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Contents
West Antarctic Ice Sheet warming rapidly.................................................................................................... 11
ICT industry produces 830 million tonnes of CO2 ...................................................................................... 11
MP identifies 17 eco-sensitive zones around sanctuaries............................................................................. 11
MoEF asks all states to declare eco sensitive zones around national parks, sanctuaries by Feb 15, 2013 12
Source of Iodine oxide gas responsible for destruction of ozone over oceans identified.......................... 13
Air pollution in Beijing reaches to dangerous levels .................................................................................... 13
National Green Tribunal orders halt to all constructions going in Noida and Greater Noida................. 14
Panna Tiger Reserve of MP undergoes vulture population estimation ..................................................... 14
‘Green Kumbh Mela’ ........................................................................................................................................ 14
PMO forms executive panel on implementing the 8 missions of the NAPCC .......................................... 15
Rare Whooper Swan spotted after 113 years in Himachal .......................................................................... 16
Thinning of Ozone has altered ocean circulation: Study ............................................................................. 17
MoEF sets up committee to study legal cover for elephant habitats........................................................... 17
Fact Box: Dongria Kondh tribe....................................................................................................................... 18
Fact Box: Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ..................................................................................... 19
India, UK sign pact on boosting co-operation in Earth Sciences ................................................................ 20
Compost Plant in New Delhi is first composting plant in India to get carbon credits from UNFCCC .. 21
Central assistance of Rs. 41 Crore to protect Pashmina Goats.................................................................... 22
North Island of New Zealand hit by worst drought in 30 years .................................................................. 22
Fact Box: CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) ....................................... 22
Fish with high cesium level found near Fukushima plant ........................................................................... 23
Green Tribunal prohibits roads construction, cutting of trees in Aravallis ............................................... 23
2013 designated as the UN International Year of Water Cooperation by UNGA .................................... 23
Great Indian one-horned Rhinoceros’ population rises in Kaziranga: Census .......................................... 24
Biogas plant commissioned on the Kerala Government Secretariat campus ............................................. 24
Research anticipates Arctic to be 50% greener in coming decades.............................................................. 24
Supreme Court orders transfer of some Asiatic Lions from Gujarat’s Gir to MP’s Kuno ........................ 25
Fact Box: K. Kasturirangan High-Level Working Group............................................................................ 26
Supreme Court cancels Karnataka’s all 49 mining leases ............................................................................. 27
Expert committee: “exact co-relation between radiation of communication towers and health of
wildlife is so far not established”..................................................................................................................... 28
Ahmedabad becomes first city in South Asia to launch a heat wave preparation and warning system .. 28
India’s over one-fourth land hit by desertification: Report.......................................................................... 29
EU to Restrict ‘Bee-Harming’ Pesticides ........................................................................................................ 30
Bombay HC directs Maharashtra govt to release water into Jayakwadi dam............................................. 30
Fact Box: Top 15 countries with gigantic Oil Reserves................................................................................ 31
Wildlife biologist Aparajita Datt wins Whitley Award “Green Oscars” for her “Hornbill” project......... 32
Supreme Court allows the functioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant .......................................... 33
Vice-President inaugurates iCED in Jaipur ................................................................................................... 34

Government mulls to ban trade of peacock feathers .................................................................................... 34

