Conservation, Pollution and Degradation Current Affairs for UPSC

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors E Governance Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

Ridge set to be revived in 4 yrs, says Shah; launches campaign to plant 70 lakh trees, Pg4

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches 'Mission 70 Lakh Plantation' and Delhi Ridge revival, targeting 6,300 hectares of green cover in four years.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors E Governance Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

8 Jul, 2026

Ridge set to be revived in 4 yrs, says Shah; launches campaign to plant 70 lakh trees, Pg4

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches 'Mission 70 Lakh Plantation' and Delhi Ridge revival, targeting 6,300 hectares of green cover in four years.

8 Jul, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

India’s EV transition cannot afford to ignore retrofitment, Pg9

India's EV transition must embrace retrofitting 30 crore ICE vehicles, offering a cost-effective path to energy security, decarbonization, and decentralized employment.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

8 Jul, 2026

India’s EV transition cannot afford to ignore retrofitment, Pg9

India's EV transition must embrace retrofitting 30 crore ICE vehicles, offering a cost-effective path to energy security, decarbonization, and decentralized employment.

8 Jul, 2026

Urbanization, Problems and Remedies Important Geophysical Phenomena like Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity and Cyclones Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

Cool rooms and other solutions to Europe's heatwave, Pg11

Europe battles extreme heatwaves with innovative urban planning: Paris uses river-fed district cooling, Berlin maps cool zones, and cities embrace green infrastructure.

Urbanization, Problems and Remedies Important Geophysical Phenomena like Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity and Cyclones Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

7 Jul, 2026

Cool rooms and other solutions to Europe's heatwave, Pg11

Europe battles extreme heatwaves with innovative urban planning: Paris uses river-fed district cooling, Berlin maps cool zones, and cities embrace green infrastructure.

7 Jul, 2026

Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Science and Technology in Everyday Life Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

‘Prioritise charging infra for electric 3Ws’, Pg13

MoSPI report demands priority charging for electric 3-wheelers, consuming 61% of EV electricity, crucial for India's 2030 infrastructure push.

Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Science and Technology in Everyday Life Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

7 Jul, 2026

‘Prioritise charging infra for electric 3Ws’, Pg13

MoSPI report demands priority charging for electric 3-wheelers, consuming 61% of EV electricity, crucial for India's 2030 infrastructure push.

7 Jul, 2026

Changes in Critical Geographical Features, Water Bodies, Ice Caps, Flora and Fauna Conservation, Pollution and Degradation Environmental Impact Assessment

Convention centre, museum: Nod sought for work at Indira Point, Pg1

Directorate seeks crucial environmental clearance for convention centre, museum at ecologically sensitive Indira Point, Great Nicobar, raising CRZ concerns for India's southernmost tip.

Changes in Critical Geographical Features, Water Bodies, Ice Caps, Flora and Fauna Conservation, Pollution and Degradation Environmental Impact Assessment

7 Jul, 2026

Convention centre, museum: Nod sought for work at Indira Point, Pg1

Directorate seeks crucial environmental clearance for convention centre, museum at ecologically sensitive Indira Point, Great Nicobar, raising CRZ concerns for India's southernmost tip.

7 Jul, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

What is the ethanol advantage?, Pg1

Government re-evaluates E25 ethanol blending target amidst auto industry and consumer concerns over vehicle damage, fuel economy, and rushed transition.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

7 Jul, 2026

What is the ethanol advantage?, Pg1

Government re-evaluates E25 ethanol blending target amidst auto industry and consumer concerns over vehicle damage, fuel economy, and rushed transition.

7 Jul, 2026

Important Geophysical Phenomena like Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity and Cyclones Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

‘El Nino set to dent India’s wind, hydropower output’, Pg14

El Nino threatens India's power grid, potentially forcing increased coal use and 17 million tonnes of CO2 emissions by June 2027 due to reduced wind and hydro output.

Important Geophysical Phenomena like Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity and Cyclones Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

7 Jul, 2026

‘El Nino set to dent India’s wind, hydropower output’, Pg14

El Nino threatens India's power grid, potentially forcing increased coal use and 17 million tonnes of CO2 emissions by June 2027 due to reduced wind and hydro output.

7 Jul, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors India and its Neighbourhood Relations Economics of Animal Rearing Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

The real crisis in India’s fisheries, Pg8

India's marine fisheries face severe inshore ecosystem degradation and unsustainable mechanised trawling, contradicting government's optimistic sustainability claims.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors India and its Neighbourhood Relations Economics of Animal Rearing Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

6 Jul, 2026

The real crisis in India’s fisheries, Pg8

India's marine fisheries face severe inshore ecosystem degradation and unsustainable mechanised trawling, contradicting government's optimistic sustainability claims.

