science Flashcards
India joins global movement to illuminate ____landmarks across world to raise awareness on
Neglected Tropical Diseases
India joins global movement to illuminate 100 landmarks across world to raise awareness on
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Forests ‘outside recorded forest area’ that account for __% of India‘s forest cover
Forests ‘outside recorded forest area’ that account for 28% of India‘s forest cover
________, director general of
Forest Survey of India (FSI),
Anoop Singh, director general of
Forest Survey of India (FSI),
increase in forest cover of ___% between 2019 to 2021 has been
outside recorded forests which is mainly plantations and orchards.
increase in forest cover of 0.22% between 2019 to 2021 has been
outside recorded forests which is mainly plantations and orchards.
giant pristine coral reef discovered off _______
Giant pristine coral reef discovered off Tahiti
India ranks ____ globally in forest area gain
India has increased its forest area in the past decade and ranks third globally in average annual net gain in
forest area from 2010-2020, the Department of Economic Affairs said in the annual Economic Survey.
India added an average of ______ hectares of additional forest area every year during the period. Forests
covered __% of India‘s total geographical area accounting for _% of the world‘s total forest area in 2020,
India added an average of 2,66,000 hectares of additional forest area every year during the period. Forests
covered 24% of India‘s total geographical area accounting for 2% of the world‘s total forest area in 2020,
The top 10 countries account for __% of the world‘s forest area. Of these Brazil (59%), Peru (57%),
Democratic Republic of Congo (56%) and Russia (50%) have half or more of their total geographical area
under forests.
The top 10 countries account for 66% of the world‘s forest area. Of these Brazil (59%), Peru (57%),
Democratic Republic of Congo (56%) and Russia (50%) have half or more of their total geographical area
under forests.
Madhya Pradesh with __% of India‘s total forest cover, had the largest area under
forests in 2021, followed by Arunachal Pradesh (9%), Chhattisgarh (8%), Odisha (7%) and Maharashtra (7%).
Madhya Pradesh with 11% of India‘s total forest cover, had the largest area under
forests in 2021, followed by Arunachal Pradesh (9%), Chhattisgarh (8%), Odisha (7%) and Maharashtra (7%).
Mizoram (__%), Arunachal Pradesh (___%), Meghalaya (___%), Manipur (____%) and Nagaland (____%) were
the top five States in terms of highest proportion of forest cover to the geographical area of the State in
2021.
Mizoram (85%), Arunachal Pradesh (79%), Meghalaya (76%), Manipur (74%) and Nagaland (74%) were
the top five States in terms of highest proportion of forest cover to the geographical area of the State in
2021.
NASA selects two missions to help better understand earth-sun environment. Name them
Multi slit solar explorer (MUSE) and Helioswarm
___________ has chosen_______to become India‘s first city to develop an urban cooling action plan to combat extreme heat and bring solutions for sustainable cooling.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has chosen Rajkot to become India‘s first city to
develop an urban cooling action plan to combat extreme heat and bring solutions for sustainable cooling.
UNEP
FOUNDED IN-
HQ-
DIRECTOR-
1972
Nairobi, Kenya
Inger Anderson
_________ first in India to achieve GRI South Asia charter member statu
Adani Green first in India to achieve GRI South Asia charter member statu
India‘s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant is coming up in the ______ district of
________
India‘s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant is coming up in the Khandwa district of
Madhya Pradesh
________, new angel shark species from Panama
Squatina mapama, new angel shark species from Panama
Scientists set new record in creating energy from nuclear fusion
where-
amt of energy produced-
Joint European Torus (JET), Oxford, UK
59 MJ
_______ becomes first country to introduce WHO training for dementia caregivers
Malta becomes first country to introduce WHO training for dementia caregivers
__________ has listed koalas as endangered species
Australia has listed koalas as endangered species
ISRO places _________ satellites in orbit in first launch of 2022
launch rocket:
satellite launched:
Co-passenger satellites ________ and ________
satellite launched for bhutan:
ISRO places three satellites in orbit in first launch of 2022
launch rocket: PSLV-C52
satellite launched: EOS-04
Co-passenger satellites INSPIREsat-1 and INS-2TD
satellite launched: INS-2B
Launch Vehicle specialist ______________ becomes chief of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Launch Vehicle specialist Unnikrishnan Nair becomes chief of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
SpaceX engineer __________ to be among crew of new space mission announced by Billionarie Jared Isaacman
SpaceX engineer Anna Menon to be among crew of new space mission
_______ first Indian city to pilot urban cooling action plan announced by UNEP
Rajkot first Indian city to pilot urban cooling action plan
India to set up first IIT abroad in ____ as part of latest trade deal
India to set up first IIT abroad in UAE as part of latest trade deal