Acidification on the rise in Arctic Ocean....................................................................................................... 35
Kerala against creation of buffer zone in any populated area suggested in Western Ghats Report........ 36
Gold nanoparticles to aid efficient drug delivery and diagnostics............................................................... 38
Fact Box: Green Energy Corridor Project; Government plans to invest Rs 43,000 Crore in the project38
Frozen plants from Little Ice Age revived ..................................................................................................... 39
India, US & Australia will collaborate to develop climate-resilient crops .................................................. 39
Archaeopteryx regains Bird status.................................................................................................................. 40
IFC provides $5 million funds to NSL Renewable Power ........................................................................... 41
Madhya Pradesh govt to listen to oustees of the Omkareshwar dam project ............................................ 41
Union Government approves National Oil Spill Contingency Plan ........................................................... 42
Uttarakhand CM opposes declaring Gomukh-Gangotri as eco-sensitive zone ......................................... 42
ONGC adopts six monuments under Campaign Clean India ...................................................................... 43
World Environment Day Observed globally with the theme: “Think. Eat. Save- Reduce Your
Foodprint”......................................................................................................................................................... 43
World Oceans Day observed on June 8, 2013 ............................................................................................... 44
Number of Royal Bengal Tiger in Sudarbans exceeds 2011 census estimates............................................ 44
Renewable energy transmission corridors to be set up in Tamil Nadu ...................................................... 44
Cabinet approves IWMP as a flagship programme ...................................................................................... 45
V K Duggal appointed as nodal officer for relief & rescue operations in Uttarakhand............................. 46
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS): NASA launches satellite to study Sun’s atmosphere .... 47
India imposes ban on testing of cosmetics on animals ................................................................................. 47
Curb sale of adulterated milk: Supreme Court to State govts...................................................................... 48
Man-made factors to blame Uttarakhand Floods: Environmentalists........................................................ 48
Ghaziabad, Allahabad most polluted in Uttar Pradesh: Survey ................................................................... 49
Himachal Pradesh becomes country’s first ‘smoke-free’ State...................................................................... 50
Experts highlight potential of cassava as biofuel crop .................................................................................. 51
Great Barrier Reef in ‘poor’ health, admits Australia.................................................................................... 51
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, States on disaster management ................................................... 52
India and ADB Sign an Agreement for Gujarat Solar Power Transmission System................................. 52
Two US Jets drops bombs on Great Barrier Reef Marine Park................................................................... 53
Campaign Clean India adopts Taj Mahal....................................................................................................... 54
Ford becomes the first automaker to join India Greenhouse Gas Reporting (GHG) Program ............... 54
E-surveillance to monitor various tiger habitats........................................................................................... 56
Pacific Marshall Islands under threat of climate catastrophe....................................................................... 57
Research links Climate Change to Human Conflict ..................................................................................... 58
China unveils first Giant Panda channel........................................................................................................ 58
Environmental activists oppose Mithi Virdi Nuclear Plant......................................................................... 59
Wildlife Protection Amendment Bill 2013 introduced in Rajya Sabha ...................................................... 59
Environment Ministry’s panel finds illegal sand mining in Gautam Buddh Nagar................................... 60
Scientist Vinod Prakash Sharma honored with Gujar Mal Modi award .................................................... 60

Government to set up an independent Coal Regulatory Authority............................................................ 60

Extinction of large animals “Megafauna” damaged nutrient distribution system...................................... 61
Sikkim is India’s greenest state........................................................................................................................ 61
MoE slaps Rs 200 crore penalty on Adani group .......................................................................................... 62
Montreal Protocol helps reduce the size of hole in Ozone .......................................................................... 62
Indian scientists undertake earthquake prediction research, measure the ‘Deccan Trap’......................... 63
Govt to set up world’s largest solar power plant in Rajasthan..................................................................... 63
Three members of National Ganga River Basin Authority resign.............................................................. 64
“Rock Wrens” – a species makes comeback from extinction through Conservation Project................... 65
NGT bans digging of earth across the country.............................................................................................. 65
IPCC report: Humans are dominant cause of Global Warming ................................................................. 66
Acidification and overexploitation pushing marine life to mass extinction: IPSO.................................... 67
Apex court upheld Green Tribunal order on WGEEP report..................................................................... 67
‘Great Indian Bustard’ in critically endangered stage.................................................................................... 73
Outdoor Air Pollution a Leading Environmental Cause of Cancer Deaths: IARC ................................... 73
G. B. Pradhan is the new Chairperson of the CERC .................................................................................... 74
Prof. Ravi Chopra Expert panel to study the impact of Hydro-projects in Uttarakhand.......................... 74
Odisha imposes fishing ban to protect nests of endagered Olive Ridley sea turtles .................................. 75
Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) gets nod from CCEA............................................... 76
India’s climate negotiation strategy to put emission-cut burden on developed countries........................ 76
Haiyan, most power typhoon ever, batters Philippines................................................................................ 77
NGT issues notice to Ministry of Environment on idol immersion........................................................... 78
India wins significant support on the issue of emission cuts affecting farmers: Warsaw Climate talks . 78
India against forcing developing countries to review their voluntary emission cuts: Warsaw Climate
talks.................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Greenpeace to protest arrests of activists by Russia ..................................................................................... 80
COP-19 climate talks at Warsaw concludes .................................................................................................. 80
‘Operation Oliver’ to conserve vulnerable turtles ......................................................................................... 81
Cyclone Lehar moving towards Andhra Pradesh ......................................................................................... 82
Another Tiger Reserve to come up in Maharashtra..................................................................................... 82
PFBTA: Newly discovered greenhouse gas ‘7,000 times more potent than CO2ѫ ..................................... 83
The coldest place on Earth is in East Antarctica ........................................................................................... 84
NGT banned burning of plastic, rubber across the country ........................................................................ 84
Western Ghats: Nod for farming activities by Ministry of Environment & Forests ................................ 85
M. Veerappa Moily is the new Environment and Forests Minister ........................................................... 86
Himachal High court bans on food in plastic packs ...................................................................................... 86
PETA’s Person of the Year: Dr Shashi Tharoor............................................................................................ 86
Study: Mangroves in Florida expanding poleward ....................................................................................... 87
Moclic software – can predict weather .......................................................................................................... 88
Scientists spot rare Indian Pitta after 60 years............................................................................................... 88
Global Warming: Gangotri glacier is shrinking ........................................................................................... 88

