Category: 6 Oct CA

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World Airlines Commit To Net Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues.    Net Zero Carbon Emissions Context: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 77th Annual General Meeting approved a resolution for the global air transport industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This commitment will align with the Paris Agreement goal for global warming not to exceed 1.5°C. …

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network and its report:

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation and Pollution related issues.   Context: Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) has released a report on the status of coral reefs across the world. The report, the first of its kind in 13 years, underlined the catastrophic consequences of global warming but said that some coral reefs can be …

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Gujarat HC order on Sabarmati river conservation

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation and pollution related issues.   river conservation Context: Gujarat High Court had taken suo motu cognizance of the slow death of Sabarmati river due to effluent discharge. In this regard, it has delivered a judgement recently.   The High Court order: Industrial units found to have discharged pollutants into the …

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Changes to Forest Conservation Act:

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues.   Changes to Forest Conservation Act Context: The Union Government has proposed certain amendments to the existing Forest Conservation Act (FCA).   Proposed changes: Absolve agencies involved in national security projects and border infrastructure projects from obtaining prior forest clearance from the Centre. Such a permission is necessary …

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Dispute over Senkaku Islands in Japan:

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.   Context: New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he received a “strong” message from President Joe Biden about the United States’ commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets, known as the …

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