29-10-22 Daily-Karnataka-KPSC Current Affairs

The NGT principal bench in New Delhi has been, for eight years, supervising compliance with earlier directions issued by The Supreme Court regarding the handling of solid waste and sewage management. In its order on Thursday, the tribunal noted that the steps taken by the Karnataka government in handling solid and liquid waste have been “inadequate”, which caused heavy damage to the Environment and public Health.

Assessing the extent of damage and estimating compensation on the ‘Polluter Pays’ principle for restoration of the environment, NGT initially estimated compensation payable at Rs 3,400 crore. But NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered a deduction of Rs 500 crore levied on Monday for damage to the Chandapura Lake in Electronics City, Bengaluru.

The glyphosate is a popular herbicide in India. Its usage became popular in the country after the illegal cultivation of Ht BT started. It is mainly used in tea plantations to control the Growth of unwanted Plants.

Glyphosate is an herbicide that is applied on the leaves to kill both broadleaf plants and Grasses. It is a non-selective herbicide that can kill almost all plants by stopping them from producing specific proteins required for their growth. Sodium salt form of this herbicide is used to regulate the plants growth and ripen specific crops.

The Terai Elephant Reserve will be developed in the joint forest areas of Dudhwa and Piliphit tiger reserve. This will cover the conservation of four wild species including tiger, Asian elephant, swamp deer, and one-horned rhinoceros.

Russia recently pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Deal, which was launched to mitigate food caused by conflict in Ukraine.

Ukraine and Russia account for roughly 30 per cent of the worlds exported wheat and barley, one fifth of its maize, and over half of its sunflower oil.

Russia is also the worlds largest exporter of Fertilizers, accounting for 15 per cent of global exports.

The Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed by the UN, Ukraine, Russia and Trkiye during a ceremony in Istanbul in July. Under the deal, ships transporting grain from three Ukrainian Ports travel along an agreed corridor to markets worldwide

The country marked a 3% rise in the rate of deforestation in 2021 compared to the baseline 2018-2020.

Forest Declaration Assessment publishes annual updates on progress toward global forest goals.

Recently, the 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment was published, showing that the<a href="https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/deforestation-in-cerrado-Brazil“>Deforestationrates worldwide declined only modestly in 2021 by 6.3 % compared to the 2018-20 baseline.