Source: DH Context: Ahead of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COP) in Geneva, Indian civil society groups have urged the government to impose a complete ban on chlorpyrifos, a pesticide banned in over 40 countries but still used in India. About Chlorpyrifos Pesticide: What is Chlorpyrifos? Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide, acaricide, and …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation and Pollution related issues. Context: International E-Waste Day has been observed on October 14 every year since 2018. How much E-waste is generated across the world? Last year’s Global E-waste Monitor reported that 53.6 MT of waste electronic and electrical equipment were generated in 2019. That represented a …
ARCHIVES 28 October 2014 I) Write short notes on the following (100 Words) 1) Rotterdam Convention – Reference 2) Androgen Test – Reference 3) Air Quality Index – Reference II) Write a note on the significance of climate change deal agreed by EU countries at Brussels in October 2014. (200 Words) Reference III) Write a …
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