Environment

Question 1

2 New Blue Flag Beaches

Answer 1

Minicoy Thundi beach and Kadmat beach -Lakshadeep

Question 2

PM pledges

Answer 2

net zero by 2070
500gw by 2030
50% from RE by 2030
carbon intensity of economy reduce by 45%
carbon emissions by 1bl tonnes

Question 3

COP 27

Answer 3

1.Inclusion of Loss and Damage Funding-already severely affected by the climate change
2.Mangrove Alliance for Climate-joined MAC are India, Australia, Japan, Spain, and
Sri Lanka-Mangroves are distributed-123 countries
3.Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE), which was proposed by Indian Prime Minister,
also a part of the agenda
4.Executive Action Plan of Early Warnings for All-still not accessible to 33 per cent of the global
population.
-Just 24 hours’ notice of an impending disaster event can minimise damage by 30
per cent

Question 4

Indian Black Honeybee

Answer 4

Western Ghats -discovered-Apis karinjodian-Apis indica in 1798 -species discrimination in honeybees termed ‘Radio-Medial Index (RMI)-only a single species, Apis cerana was noted-new find has increased the species of honeybees in the world to 11

Question 5

Glaciers under threat

Answer 5

UNESCO study, one third of the glaciers on the UNESCO World
Heritage list are under threat.

Question 6

Global Carbon Budget 2022

Answer 6

Global Carbon Project –India accounted to 7 per cent of the global carbon emissions-India is ranked third globally in terms of gross emission volume and ranked very
low in per capita emissions.

Question 7

Long Term-Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS)

Answer 7

at COP27-national hydrogen mission 2021:india a green hydrogen hub-3 fold increase nuclear cap by 2032-ethanol blending by 20% by 2025

Question 8

“In Our LiFEtime” campaign

Answer 8

National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)-recognize youth between the ages of 18 to 23 years

Question 9

Global Shield Plan

Answer 9

Group of 7 (G7) and the V20 group of climate-vulnerable countries-complement Loss and damage-

Question 10

The Methane Alert and Response System (MARS)

Answer 10

part of the UNEP International Methane Emissions Observatory
(IMEO) strategy-satelite-e (IPCC), the world
must cut methane emissions by at least 30 % by 2030.

Question 11

LeadIT Summit

Answer 11

low carbon
transition to abate the industrial sector-india and Sweden-support
from the World Economic Forum (WEF) -secretariat is hosted by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden

Question 11

LeadIT Summit

Answer 11

low carbon
transition to abate the industrial sector-india and Sweden-support
from the World Economic Forum (WEF) -secretariat is hosted by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden

Question 12

India’s Cold Chain Project

Answer 12

Food loss and waste also accounted for 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions
(GHG).

Question 13

India’s First Sovereign Green Bonds Framework

Answer 13

companies, countries and multilateral organisations
to exclusively fund projects that have positive environmental

Question 14

Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund

Answer 14

by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)-assistance from the UNDP
and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)-managed by the United Nation Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office
(UN MPTFO) in New York-(CDRI) was launched in 2019 by
Indian Prime Minister at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York

Question 15

World Wildlife Trade Report

Answer 15

e 19th Conference of
Parties to CITES held at Panama City.
-Asia and Europe are the top exporters and importers of wildlife trad