{"id":24431,"date":"2026-07-23T10:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=24431"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:40:14","slug":"methane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/methane\/","title":{"rendered":"Methane"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Methane Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new study in NatureFood has found that India\u2019s rice fields now rank among world\u2019s top methane hotspots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Methane<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>hydrocarbon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that is a primary component of natural gas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>potent greenhouse gas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, responsible for about 30% of the global temperature rise since the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/industrial-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial Revolution<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the primary component of natural gas and <\/span><b>a byproduct of fossil fuel exploration.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is 86 times more <\/span><b>efficient at trapping heat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over a 20-year-period than carbon dioxide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Sources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The three major anthropogenic sources of methane emissions are\u00a0 <\/span><b>agriculture, energy, and waste sectors.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Methane<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>colourless, odourless, and highly flammable gas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, also known as marsh gas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It remains in the atmosphere for a shorter period \u2014 about 12 years \u2014 than carbon dioxide,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>traps far more heat in the near term,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it a key driver of short-term climate change, contributing 28 times more to global warming than carbon dioxide for every tonne.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/india-irrigated-rice-fields-world-top-methane-sources\/article71241002.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, responsible for about 30% of the global temperature rise since the Industrial Revolution. 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