Cabinet nod for 10,000 electric buses in 169 cities Context The Union Cabinet adopted a plan on Wednesday to increase the number of city bus services nationwide by 10,000 e-buses and to strengthen urban infrastructure as part of green mobility measures, with an emphasis on […]
Ken-Betwa River interlinking project #GS-01 Geography, #GS-03 Infrastructure, Environment Conservation For Prelims Ken-Betwa River interlinking project The Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken River in MP to Betwa River in UP to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region. The water […]
Eco-Sensitive Zones #GS-03 Environment Conservation For Prelims ESZ Eco-Sensitive Zones or Ecologically Fragile Areas are notified areas within 10 kms around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. ESZs are demarcated under Environment Protection Act 1986 by MoEFCC, Government of India. Eco-sensitive zones around protected […]
Ozone layer is healing #GS-03 Environment Conservation For Prelims Ozone Ozone (O3) is a highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms and is much less stable than its diatomic allotrope O2. Ozone can be found as both naturally occurring and as a man-made Natural […]