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World Wide Fund Water Risk Filter Report: 30 Indian cities to face water risks
The World Wide Fund Water Risk Filter Report says that nearly 30 Indian cities are likely to face acute water risks. This includes Jaipur, Amritsar, Indore, Srinagar, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam and Kozhikode. Of these cities Jaipur topped the list. It was followed by Indore, Thane, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi. The report defines “water risk” ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Drought • Flooding • water risk scores • Water scarcity • World Wide Fund for Nature
Earth Hour 2020 observed amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Various digital initiatives were used to observe this year’s Earth Hour in light of necessity for social distancing to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Earth Hour Earth Hour is an international event used to create awareness about the need to conserve energy and also the environment. It was first observed as a symbolic lights-off event in ..
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Earth Hour • World Wide Fund for Nature
International Shark Awareness Day (ISAD)
The International Shark Awareness Day (ISAD) is observed every year on 14th of July to recognize the importance of sharks play in the ecosystem. The 2019 theme “The sharks in crisis: a call to action for the Mediterranean” . According to the latest report issued by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Tunisia has become the ..
Topics: Elasmobranchii • Ichthyology • Natural environment • Nature • Organizations • Predators • Sharks • World Wide Fund for Nature
Dr. Jaya Arunachalam, veteran social activist passes away
Dr. Jaya Arunachalam (87), founder of Working Women’s Forum (WWF), has passed away in Chennai on June 29, 2019. She is best known for her social service contributions through WWF which she initiated in 1978. Through WWF, she helped several lakhs of women from underprivileged background to organise themselves towards becoming financially independent. Dr. Arunachalam ..
Topics: Bajaj Group • G. Muniratnam • India • Indian people • Jamnalal Bajaj • Jamnalal Bajaj Award • Jaya Arunachalam • Organizations • Phoolbasan Bai Yadav • Rajasthani people • Tamil Nadu Congress Committee • World Wide Fund for Nature
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