6 Jul, 2026

Union State Relations and Federal Structure Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

India needs a second home for Asiatic lions, Pg7

Gujarat's resistance stalls Supreme Court-mandated Asiatic lion translocation to Kuno National Park, leaving the species vulnerable to extinction from a single habitat.

Union State Relations and Federal Structure Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

6 Jul, 2026

India needs a second home for Asiatic lions, Pg7

Gujarat's resistance stalls Supreme Court-mandated Asiatic lion translocation to Kuno National Park, leaving the species vulnerable to extinction from a single habitat.

6 Jul, 2026

Devolution of Powers and Finances up to Local Levels Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Conservation, Pollution and Degradation Disaster and Disaster Management

In climate fight, panchayat must partner in planning, Pg13

India's climate fight demands Gram Panchayats as planning partners, urging devolution of funds and authority to tackle local impacts and achieve NDCs.

Devolution of Powers and Finances up to Local Levels Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Conservation, Pollution and Degradation Disaster and Disaster Management

6 Jul, 2026

In climate fight, panchayat must partner in planning, Pg13

India's climate fight demands Gram Panchayats as planning partners, urging devolution of funds and authority to tackle local impacts and achieve NDCs.

6 Jul, 2026

Major Crops, Cropping Patterns and Irrigation Systems Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices Buffer Stocks and Food Security Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

Direct-seeded rice gains traction among farmers amid El Nino shadow on monsoon, Pg3

Direct-seeded rice gains traction amid El Nino, but India's rice policies, driven by MSP and subsidies, fuel environmental crisis and fiscal burden, demanding urgent reforms.

Major Crops, Cropping Patterns and Irrigation Systems Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices Buffer Stocks and Food Security Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

6 Jul, 2026

Direct-seeded rice gains traction among farmers amid El Nino shadow on monsoon, Pg3

Direct-seeded rice gains traction amid El Nino, but India's rice policies, driven by MSP and subsidies, fuel environmental crisis and fiscal burden, demanding urgent reforms.

6 Jul, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

Draft emission cut targets issued for iron, steel sector, Pg8

MoEFCC unveils draft emission targets for 255 iron, steel units, mandating 2026-27 compliance under India's Carbon Credit Trading System.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

5 Jul, 2026

Draft emission cut targets issued for iron, steel sector, Pg8

MoEFCC unveils draft emission targets for 255 iron, steel units, mandating 2026-27 compliance under India's Carbon Credit Trading System.

5 Jul, 2026

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

Bring back the tigers that once roamed Mewar, Pg12

Mewar's Kumbhalgarh tiger reserve plan sparks fierce debate, with historical records challenging MP's claim of non-traditional habitat, highlighting conservation vs. community rights.

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

5 Jul, 2026

Bring back the tigers that once roamed Mewar, Pg12

Mewar's Kumbhalgarh tiger reserve plan sparks fierce debate, with historical records challenging MP's claim of non-traditional habitat, highlighting conservation vs. community rights.

5 Jul, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Important International Institutions, Agencies and Fora Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

Backed by World Bank, Delhi draws up 7-year plan to tackle air pollution, Pg8

Delhi launches ambitious Rs 8,300 crore, 7-year 'Swachh Hawa, Swasth Delhi' plan, backed by World Bank, to drastically cut air pollution.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Important International Institutions, Agencies and Fora Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

4 Jul, 2026

Backed by World Bank, Delhi draws up 7-year plan to tackle air pollution, Pg8

Delhi launches ambitious Rs 8,300 crore, 7-year 'Swachh Hawa, Swasth Delhi' plan, backed by World Bank, to drastically cut air pollution.

4 Jul, 2026

Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

Govt's plan to revive struggling tiger reserves, Pg4

Centre unveils new roadmap to revive struggling tiger reserves, addressing uneven population growth and human-wildlife conflict across 58 sites.

Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

4 Jul, 2026

Govt's plan to revive struggling tiger reserves, Pg4

Centre unveils new roadmap to revive struggling tiger reserves, addressing uneven population growth and human-wildlife conflict across 58 sites.

4 Jul, 2026

Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Conservation, Pollution and Degradation Environmental Impact Assessment

In Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo forests, ministry's green nod for coal mining in Kente block, Pg9

Environment Ministry grants controversial clearance for Kente coal block in Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo forests, risking massive deforestation, biodiversity loss, and tribal displacement.

Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Conservation, Pollution and Degradation Environmental Impact Assessment

3 Jul, 2026

In Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo forests, ministry's green nod for coal mining in Kente block, Pg9

Environment Ministry grants controversial clearance for Kente coal block in Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo forests, risking massive deforestation, biodiversity loss, and tribal displacement.

3 Jul, 2026

Urbanization, Problems and Remedies Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

On winter air, Delhi does the right thing, Pg10

Delhi government implements proactive winter pollution strategy, imposing GRAP-like curbs from November 1 to avert public health crisis.

