CURRENT AFFAIRS

Gas flaring is a long-standing but under-addressed environmental concern in the global energy sector. 

The 81st Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association and the World Air Transport Summit (WATS) will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from June 1 to 3. The meeting is being held in India after a gap of 42 years.

On May 28, 2025, a huge chunk of the Birch Glacier broke off and slid down the mountain slope in the alpine village of Blatten, located in the Lötschental Valley in southern Switzerland, burying nearly 90% of the village under debris.

The Carbonate Compensation Depth (CCD) is a specific depth in the ocean below which calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) dissolves faster than it accumulates, meaning no calcium carbonate sediments can build up on the seafloor.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has recently developed an innovative hydrogel that can effectively remove and degrade microplastics from water sources. 

As the world grapples with the mounting crisis of plastic pollution, smallholder farmers in Nagaland, India, have taken a commendable step toward environmental sustainability. 

In the recent report titled “The Arctic’s Plastic Crisis: Toxic Threats to Health, Human Rights, and Indigenous Lands from the Petrochemical Industry,” two major environmental organizations have raised serious concerns.

Aquatic Deoxygenation (AD) is gaining global attention as scientists and environmental experts call for its recognition as a new planetary boundary. 

With the graduation of the first batch of 17 women cadets from the National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune on May 29, 2025, a historic step was taken towards gender equality in the Indian Army.

Soil health forms the foundation of agricultural sustainability, food security, and ecological balance.