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PRELIMS SAMPOORNA As IAS prelims 2021 is knocking at the door, jitters and anxiety is a common emotion that an aspirant feels. But if we analyze the whole journey, these last few days act most crucial in your preparation. This is the time when one should muster all their strength and give the fi nal punch required to clear this exam. But the main task here is to consolidate the various resources that an aspirant is referring to. GS SCORE brings to you, Prelims Sampoorna, a series of all value-added resources in your prelims preparation, which will be your one-stop solution and will help in reducing your anxiety and boost your confi dence. As the name suggests, Prelims Sampoorna is a holistic program, which has 360-degree coverage of high-relevance topics. It is an outcome-driven initiative that not only gives you downloads of all resources which you need to summarize your preparation but also provides you with All India open prelims mock tests series in order to assess your learning. Let us summarize this initiative, which will include: GS Score UPSC Prelims 2021 Yearly Current Aff airs Compilation of All 9 Subjects Topic-wise Prelims Fact Files (Approx. 40) Geography Through Maps (6 Themes) Map Based Questions ALL India Open Prelims Mock Tests Series including 10 Tests Compilation of Previous Year Questions with Detailed Explanation We will be uploading all the resources on a regular basis till your prelims exam. To get the maximum benefi t of the initiative keep visiting the website. To receive all updates through notifi cation, subscribe: https://t.me/iasscore https://www.youtube.com/c/IASSCOREoffi cial/ https://www.facebook.com/iasscore https://www.instagram.com/ias_gsscore/ https://twitter.com/IASSCORE1 Contents 1. ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE .....1 of skinks ....................................................... 19 Net zero by 2060: China’s bold new carbon Death of sloth bears in Nandankanan emissions goal ................................................1 Zoological Park ............................................ 20 Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Gets Global Award for Olive Ridley sea turtles ............................... 22 Doubling Tiger Population ............................2 Gahirmatha marine sanctuary .................. 23 Eight Beaches awarded the Blue Flag Preservation of Eastern and Western Certifi cation ....................................................3 Ghats............................................................. 23 Karnataka to soon declassify forest .............4 Gaur back in Valmiki Reserve after an EIA Notifi cation 2020 .....................................4 increase in grassland cover ....................... 24 Sukhna Lake becomes a ‘living entity’ .........5 Eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) declaration First-ever World Solar Technology Summit around the Wayanad Wildlife (WSTS) ..............................................................6 Sanctuary ..................................................... 24 Identifi cation of Elephant Corridors ............7 Elephant Corridor through Sigur plateau .......................................................... 25 Marine spatial planning ................................7 2 More Wetlands in India added to list of WWF identifi es 100 cities, including 30 in ‘Recognised Sites’ under Ramsar India, facing ‘severe water risk’ by 2050 ......8 Convention ................................................... 26 Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD) .............9 China removes Pangolin scales from the The New Green Revolution: A Just list of ‘approved ingredients’ ...................... 26 Transition to Climate-Smart Crops ............10 Puntiussanctus: A new species of small India’s forests and coal mining.................. 10 Freshwater fi sh ............................................27 MiyawakiTechniqu ....................................... 12 Tristan da Cunha, declared the largest Govt notifi es BS-VI emission norms for fully protected marine reserve .................. 28 quadri-cycles ................................................ 12 Kerala: Forked Fanwort blooms in Israel accuses Iran of ‘environmental Kozhikode ..................................................... 29 terrorism’ ...................................................... 13 3. CLIMATE CHANGE ........................30 2. ECOLOGY & BIODIVERSITY ...........15 Komodo dragons could become extinct Mandarin duck – the ‘rare duck’ has soon due to climate change ...................... 30 created a fl utter in Upper Assam .............. 15 Aldabra’s coral reefs recovered faster from Tirthan sanctuary, Great Himalayan bleaching ...................................................... 30 National Park best performers among Heat Waves .................................................. 32 protected areas ........................................... 16 Largest Arctic Ozone hole closes itself India’s sandalwood trees facing threat up .................................................................. 33 from Sandalwood Spike Disease ...............16 Atmospheric methane concentration at Largest mass calving recorded by Saiga .. 17 record levels .................................................34 Snow Leapord .............................................. 18 Third Mass Bleaching ................................. 34 Conservation of the world’s seagrasses ... 18 Plastic pollution in Atlantic at least 10 Zoological Survey of India lists 62 species times worse than thought ......................... 35 www.iasscore.in Did Death Valley just hit the highest Scented products add to air pollution ...... 51 temperature recorded ever ....................... 36 The usual Stubble Burning Problem ......... 51 Harnessing the Power of India’s Forests Mud packs and other remedies to for Climate Change Mitigation .................. 36 save the Taj from pollution, age and America re-joins Paris Agreement ............ 38 insects ........................................................... 52 4. POLICIES, SCHEMES & INITIATIVES 40 7. DISASTER MANAGEMENT ..............54 National Hydrogen Mission ....................... 40 Ecological disaster at Baghjan ................... 54 Kamdhenu Deepawali Abhiyan ................. 41 New height of Mount Everest 8,848.86 Bundling scheme for Renewable metres: Nepal, China joint survey ............. 56 energy ........................................................... 41 SAFAR ............................................................ 42 8. MISCELLANEOUS ..........................56 Bio Fuel ......................................................... 43 World Turtle Day.......................................... 56 The Commission for Air Quality 5. RESOURCE CONSERVATION & Management (CAQM) ................................ 57 MANAGEMENT ............................. 45 Worldwide legal wildlife trade increased by 2000% ...................................................... 58 Hydrogen can cut global greenhouse gas emissions ..................................................... 45 Jammu’s Chipko moment: protest against a plan to chop trees in Raika ........ 58 Conserving the Western Ghats ................. 46 World Wildlife Day 2021 ............................. 59 Black carbon deposits on Himalayan Glaciers ......................................................... 47 Illegal Trade of Red Panda ......................... 60 Rare earth metals used in clean energy Red Panda .................................................... 60 technologies ................................................ 48 Tale of China’s illegal trade ........................ 61 UNESCO-IOC Tsunami-Ready 6. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION .......49 Recognition to Odisha Communities ........61 Indoor pollution is as deadly as its outdoor World Tiger Day ........................................... 62 counterpart .................................................. 49 Desertifi cation and Drought Day .............. 63 Presence of mercury in birds near thermal power plants paves way for International Day of Clean Air for modern analysis .......................................... 50 blue skies...................................................... 64 www.iasscore.in ENVIRONMENTAL 1 GOVERNANCE 1 Net zero by 2060: China’s bold new carbon emissions goal Context: In a latest announcement, China has announced it plans to boost country’s Paris climate accord target and called for a green revolu on. What is net zero? While there is no standard defi ni on of net zero, the broad understanding is that it involves a combina on of approaches targeted at reducing and removing emissions. The idea is to maintain a balance between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced and removed from the atmosphere. Carbon neutrality The term “carbon neutrality” means releasing no additional CO2 into the atmosphere. Though technically it allows countries to keep emitting if they ensure that an equal amount is captured again in some form. Background China’s announcement came just minutes after US President Donald Trump blasted Beijing for “rampant pollution”. " The US and China have been hit this year by extreme weather of the kind predicted by scientists to accompany climate change. " In China, heavy rains over the summer unleashed the most punishing fl ood season in about 30 years, while the US is facing one of its busiest hurricane seasons at the same time that record wildfi res ravage western states. European offi cials were also expected to press China to toughen its climate goals. The EU wanted Chinese emissions to