environment

Sustainable Water Management in India, Challenges and Solutions

Context: As freshwater and marine ecosystems face increasing stress, integrated and holistic water governance is the need of the hour. Recent Interventions for Water and Glaciers World Water Day 2025: Theme — Glacier Preservation. March 21, 2025: Observed as the...

Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Concerns and Significance

Context: India’s tribal and rural food systems hold immense untapped biodiversity, offering nutritional and ecological value. However, agrobiodiversity is rapidly declining, risking cultural knowledge loss, health outcomes, and food security. Sustainable Use of Natural Resources Sustainable use of natural resources...

Environmental Crisis in India, Causes and Solutions

Context: World Environment Day (June 5) urges reflection on worsening ecological issues. Over the past decade, global and Indian environmental crises—carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, and pollution—have escalated despite growing awareness. Environmental Crisis in India Rising Carbon Emissions: India’s CO₂ emissions...

Invasive Alien Species: Characteristics, Examples and Impacts

Context: Apart from mechanical and chemical control methods to tackle invasive plant species, scientists also employ classical biocontrol agents such as fungi. About Invasive Alien Species According to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), invasive species are introduced outside their...

Biogeographic Zones in India: Classification and Conservation Challenges

India's biogeographic classification is a division of the country based on biogeographic characteristics. India has a rich heritage of natural diversity. Among the top 17 megadiverse countries in the world, India ranks fourth in Asia and tenth globally. The study...

Silent Valley Movement, History, Significance and Outcome

The Silent Valley Movement was a pioneering environmental and social movement in India, focusing mainly on saving the Silent Valley, an evergreen tropical rainforest in Kerala's Palakkad district, from being inundated by a planned hydroelectric project. It was one of...

India Reaffirms Commitment To Glacier Preservation

Context: India reaffirms its commitment to glacier preservation at the Plenary Session of the High-Level International Conference on Glaciers in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Importance of Glacier Preservation Freshwater Reservoirs: Glaciers store about 70% of the world's freshwater, making them the largest...

Phytoplankton: Definition, Types, Examples and Facts

Context: According to a new study, iron released due to human activities enhances spring phytoplankton blooms as well as speeds up the rate at which nutrients are consumed. About Phytoplankton Definition: Phytoplankton, or microalgae, are microscopic organisms that, like land...

Components of Environment: Biotic and Aibotic Components

The environment is the natural world that includes all living and non-living elements interacting in a complex web of relationships. These elements can be broadly classified into two categories: biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components. A comprehensive understanding of the...

Asiatic Wild Dogs (Dhole), Habitats and Conservation Status

Context: May 28 is celebrated as World Dhole Day. About Asiatic Wild Dogs (Dhole) Common Names: Asiatic wild dog, whistling dog, red dog. Scientific Name: Cuon alpinus. Family: Canidae (dog family). Geographic Range: Found across central, south, and southeast Asia....