by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 3, 2021 | Ecology and Environment
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a practice and a policy approach in which the responsibility for management of the disposal of products is borne by the producers after the products are used and are no longer useful. This responsibility may be fiscal,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 3, 2021 | Ecology and Environment
The Climate Research and Services (CRS) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘Statement on Climate of India during 2020’ in January 2021. As per the statement, 2020 was the eighth warmest year on record since nation-wide records started in 1901, on...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 2, 2021 | Ecology and Environment
The Supreme Court, on November 22, 2020, upheld an Allahabad High Court order granting immunity from investigation and prosecution if one declared illegal acquisition or possession of exotic wildlife species between June and December 2020. Earlier, an amnesty scheme...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 2, 2021 | Ecology and Environment
The Ramnagar Forest Division in Nainital district, Uttarakhand, has constructed its first ‘eco-bridge’ across Kaladhungi Nainital Highway (in Kala Dungri range). It is meant to save reptiles and smaller mammals from vehicular accidents while crossing the road,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Feb 27, 2021 | Ecology and Environment
Over 75 per cent of districts in India are hotspots of extreme climate events, according to a report by the Delhi-based Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) released on December 10, 2020. The report titled ‘Preparing India for Extreme Climate Events’ states...
by Team Spectrum Books | Feb 27, 2021 | Ecology and Environment
Ganga Survey Phase 2 Results In early November 2020, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) announced the result of the second phase of its survey of the entire main stem of the Ganga river, i.e., the main river without its tributaries. It declared that some 49 per...
