Conventions, ecosystems and pollution frameworks in the environment news. 80 concepts, each with its definition, key details and a timeline of every news story that touched it.
Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees and shrubs found in tropical and subtropical intertidal coastal zones. They form highly productive ecosystems that provide...
A marine heatwave is a prolonged period of anomalously high sea surface temperature relative to the historical average for that location and time of year...
NMSHE is one of the eight national missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), India's institutional response to monitoring and...
Parliament exercises oversight of the executive partly through Department-Related Standing Committees (24 in number, covering all ministries) and...
India's wildlife conservation architecture rests on the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which provides for National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries...
The Central Asian Flyway is one of nine global flyways for migratory waterbirds, covering a vast area from the Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding grounds in...
International climate finance flows through distinct windows — mitigation finance, the Adaptation Fund (established under the Kyoto Protocol...
The Dam Safety Act, 2021 (Act No. 41 of 2021) is India's first dedicated central legislation for surveillance, inspection, operation, and maintenance of...
The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, govern the environmentally sound handling of...
Forest fire management in India is governed by a combination of central legislation and operational guidelines. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and the...
The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is one of the heaviest flying birds and among the most endangered birds in the world, with its last viable...
The Hindu Kush Himalaya is a roughly 3,500-km mountain system spanning eight countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and...
INCOIS is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, established in 1999 and headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana. Its core mandate is...
India banned 19 categories of single-use plastic items (SUPs) with effect from July 1, 2022, under the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021...
The Outer Space Treaty (OST), 1967, is the foundational instrument of international space law. It establishes that outer space is the province of all...
The NAPCC is India's overarching domestic climate strategy, launched in 2008, structured around eight National Missions spanning energy, water, agriculture...
The Shompen are one of India's most isolated indigenous communities, residing in the interior forests of Great Nicobar Island. They are classified as a...
The UNCCD is one of three Rio Conventions adopted in 1992 — alongside the UNFCCC (climate change) and CBD (biodiversity). It entered into force in December...
The Urban Heat Island effect refers to the phenomenon where urban areas record significantly higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas due to the...
Western Disturbances (WDs) are extratropical cyclonic storms that originate over the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Atlantic, and travel...