Top 10 Environment Current Affairs for IAS UPSC Aspirants
Environment Current Affairs 1 - India first time ranked among top ten in Climate Change Performance Index India, for the first time, was ranked among the top ten in the Climate Change Performance Index, CCPI, which goes further to prove that all efforts and activities being currently undertaken by the government are setting a tone of vast improvements. Government aimed to increase the share of non-fossil fuels to 175 GigaWatt by 2022 and further take it to 450 GW. India is among few countries in the world where forest cover is consistently increasing. The total forest and tree cover rises to over 24% of the total geographical area of the Country. 2 - Total tree, forest cover increased by 5,188 square kilometres in two years The total tree and forest cover increased by 5,188 square kilometres since 2017 and it has covered around 25% of the geographical area of the country. Karnataka topped the forest survey of India report of states followed by Andhra Pradesh and Kerala in terms of incr...