IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -DECEMBER 22 & 23 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]
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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Amazon rainforest is reaching a dangerous tipping point News The Amazon basin is the world’s largest repository of biodiversity and produces about 20 per cent of the world’s flow of freshwater into the oceans. Threats from deforestation and burning In the recent few years, the rainforest has been under threat from deforestation and burning. Earlier this year, fires in the Amazon that were visible from space made headlines. According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), forest fires in the Brazilian part of the rainforests have doubled since 2013. It estimates an increase of over 84 per cent since last year. Until August this year, over 72,000 fires were recorded. June to December is considered to…