Supreme Court directs Centre to set up National Regulator for granting all Green Clearances ............. 89
POSCO’s steel plant gets environmental clearance....................................................................................... 90
CCEA approved Capacity Building Scheme and Rajiv Gandhi Institute for climate change ................... 91
India ranked 155th on Yale’s Environmental Performance Index (EPI)..................................................... 91
Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE)........................................................................................... 92
National Green Tribunal (NGT) bans on burning tyres in Public Places................................................... 93
Dr. Marco Lambertini: New Director-General of WWF International .................................................... 94
Vizag Zoo: Soon, India’s first breeding centre for wild dogs (Dhole)......................................................... 95
Study: Fertilization destabilizes Global Grassland Ecosystems.................................................................... 95
“Indira Paryavaran Bhawan” inaugurated by Dr. Manmohan Singh .......................................................... 96
Indian-origin men win Heinz Awards in US ................................................................................................ 97
India’s Largest Solar Power Plant launched in Madhya Pradesh ................................................................. 98
Mr. Chandi Prasad Bhatt: Eminent Gandhian and environmentalist selected for Gandhi Peace Prize
2013 ................................................................................................................................................................... 98
Mysterious four new man-made Ozone-Killing gases discovered.............................................................. 99
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 15 bird species from India are in critically endangered list...... 100
“Great Eared Nightjar” spotted first time in Kollam’s Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary .......................... 101
U.S. – India Energy Dialogue 2014 to advance clean energy access: Promoting Energy Access through
Clean Energy (PEACE) .................................................................................................................................. 102
Environmentalist Ms. Almitra Patel............................................................................................................. 103
“Indian Rhino Vision (IRV) 2020”-Launched by WHO-India to protect Vulnerable Rhinos ............... 103
Climate change may lead India to war: UN report ..................................................................................... 104
Polo, India’s only gorilla, breaths his last ..................................................................................................... 105
“SOLAR-JET”: An EU project makes “solar” kerosene from sunlight ...................................................... 106
‘Net Metering’: An innovation to slash electricity bills .............................................................................. 106
El Nino effect may shrink India’s GDP by 1.75%: Assocham..................................................................... 107
Biologists discover 14 new ‘Dancing Frog’ species in Western Ghats...................................................... 108
Olive Ridley Conservation programme restarted after nearly 25 years.................................................... 108
Ranchis’ Kanke Dam endangered by waste ................................................................................................. 109
RhoDIS: DNA-based tool to probe poaching.............................................................................................. 109
Obama administration demonstrates historic rules to cut coal pollution by 30% ................................... 109
Environment clearance to Navy’s Project Seabird (Karwar naval base) ................................................... 110
Cyclone Nanauk moves towards Oman, monsoon to reach Maharashtra, Gujarat in few days ............ 111
Gujarat gets NCA approval to raise height of Narmada Dam.................................................................... 111
Japan kills 30 minke whales despite ICJ order............................................................................................. 112
Scientists locate massive underground water reservoir, ‘three times’ the size of Earth’s oceans ........... 112
IUCN releases Red List of Threatened Species – FIFA World Cup 2014 mascot “Brazilian three-
banded Armadillo” enlisted as Vulnerable ................................................................................................... 113
DLF is India’s first realty company to get ISO 9001: 2008 certification ................................................... 114
NTPC seeks revocation of ban on Lata Tapovan Hydro Power Project................................................... 115

