific and Technical Cooperation. What are the Key Features of India-UAE MoU? The MoU provides sharing of knowledge between the countries It will also allow to share information of data from satellites, radar, tide gauges, meteorological stations. MoU also allows the countries to share knowledge ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: India-UAE • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Natural Disasters • Seismology • Tsunami