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YEARLY COMPILATION: 2019-20 | ENVIRONMENT | Contents 1. ECOLOGY & BIODIVERSITY ....... 01-25 Dudhwa National Park ..........................................15 Black Softshell Turtle .................................................1 Why India needs Project Dolphin? ....................16 Golden Jackal’s increase in Haryana’s ...............1 Avian Botulism in Sambhar Lake ........................16 Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary Rhinos to be re-introduced in Uttarakhand ...17 New snake species discovered in ........................2 The Asiatic Lion Census is scheduled ..............18 Arunachal Pradesh to take place New frog species discovered in Kerala ..............2 Bhitarkanika census fi nds an increase of .......18 Wild Buffalo population increases in .................3 15 saltwater crocodiles from last year Gadchiroli A Giant fi sh is declared extinct ............................19 Honey as Pollution Detector ..................................3 Diego- the giant tortoise .......................................19 East Asian Birds make Andaman stopover .......3 Highest number of wetland species in ...........20 Two Great Indian Bustards .....................................4 Kaziranga Satellite-Tagged in Rajasthan Addition of 3 Endangered Indian ......................20 Why the Hangul’s future still hangs ....................5 species to the Global Conservation List in the balance? Madhya Pradesh Radio-Tags fi rst-ever ...........21 Kaziranga National Park ...........................................5 Indian Pangolin Orchids of India: A Pictorial Guide .......................6 Arrangements for the Protection ......................22 of Wild Life Tigers under High Stress ..........................................7 Cheetah Reintroduction Project ........................22 Tiger Census ................................................................7 Houbara Bustard .......................................................23 World Elephant Day: India’s jumbos ..................8 stare at a worrying future Assam Roofed Turtle ..............................................23 Proposal to change IUCN Status of ....................9 Pakke Tiger Reserve .................................................23 some species Senna Spectabilis ......................................................24 New Frog species confi rmed .................................9 Steppe Eagle has been sighted recently ........24 New Monkey Species Discovered ......................10 near Vijayawada 18 Endangered Sharks and Rays .......................10 Malabar Tree Toad ....................................................25 Afforded Protection Gharial Conservation in India ..............................11 2. POLLUTION .............................. 26-34 What is Cryodrakon Boreas? ................................11 Menace of Stubble Burning ..................................26 2 New Ginger Species .............................................12 Air pollution is the third-highest cause ..........26 of death among all health risks in India Nilgiri Tahr’s Population up 27% in ..................12 three years in TN Sewage Treatment Plants can turn E Coli ......27 into Superbug Vulture Conservation: How the bird ................13 was saved from extinction? Ganga has a higher proportion of ....................28 anti-bacterial agents Anthrax Scare in reserve after the death .......14 of Buffaloes Plastic Pollution .........................................................28 Madhya Pradesh set to get its 7th Tiger ..........14 Pet Bottles ...................................................................29 Reserve - Ratapani Tiger Reserve Chilika Lake .................................................................30 Top fi ve largest Ramsar sites in India ................15 Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest ..........30 www.iasscore.in YEARLY COMPILATION: 2019-20 | ENVIRONMENT | SO2 Emissions .............................................................31 Global Cool Coalition ..............................................52 Lead Batteries.............................................................31 International Solar Alliance (ISA) ........................53 Nitrate Pollution ........................................................32 Global Carbon Project Report .............................54 Solid fuels and household air pollution ...........32 CITES CoP 2019 .........................................................54 Particulate Matter Emissions Trading ...............33 Global Coalition of the Willing ...........................55 on Pollinators Heavy Metals Contaminating India’s Rivers . 3 3 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to ............55 Hydrochlorofl uorocarbon (HCFC)-141 b .........33 the UN Convention to Combat Desertifi cation (UNCCD) and report on Soil Organic ................... 3. CLIMATE CHANGE .................... 35-41 Carbon (SOC) Ground Frost reported from many ...................35 Climate and Clean Air Coalition ..........................56 states of South India Basel Ban Amendment ...........................................57 Polar Vortex.................................................................35 Bonn Challenge .........................................................58 Algae Thrive under Greenland Sea Ice .............36 Emissions Gap Report 2019 ..................................59 Coral Bleaching .........................................................36 Climate Emergency CoP 25: Climatic ...............59 Sea Level Increase ....................................................37 tipping point is closer than we think The Amazon Fire .......................................................37 Ocean Deoxygenation ............................................60 Great Barrier Reef .....................................................38 MECOS 3: Global Marine Ecosystem Meet .....61 Geo-engineering .......................................................38 India Climate Report 2019 ....................................61 New IPCC report warns of a dire threat ..........39 State of India’s Birds Report 2020 ......................62 to ocean The Future of Earth, 2020 ......................................63 Climate change is already damaging ..............39 India 5th Most Polluted Country ........................63 the health of children, says Lancet report in the World Deforestation and Agriculture triggered .......40 State Energy Effi ciency Index 2019 ....................64 soil erosion 4,000 years ago Global Climate Risk Index, 2020 .........................65 Emperor Penguins would be extinct if ............41 Brown to Green Report, 2019 .............................65 climate goals are not met Zero Carbon Law.......................................................66 Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED) ...41 5. POLICIES, SCHEMES ................. 67-89 4. CONFERENCES & REPORTS ........ 42-66 & INITIATIVES Sixth National Report (NR6) on .........................42 Goa State Biodiversity Board’s Tag .....................67 Biological Diversity India and Nepal to sign the .................................67 Climate Change Performance Index 2019 ......43 transboundary agreement for ................................. India’s proposal to remove rosewood .............44 conserving tigers, rhinos and elephants from Appendix II of CITES India - Spearheading Climate Solutions ..........68 Waterbird Survey ......................................................45 Super-Effi cient Air Conditioning ........................69 Alliance to End Plastic Waste ...............................45 Programme Smart Food Executive Council .............................45 Green India Mission (GIM) ....................................70 South Asian Nitrogen Hub ....................................46 Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme ...70 Global Tiger Recovery Program .........................47 India Cooling Action Programme ......................71 13th COP of Bonn Convention ..............................47 Star Labelling Programmes...................................71 Certifi cation Standard for Sustainable ............72 Hindu Kush Himalayan Assessment Report .....48 Forest Management (SFM) India-Norway Marine Pollution Initiative ........49 Indian Forest Act, 1927 ...........................................73 UN Environment Assembly ...................................50 BS-IV and BS-VI Norms ..........................................74 Global Environment Outlook ...............................50 Adidas set to tap the Indian fi rm’s PET ...........75 Global Energy and CO2 Status Report ..............51 project to cut Virgin Plastic use www.iasscore.in YEARLY COMPILATION: 2019-20 | ENVIRONMENT | Blue Flag Challenge .................................................75 Ethanol blending .....................................................96 SATAT initiative ..........................................................76 Wastelands Atlas - 2019 ........................................97 Blue Economy ...........................................................77 Biorock or mineral accretion Technology ........97 Soil Health Card ........................................................78 Kerala bans CFL and Filament Bulbs .................98 Government releases Rs 47,436 crore .............79 Miyawaki Method of Afforestation ....................98 fund for afforestation Coastal Regulation Zone .......................................79