Green Hydrogen Mission: Scaling Toward 5 MMT by 2030
Why in News? Through late 2025 the National Green Hydrogen Mission, run by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), was steadily scaling up its…
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Environment & Ecology · 2025
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PM Modi’s Jordan Visit: West Asia Outreach at 75 Years
Why in News? On December 15-16, 2025, the Prime Minister made the first-ever full bilateral state visit by an Indian PM to the Hashemite Kingdom of…
Lesson from China on tackling pollution
Context: How China—especially Beijing—has sharply reduced air pollution over the past decade, drawing policy lessons for India, particularly Delhi-NCR, which continues to face severe air-quality crises.…
NTCA’s 28th Meeting Launches the 6th All-India Tiger Estimation
Why in News? On 21 December 2025, the 28th Meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the 22nd Steering Committee Meeting of Project Elephant…
About Ethanol Issue
Context: Farmers in Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan, have issued a 20-day ultimatum to the State government to halt construction of an ethanol plant at Rathikhera village. They…
Aravalli Issue
Context: In June 2025, the Supreme Court of India issued important directions on the protection and uniform definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges, covering Delhi,…
Methane Emission
Context: India’s methane emissions are significantly under-estimated in official inventories. Satellite observations reveal that methane leaks at key sites may be up to 10 times higher…
Ibexes
Context: Nubian ibexes climbing a hill in Israel southern Negev Desert. UPSC Relevance: Species in news UPSC PYQ: Q. Consider the following fauna: (2023) How many…
Value of Water
Context: A recent field study conducted in Odisha, published in the American Economic Review, which reassesses how rural households value clean drinking water. Clean drinking water…
India’s Renewable Capacity Crosses the 200 GW Threshold
Why in News? By December 2025, India’s operational renewable-energy capacity has crossed the 200 GW mark, a structural milestone in the country’s power mix. Reporting collated…
COP30 Belem Package: Adaptation Finance and the Global Mutirao
Why in News? The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) met in Belem, Brazil from 10-21 November…
The climate is breaching the wall of urban metrics
Context: Climate change is exposing a fundamental weakness in how “modern urban life” is measured, classified, and planned. Current urban indices and livability metrics fail to…