Survey on Severe Heatwaves in India
A survey was conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and CVoter from December 5, 2024, to February 18, 2025, to understand the impact of climate change related events.
The survey focused on the experiences of Indians regarding severe heatwaves over the preceding 12 months.
The results indicated that a significant majority of the population faced extreme heat. Specifically, 71% of Indians reported experiencing severe heatwaves.
Important Questions from Environment
- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recently categorized the Red Sanders (Red Sandalwood) into
How many Ramsar conservation have been enlisted from India so far? (as of 2019)
In 2019, Harsh Vardhan, the union minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP). On which day was ICAP released?
The Mission of the Ramsar Convention is to conserve __________.
In June 2022, the Supreme Court directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum ______ starting from their demarcated boundaries.
