Consider the following statements regarding Great Indian Bustards (GIBs).
GIBs are the largest among the bustard species found in India.
GIBs are considered the flagship bird species of grassland and hence barometers of the health of grassland ecosystems.
In India, majority of the GIBs are found in Gujarat.
Consider the following statements regarding microplastics.
Microplastics are fragments of plastic less than 5 mm in length.
Microplastics are ingested by marine habitants including fish, planktons and sea mammals and are then carried further into the food chain.
Corals are the only exception where microplastics are not ingested by them.
GIBs are the largest among the four bustard species found in India, the other three being MacQueen’s bustard, lesser florican and the Bengal florican. GIBs’ historic range included much of the Indian sub-continent but it has now shrunken to just 10 per cent of it. Among the heaviest birds with flight, GIBs prefer grasslands as their habitats. Being terrestrial birds, they spend most of their time on the ground with occasional flights to go from one part of their habitat to the other. They feed on insects, lizards, grass seeds etc. GIBs are considered the flagship bird species of grassland and hence barometers of the health of grassland ecosystems.
GIB population in India had fallen to just 150. Of them 128 birds were in Rajasthan, 10 in Kutch district of Gujarat and a few in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Pakistan is also believed to host a few GIBs. The historical range of these majestic birds included much of Indian sub-continent but it has now shrunk by 90 per cent.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has categorised GIBs as critically endangered, thus on the brink of extinction from the wild.
mong the range of plastic debris that is found in water bodies, microplastics are the most notorious because of their small size, on average microplastics are less than 5 mm in length or roughly equal to five pinheads.
Because microplastics are so small, they are ingested by marine habitants including fish, corals, planktons and sea mammals and are then carried further into the food chain.
- global biodiversity outlook is released by?
2.Consider the following statements with respect to the Green – Ag Project: - It aims to bring farmlands under sustainable land and water management and ensure Carbon dioxide sequestration.
- It will be implemented in Mizoram, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttarakhand.
- It is funded by the United Nation Environment Programme and World Bank.
Which of the statements given above are correct
- CBD
2.The Union government, on 28th July 2020, launched the Green-Ag Project in Mizoram to reduce emissions from agriculture and ensure sustainable
agricultural practices. Mizoram is one of the five states where the project will be implemented. Other states include Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha
and Uttarakhand.The Green-Ag Project is funded by the Global Environment Facility, while the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation, and Farmers’ Welfare (DAC&FW) is
the national executing agency. Other key players involved in its implementation are the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Union Ministry
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC
1.In the context of the recently launched One trillion tree initiative, consider the following statements:
1. It is an initiative for the governments, businesses and civil society launched by UNEP.
2. It aims to support the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030, led by UNEP and FAO.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1.WEF
1. It is an initiative for the governments, businesses and civil society launched by UNEP.
2. It aims to support the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030, led by UNEP and FAO.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- who publish emission gap report
- what is triple emergency
- what is cooling emission report
- UNEP
G20 countries account for bulk of emissions: Top four emitters - China, US, EU+UK and India contribution.Around two thirds of global emissions are linked to the private household activities.
2.Making Peace with Nature, a new report published by the UNEP highlighted Triple Emergency: climate change,
biodiversity loss and pollution
3.Cooling Emissions And Policy Synthesis Report
United Nations Environment Programme and International Energy Agency jointly released this report.
- what is adaptation cost
- Costs of planning, preparing for, facilitating, and implementing adaptation measures,
including transaction costs.
- climate change performance index, by?, india rank
2. who publish global climate change risk index
1.The Index is published by Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and the Climate Action Network. 10/57
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overall ranking
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2.It was released by Germanwatch.
• Index analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss
events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.).
• India was the seventh worst-hit country due to extreme weather
- Global Climate report (Provisional) was released by
- global env outlook by?
- global biodiversity outlook by?
1.World Meteorological
Organization (WMO).
2.UNEP
3.CBD
- what is areosol radiative forcing
2. what is CARE project
1.ARF is the net change in energy balance of the earth system
due to some forced perturbation by anthropogenic
aerosols.
2.The Project will build resilience to climate threats and disasters by sharing regional data and knowledge.
o It will help in developing regional standards and guidelines for infrastructure, and promoting climateresilient policies and investments.
tiwa tribe and wanchuwa festival belong to which state
Tiwa also known as Lalung is indigenous community inhabiting the states of Assam and Meghalaya and are also found in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.
1.Consider the following statements with reference to the Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of the Ecosystem Services:
1. It aims to advance the theory and practice of environmental and ecosystem accounting in Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa.
2. It has been jointly implemented by the United Nations Statistics Division, the United Nations Environment Programme and the Secretariat of the
Convention on Biological Diversity.
3. Its India Forum-2021 was organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- The Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) project seeks to advance the theory and practice of environmental and
ecosystem accounting in Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa. So, statement 1 is correct.
The project has been jointly implemented by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). So, statement 2 is correct.
It aims to assist the five participating partner countries in advancing the knowledge agenda on environmental-economic accounting, in particular
ecosystem accounting. The project will have a duration until the end of 2021. The project is funded by the European Union through its Partnership
Instrument (PI).
Recent update:
• Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of the Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) India Forum-2021 is being organized by the Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
The blending of drop-in fuels with conventional fuels is a part of the National policy of Biofuels in India. In this context, consider the following statements regarding drop-in fuels:
- They are functionally equivalent fuels to conventional forms such as petroleum.
- The Drop-In fuels do not require engine and storage logistic modifications to be blended and used in vehicles.
A drop-in fuel is a synthetic and completely interchangeable substitute for conventional petroleum-derived hydrocarbons (gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel), meaning it does not require adaptation of the engine, fuel system or fuel distribution network. It can be used “as is” in currently available engines either in pure form and/or blended in any amount with other drop-in neat, drop-in blend, or conventional fuels
They have ultra-low sulphur content and high cetane value.
Consider the following statements regarding LEAF Coalition, sometimes in the news:
- It was announced at the UN Climate Change Conference, 2019.
- It intends to mobilize USD 100 billion in financing countries committed to protecting their tropical forests.
- It is a collective of the United States, United Kingdom, and Indian governments.
LEAF(Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance)Coalition was announced at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate, 2021.So, statement 1 is not
correct.
LEAF coalition will be one of the largest ever public-private efforts to protect tropical forests. It can help to
It is a collective of the governments of the USA, United Kingdom, and Norway. It is a public-private effort, thus also supported by transnational
corporations (TNCs) like Unilever plc. Amazon.com, Nestle, Airbnb, etc. A country willing to participate would need to fulfill certain predetermined
conditions laid down by the Coalition. Sreverse the trend by providing unprecedented
financial support to tropical forest governments implementing forest protection, contributing to green and resilient growth through sustainable
investments.
