The air quality in Delhi continues to remain in 'severe' category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the city's air quality index was recorded 487 at 11 A.M. An Air Quality Index between 201 and 300 is considered poor, 301 to 400 very poor and 401 to 500 severe. Daily Current ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that India is on the way forward towards achieving its commitments done at the Paris agreement and the country is acting on its Nationally Determined Contributions(NDC’s). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

Union Minister of Science and Technology released the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) Report on "Estimating the economic benefits of Investment in Monsoon Mission and High Performance Computing (HPC) Facilities". “ Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points A total ...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that the country will achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points  Japan had come under pressure to strengthen its climate commitments after initially saying that it would achieve an 80% reduction ...

As per a new report released by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), some areas in the UK could experience greater levels of air pollution due to large numbers of people working from home due to the pandemic this winter season. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points During ...

Declaring the environmental clearance (EC) granted to the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation system in Telangana as ex post facto (retroactive, after it is done) and illegal, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Telangana government to stop all work, except the drinking water component of the ...

The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority has directed Delhi and neighbouring States to implement air pollution control measures under very poor and severe category air quality of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from 15th October 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

Scientists have found a rare Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a bird with both female and male plumage colours, in the United States’ Pennsylvania. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Rose-breasted Grosbeak derives its name from the male of the species who have a ruby-red triangular ...

Brahma Kamal flowers, which used to bloom from August to mid-September, are now blooming in Garhwal of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand in October due to climate change. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is said that Brahma Kamal - named after God Brahma who is believed to have ...

The Union Cabinet has approved the Ratification of seven (7) chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points These are: Chlordecone,HexabromobiphenylHexabromodiphenyl ether and ...