Environment

Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous and Environmental Singlewindow Hub was recently launched by the Prime Minister of India.  It is a Single-Window Integrated Environmental Management System, launched on the occasion of World Biofuel Day.  It has Join Our Telegram Channel been designed, developed and hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate … Read more DMPQ- PARIVESH

Govt. of India and  UNDP Sea Turtle Project: A significant proportion of world’s Olive Ridley Turtle population migrate every winter to Indian coastal waters for nesting mainly at eastern coast. With the objective of Subscribe on YouTube conservation of olive ridley turtles and other endangered marine turtles. Ministry of Environment & Forests initiated the Sea … Read more DMPQ- Sea turtle Project India.

The Kashmir stag also called Hangul is a subspecies of Central Asian Red Deer native to northern India.It is the Subscribe on YouTube state animal of Jammu & Kashmir.In Kashmir, it’s found in Dachigam National Join Our Telegram Channel Park at elevations of 3,035 meters.These deer once numbered from about 5,000 animals in the beginning of the … Read more DMPQ- What is Project Hangul.

PARIVESH is a web based, role based workflow application which has been developed for online submission and monitoring of the proposals submitted by the proponents for seeking Environment, Forest, Wildlife and CRZ Clearances from Central, State and district level authorities. It automates the entire tracking of proposals which includes online submission of a new proposal, … Read more DMPQ- PARIVESH (ENVT/SCHEMES)

It is the UN programme working towards a better urban future. Its mission is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.  It reports to the United Nations General Assembly. United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat conference) is held once in bi-decennial … Read more DMPQ- Short note on UN Habitat

It is a number used to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecasted to become. As AQI increases, an increasingly large percentage of the population is likely to experience Subscribe on YouTube increasingly adverse health effects.  Different countries have their own air quality indexes, corresponding to … Read more DMPQ- Write short note on Air quality Index.

They do not contain harmful chemicals that would cause air pollution.  Components are replaced with others that are less dangerous and less harmful to the atmosphere.  The idea was carried forward by a network of CSIR labs.  The team came up with 3-4 formulations and looked at 30-40% of active Join Our Telegram Channel materials … Read more DMPQ- Recently ‘Green Crackers’ term was in the news. What do you understand by the term Green Crackers?

Concept Definition Carbon sequestration Carbon sequestration is the process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in a fixed molecule in soil, oceans or plants. Carbon sink  An organism or landscape that stores carbon is called a carbon sink. Carbon source An organism or landscape that emits carbon is called a carbon source. Climate change adaptation … Read more Quick Revision-Concepts Related To Climate Change

Net metering: Net metering is a billing mechanism that credits solar energy system owners for the electricity they add to the grid. For example, if a residential customer has a PV system on the home’s rooftop, it may generate more electricity than the home uses during daylight hours. If the home is net-metered, the electricity … Read more DMPQ: Explain the following terms: a) Net Metering b) Green coal technology

Trichoderma harzianum is a naturally occurring fungus, which is used as a biofungicide to protect mulberry (Morus alba L.) from root-rot and wilt diseases caused by other harmful fungi. A talc-based biofungiside (Raksha) has been developed using T. harzianum for the control of root rot diseases of mulberry. Raksha is applied after mixing with farm-yard … Read more DMPQ: Bio fungicide (Raksha).