June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification observed with the theme “Land Belongs to the Future –
Let’s Climate Proof It”.................................................................................................................................... 115
Delhi is India’s first kerosene-free city ......................................................................................................... 116
Government sets up Panel to design National Rubber Policy ................................................................... 117
“Project Mausam”: Culture Ministry initiative to explore multi-faceted Indian Ocean.......................... 117
Understanding the collusion between El Nino and Monsoon................................................................... 117
Bor Wildlife Sanctuary: India’s 47th Tiger Reserve ................................................................................... 119
Study shows whales are “ecosystem engineers”........................................................................................... 119
Typhoon Neoguri: Super typhoon moving towards Japan........................................................................ 120
Scientists develop new method to forecast floods upto 11 months in advance ....................................... 120
R K Pachauri calls Shopping Malls “energy guzzlers”................................................................................. 120
Study attributes Oklahoma earthquakes to subsurface wastewater injection .......................................... 121
Rich nations should capitalize Green Climate Fund: India........................................................................ 121
Nagoya Protocol gets 50th Instrument of Ratification............................................................................... 122
Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda) hits Philippines.......................................................................................... 123
CII-GEC launched “EPEAT” environmental rating systems for electronics............................................ 123
Tiger population improves in Uttar Pradesh .............................................................................................. 124
IUCN adds 8 more Indian bird species to 2014 Red List............................................................................ 124
Researchers discovered new species of ‘Mayfly’ in India............................................................................ 124
Science Express for raising biodiversity awareness flagged off ................................................................. 124
Man-made water vapour next climate threat.............................................................................................. 125
Urbanization activities impacted a few wetlands: Government................................................................ 125
Bees choose best flowers even before landing just from the color of petals............................................. 126
Science can now explain why sun’s atmosphere is hotter than its surface ............................................... 126
NGRBA brought under Ministry of Water Resources .............................................................................. 127
Mangroves in Sunderbans losing capacity to soak up CO2: Research...................................................... 127
China plans to ban coal use in its capital by 2020 ....................................................................................... 128
Researchers discover India’s first jellyfish lake in Gujarat.......................................................................... 128
South Africa government relocates Rhinos from Kruger National Park ................................................. 129
Independence Day: Modi’s mantras for new India ..................................................................................... 129
India’s future lies in manufacturing with ‘Zero-Defect and Zero-Effect’: PM Narendra Modi.............. 130
PM Modi accentuates promoting Tourism, ‘Clean India’ campaign to be launched on October 2 ....... 130
“The Green Bus project”: India‘s first ethanol-run public bus launched in Nagpur................................. 131
‘Coal block allocations from 1993 to 2010 illegal, done arbitrarily': Supreme Court .............................. 131
Comprehensive Sustainable Tourism Criteria India (STCI) launched..................................................... 131
India’s first coral garden to be set up in Gujarat.......................................................................................... 132
Fresh choice of smugglers: ‘R22-Ozone-depleting fridge gas”................................................................... 132
NGT bans tyre burning in the open, re-use of tyres as fuel....................................................................... 133
Ozone layer on road to recovery................................................................................................................... 134
Union Government to fund “Swachh Vidyalaya” campaign ...................................................................... 135
Indian scientist Kamal Bawa wins the Midori Prize 2014.......................................................................... 136

Key Outcomes of Narendra Modi’s US visit................................................................................................ 136

E-rickshaws recognized as special category three-wheeled vehicles......................................................... 138
Government to revive Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change ..................................................... 138
North east monsoon gets active over South India ...................................................................................... 139
Government to create a SPV for Ken-Betwa River Linking Project ........................................................ 139
Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to be Chair of Future Earth’s Engagement Committee140
Key Facts About Cyclone Nilofar ................................................................................................................. 140
Government to soon put up Climate Change Adaptation Plan................................................................. 141
SC gives free hand to NGT to whip Ganga polluting industries............................................................... 142
Government reconstitutes Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change............................................... 142
Kerala’s Ashtamudi clam fishery to first in India to receive MSC certification ....................................... 144
Canine Distemper Virus pushing tigers towards extinction ..................................................................... 145
World’s tallest hybrid wind turbine installed in Kutch .............................................................................. 146
Newton-Bhabha Fund announced by UK and India .................................................................................. 146
Environment Ministry approves waiver of mandatory green clearances for strategic border roads .... 147
2015 to be celebrated as Year of Water Conservation in India ................................................................. 148
Guru Ghasidas National Park in Chhattisgarh to be declared as Tiger Reserve...................................... 149
India helps Maldives to tackle drinking water crisis................................................................................... 149
Typhoon Hagupit approaches Philippines................................................................................................... 150
Bangladesh oil spill disaster threatens wildlife in Sundarbans forest ........................................................ 150
NGT forms panel to dispose sand on Yamuna riverbed ............................................................................ 151
For first time 19 swamp deer translocated from Kaziranga to Manas National Park ............................. 151
Second National Biodiversity Conference-2015 will be held in Kerala .................................................... 152
3 day Flamingo Festival begins near Pulicat Lake in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh....................... 152
5th General Assembly of IRENA begins in Abu Dhabi.............................................................................. 153
2014 hottest year on record: US scientists ................................................................................................... 154
World Future Energy Summit begins in Abu Dhabi ................................................................................. 154
India’s Tigers population increases by 30% since 2011............................................................................... 155
Kerala’s Periyar tiger reserve wins NTCA biennial award......................................................................... 155
India’s 1st solar fenced elephant sanctuary to come up near Bengaluru ................................................... 156
Jackal research and translocation project launched in Uttar Pradesh ....................................................... 156
World Wetlands Day is being observed on 2 February ............................................................................. 157
Two beneficial algal species discovered off the west coast of India .......................................................... 157
Symposium: Towards Zero Poaching in Asia concludes in Nepal ............................................................ 158
Four new fish species discovered in Kerala ................................................................................................. 159
India signs $8 million loan agreement with World Bank for SLACC Project......................................... 159
Muthoot Group partners with WWF for elephant project....................................................................... 160
Union Government launches Soil Health Card Scheme in Rajasthan ...................................................... 160
Environmental loss in Sundarbans worth Rs. 1290 Crore: World Bank Report .................................... 161
3rd Tortoise Festival organised in Assam.................................................................................................... 162
NGT issues the whip on vintage cars........................................................................................................... 162