Urbanization, Problems and Remedies Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

3 Jul, 2026

On winter air, Delhi does the right thing, Pg10

Delhi government implements proactive winter pollution strategy, imposing GRAP-like curbs from November 1 to avert public health crisis.

3 Jul, 2026

Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India's Interests Important International Institutions, Agencies and Fora Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

U.S. administration stand dents World Bank’s climate finance targets, Pg1

U.S. pressure forces World Bank to abandon ambitious 45% climate finance targets, threatening critical projects in developing nations like India, sparking global concern.

Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India's Interests Important International Institutions, Agencies and Fora Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

2 Jul, 2026

U.S. administration stand dents World Bank’s climate finance targets, Pg1

U.S. pressure forces World Bank to abandon ambitious 45% climate finance targets, threatening critical projects in developing nations like India, sparking global concern.

2 Jul, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

In EV Policy, electrification roadmap: Cars next after 3- & 2-wheelers, Pg8

Delhi government unveils ambitious EV Policy 2026, mandating electrification for 2-wheelers, 3-wheelers, and future 4-wheelers to combat pollution.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

2 Jul, 2026

In EV Policy, electrification roadmap: Cars next after 3- & 2-wheelers, Pg8

Delhi government unveils ambitious EV Policy 2026, mandating electrification for 2-wheelers, 3-wheelers, and future 4-wheelers to combat pollution.

2 Jul, 2026

Major Crops, Cropping Patterns and Irrigation Systems Technology Missions in Agriculture Biotechnology Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

India's cotton farms need better soil, not just new GM seeds, Pg13

Expert warns India's cotton productivity collapse stems from degraded soils, urging focus on regenerative agriculture and varietal development over new GM seeds.

Major Crops, Cropping Patterns and Irrigation Systems Technology Missions in Agriculture Biotechnology Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

2 Jul, 2026

India's cotton farms need better soil, not just new GM seeds, Pg13

Expert warns India's cotton productivity collapse stems from degraded soils, urging focus on regenerative agriculture and varietal development over new GM seeds.

2 Jul, 2026

Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

Ridge set to be revived in 4 yrs, says Shah; launches campaign to plant 70 lakh trees, Pg4

Ridge set to be revived in 4 yrs, says Shah; launches campaign to plant 70 lakh trees, Pg4

India’s EV transition cannot afford to ignore retrofitment, Pg9

India’s EV transition cannot afford to ignore retrofitment, Pg9

Cool rooms and other solutions to Europe's heatwave, Pg11

Cool rooms and other solutions to Europe's heatwave, Pg11

‘Prioritise charging infra for electric 3Ws’, Pg13

‘Prioritise charging infra for electric 3Ws’, Pg13

Convention centre, museum: Nod sought for work at Indira Point, Pg1

Convention centre, museum: Nod sought for work at Indira Point, Pg1

What is the ethanol advantage?, Pg1

What is the ethanol advantage?, Pg1

‘El Nino set to dent India’s wind, hydropower output’, Pg14

‘El Nino set to dent India’s wind, hydropower output’, Pg14

The real crisis in India’s fisheries, Pg8

The real crisis in India’s fisheries, Pg8

India needs a second home for Asiatic lions, Pg7

India needs a second home for Asiatic lions, Pg7

In climate fight, panchayat must partner in planning, Pg13

In climate fight, panchayat must partner in planning, Pg13

Direct-seeded rice gains traction among farmers amid El Nino shadow on monsoon, Pg3

Direct-seeded rice gains traction among farmers amid El Nino shadow on monsoon, Pg3

Draft emission cut targets issued for iron, steel sector, Pg8

Draft emission cut targets issued for iron, steel sector, Pg8

Bring back the tigers that once roamed Mewar, Pg12

Bring back the tigers that once roamed Mewar, Pg12

Backed by World Bank, Delhi draws up 7-year plan to tackle air pollution, Pg8

Backed by World Bank, Delhi draws up 7-year plan to tackle air pollution, Pg8

Govt's plan to revive struggling tiger reserves, Pg4

Govt's plan to revive struggling tiger reserves, Pg4

In Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo forests, ministry's green nod for coal mining in Kente block, Pg9

In Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo forests, ministry's green nod for coal mining in Kente block, Pg9

On winter air, Delhi does the right thing, Pg10

On winter air, Delhi does the right thing, Pg10

U.S. administration stand dents World Bank’s climate finance targets, Pg1

U.S. administration stand dents World Bank’s climate finance targets, Pg1

In EV Policy, electrification roadmap: Cars next after 3- & 2-wheelers, Pg8

In EV Policy, electrification roadmap: Cars next after 3- & 2-wheelers, Pg8

India's cotton farms need better soil, not just new GM seeds, Pg13

India's cotton farms need better soil, not just new GM seeds, Pg13

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