The mushrooms cannot be cultivated commercially and grow in conifer forests across temperate regions, and the foothills in Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, and Jammu and Kashmir.
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The WHO Air quality guidelines recommend levels and interim targets for common air pollutants: PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, and SO2
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A collaboration of two organisations, Climate Analytics and NewClimate Institute (both are non-profit institutes), the CAT has been providing this independent analysis to policymakers since 2009.
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Greenwashing involves making an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that a company’s products are environmentally friendly
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Bodies created under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 are: National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA), Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), Central Ground Water Authority.
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The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 has been divided into six schedules. Each schedule gives a varied form of protection.
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Biorock materials are the only marine construction material that grow, get stronger with age, and are self-repairing.
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According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, 34% of our coastline is subjected to varying degrees of erosion.
Global warming is a gradual, long-term increase in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere due to the greenhouse effect where gases from various human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, trap heat from terrestrial radiation.
India has also proposed a five-point strategy (Panchamrit), which includes meeting 50% of its yearly energy demand, which is 500 GW, from renewable resources by 2030. This is the world’s largest expansion plan in renewable energy.
