Gist of Editorials: Further Stressed by Thermal Power (The Hindu) | GS – III
CWMI will boost the country’s water achievements by fostering the spirit of ‘competitive and cooperative federalism’ among states.
Editorial Simplified: Further Stressed by Thermal Power | GS – III
The Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) by the NITI Aayog, which was released this June, shows that 600 million people face high to extreme water stress in India.
Editorial Simplified: A Passage to Clean Air | GS – III
Globally, rapid economic and social development has resulted in severe air pollution that kills around 7 million people every year, and India is home to 14 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities.
Gist of Editorials: A Passage to Clean Air (Indian Express) | GS – III
India is home to 14 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities. To win the battle against air pollution, India needs a comprehensive action plan for the whole year and not just Diwali.
Editorial Simplified: Choked by Smog | GS – III
Air pollution is choking several cities in the northern States once again, as changes in temperature and slowing winds trap soot, dust and fine particulate matter.
Editorial Simplified: Unclogging Our Oceans | GS – III
Recently around 600 Sea turtles got entangled in ghost gear near the Maldives, of which 528 were Olive Ridleys — the same species that come in thousands to Odisha’s coasts to nest.
Editorial Simplified: Another Warning on Warming | GS – III
If nations do not mount a strenuous response against climate change, average global temperatures, which have already crossed 1°C, are likely to cross the 1.5°C mark around 2040. The window of opportunity to take action is very small and closing fast.
Editorial Simplified: The 1.5°C Challenge | GS – III
The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found that a more than 1.5°C warming will be precarious, and a 2°C rise would be catastrophic.
Editorial Simplified: Going Green Bottom Up | GS – III
President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement had created a lot of uncertainty, with the US being a major carbon emitter. A successful GCAS 2018 will now help reassure the international community that this will not decelerate the “decarbonisation” movement.
Editorial Simplified: Next Steps at Gir | GS – III
The magnificent Asiatic lion is under threat. Twenty-three lions have died in as many days in the eastern part of Gujarat’s Gir sanctuary. While mass mortalities in wildlife are always a cause for concern, this case is even more worrisome as the big cat population in Gujarat is the last of the Asiatic lions in the wild.
