Carbon Sink A carbon sink is a natural or artificial reservoir that absorbs and stores Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Why in news? India has committed in its NDC – to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree Read more…
Tiger Reserves in India Project Tiger Important facts about project tiger: Project Tiger was launched by the Government of India in the year 1973 to save the endangered species of tiger in the country. Starting from nine (9) reserves in 1973, the number is grown up to fifty-three (53). There Read more…
World Environment Day In 1972, the UN General Assembly designated 5 June as World Environment Day (WED). The first celebration, under the slogan “Only One Earth” took place in 1974. In the following years, WED has developed as a platform to raise awareness of the problems facing our environments such Read more…
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES Introduction: The flow of energy is linear in ecosystems but its opposite nutrients go through a cyclical process. The nutrients are locked in the dead remains of organisms and come back into the soil by decomposers. The recycling of these nutrients is called the biogeochemical or nutrient cycle. Read more…
RAMSAR- Wetland Sites in India What is the RAMSAR Wetland Site? The Ramsar Site is a wetland site designated for international importance by the Ramsar convention. Introduction of Ramsar Convention: Ramsar Convention (established in 1971 by UNESCO, and came into force in 1975) is an international treaty for the conservation Read more…