According to IEP’s first ecological threat register, as the climate crisis and rapid population growth drive an increase in migration with “huge impacts” for both the developing and developed worlds, more than 1 billion people face being displaced by 2050. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), a thinktank […]
At Death Valley in California’s Mojave Desert, one of the hottest air temperatures recorded anywhere on the planet in at least a century, and possibly ever, was reached afternoon where it soared to 130 Fahrenheit (54.4 Celsius). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The record comes as climate scientists warn of the dangers of a
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On the line of successful Project Tiger and Project Elephant, India will have two more similar conservation missions, Project Dolphin and Project Lion, with the initiatives to conserve these two species in a dedicated manner. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Gangetic river dolphin, declared as a National Aquatic species in 2010, is a species
The Himalayan geothermal springs which cover about 10,000 square km in the Garhwal region of Himalaya, show a significant discharge of Carbon dioxide (CO2) rich water. This was found by Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, which investigated and characterised the gas emissions
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According to the EnviStats India 2020 report released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the average number of heat wave days in 2019 rose by 82.6 per cent year-on-year to 157. The report showed that the highest number of heat wave days were recorded in Rajasthan with 20 days, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
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A recent study by TRAFFIC India on the seizure and mortality of ‘common leopards’ (Panthera pardus fusca) revealed that of the total of 747 leopard deaths between 2015-2019 in India, 596 were linked to illegal wildlife trade and activities related to poaching. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points TRAFFIC is a leading wildlife trade monitoring
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Global models of tide, storm surge, and wave setup are used to obtain projections of episodic coastal flooding over the coming century. Recently, a study in journal Scientific reports made predictions that a large population and assets will be globally affected as a consequence of Sea Level Rise (SLR). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points
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Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society-India, the University of Florida, the Wildlife Conservation Trust, and the National Centre for Biological Sciences found that Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh rank high in the conservation of the endangered dhole in India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points These three States were adequately equipped to maintain their high
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According to data released by air quality life index (AQLI), a tool developed by the Energy Policy Institute of The University of Chicago (EPIC), an average Indian’s life is cut short by more than five years, relative to what it would be if the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline was met. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels has fell down by more than 70% during the lockdown in New Delhi. According to a study report the environmental gains could be temporary if the cities re-open without policies to prevent air pollution and promote de-carbonisation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points With an estimated 90 per cent of all
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