ENVIRONMENT Flashcards
In which year did Environment Protect Act brought about?
1986
It is ___________________________ duty of every citizen to protect the environment. Also name the articles.
Fundamental, Article 51- A, 47, 48, 48- A
Environment Protection Act was enacted after which UN conference
UN conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in the year June 1972
When was EPA last amended
1991
What are Milankovitch oscillations
reason for climate change. something to do with sun’s surface.
Name the greenhouse gasses
- Water vapour
- carbon Dioxide
- methane
- Nitrous Oxide
- Ozone
Fluorinated gasses are released through
Industrial processes
Highest emission of CO2 (countries)
China> US> India
Per capita emission of CO2
Saudi Arabia> Australia> US> Canada
In which layer is Ozone gas found?
Stratosphere
Ozone is measured in
Dobson Unit
The ozone hole is where?
Above Antarctica
which treaty was signed keeping in mind the ozone hole
Montreal Treaty in 1987
When is World Environment Day celebrated
5th June (1974)
The theme for 2018 Environment Day was
Beat Plastic Pollution
The theme for the 2019 environment day
Biodiversity (Columbia in partnership with Germany)
which country will host 2020 environment day and what will be the theme
Columbia with the partnership of Germany, thetheme being Biodiversity
United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change was adopted where and when
Earth Summit Rio De Jenerio , in the year 9 May 1992
Rio declaration consists of
27 principles
Rio Summit came into force in the year
21 March 1994
What is IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Kyoto Protocol was adopted in the year
11 December 1997
Kyoto Protocol made boundations for nations for the time period?
2008- 2012
Paris Agreement was adopted in the year?
2015
Earth Summit was held where and in which year?
Johannesburg, 2002
Earth Summit was nicknamed as
Rio 10 +
MDG was a result of which summit?
Rio Summit
Rio 2012, Rio + 20 is called
Earth Summit 2012
Earth Summit 2012 was hosted by which country
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Kyoto Protocol applies to 6 greenhouse gases
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride
amendment to Kyoto Protocol is
Doha amendment in 2012
What happens after second commitment to Doha ammendments
Paris Agreement in 2015
What are India’s commitment to Paris Agreement
- Share of non- fossil fuel in the total installed capacity to be 40 % by 2030.
- Emission intensity of GDP to reduce by 33- 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels.
- To create additional carbon sink of 2.5- 3 billion tonnes of CO2 through additional forest cover by 2030 to India.
Montreal Agreement is responsible for
ozone
Montreal Agreement
1987
Kigali Agreement is an amendment to
Montreal Agreement
When did Kigali Agreement come into effect
1st January 2019
Kigali was signed by _____________ counties
65
Cancun Agreement was signed in which year
2010
Paris Agreement was adopted in
2015
Bali Action plan was initiated in
2007
NAPCC has how many missions and when was it established.
2008, has 8 missions
Cartagena Protocol is about
Biosafety, Biological Diversity
Nagoya Protocol
Genetic Resources
India enacted the biodiversity act in
2002
UNCCD is
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
International Solar Alliance, what is India’s pledge
installation of 100GW by 2022 and reduction in emission intensity by 33- 35% by 2030
Paris Summit’s India Pledge said
40% of its electricity generation capacity from non- fossil sources by 2030
COP 14 was held when
New Delhi in September 2019
MDG ‘s no of goals, for which year?,
8, for 2015
SDGs replaced by MDGs in
the year 2016
no of targets for MDG
21
No Of Targets for SDG
169
___________ has been authorizing SDG
Niti Ayog
Air ( prevention and control of pollution) Act came into force when?
1981
Natural resources create ____________ % of the nitrous oxide emissions
62
Benzene is part of ___________
VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds
particulate matter of ____________micrometer or less are harmful
PM 2.5
5 chief pollutants
Particulate matter with a diameter less than 10 micrometer, Particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometer, Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide
water act was made in
1974
Ganga Action Plan was launched in
1984
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
2016
Jal Shakti
2019
Swatch Bharat Abhiyan was launched in
2016
updated biomedical waste management rule
2016