Zoological Society of London and Gujarat Forest Department inks MoU for Asiatic lion Conservation163
Renowned ornithologist K.S. Lavkumar Khachar passes away................................................................. 163
EU formally adopts climate change targets for December 2015 UNFCCC Paris Conference................ 164
Mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles begins in Odisha ............................................................................... 164
Union Government merges Green India Mission with MGNREGA to reclaim forest cover ............... 165
Union Environment Ministry revokes suspension of Goa mines............................................................. 166
NGT announces Rs 5,000 fine for littering on railway property .............................................................. 166
Rajendra Singh wins prestigious 2015 Stockholm Water Prize................................................................ 167
Mithivirdi nuclear plant gets CRZ nod from Union Government ........................................................... 167
Union Government reconstitutes SEAC-II in Maharashtra...................................................................... 168
Rajasthan passes bill to ban camel slaughter................................................................................................ 168
Great Indian one-horned Rhinoceros’ population rises in Kaziranga: 2015 Census............................... 169
Earth Hour 2015 observed across the World .............................................................................................. 170
Rare spiders sighted in Western Ghats........................................................................................................ 170
RINL launches first of its kind green project to generate 120 MW power.............................................. 171
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches National Air Quality Index to give pollution information .. 171
National Green Tribunal bans diesel vehicles older than 10 years in Delhi............................................. 171
Newly discovered Spider named after Telangana state .............................................................................. 172
Union Government suspends Greenpeace India’s registration for 6 months .......................................... 172
India to chair 9th International Renewable Energy Agency council meet ............................................... 173
Punjab government approves release of Gharials in Sutlej and Beas rivers to promote eco-tourism ... 173
Earth Day is being observed on 22 April ..................................................................................................... 174
India-Bangladesh join hands to protect spectacled Langur........................................................................ 174
NGT bans burning of waste in Delhi NCR ................................................................................................. 175
Dr. Pramod Patil and Dr. Ananda Kumar won 2015 Whitley Awards for wildlife conservation ......... 175
Rajasthan Government allocates 12 crore rupees for Project Great Indian Bustard ............................... 176
1 in 6 species can face extinction by end of century due to global warming: Study ................................ 176
India home to 48 species of bumblebees ...................................................................................................... 177
NGT imposes monthly tax on all households in Delhi to clean up Yamuna River ................................. 177
Asiatic lion population in Gir sanctuary increases to 523: Census report 2015....................................... 178
Union Cabinet approves Namami Gange Program .................................................................................... 179
Global energy subsidies to hit US $ 5.3 trillion this year: IMF report ...................................................... 179
India ranks 24th in Environmental Democracy Index ............................................................................... 180
Antarctic ice loss altering earth’s gravity: Study.......................................................................................... 181
Gujarat Government initiates Sloth Habitat Project .................................................................................. 182
Himachal Pradesh government sets up satellite tracking system to check forest fire.............................. 182
Everest Glaciers may disappear by 2100 due to global warming: Study ................................................... 183
05 June: World Environment Day ............................................................................................................... 183
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates first Oil Spill Response Centre for Mumbai & JNPT Harbour .................... 184
India’s first green police station inaugurated at New Delhi’s Maurice Nagar .......................................... 185
Union Government launches Jal Kranti Abhiyan....................................................................................... 185

Yellow-Breasted Buntings on the verge of extinction: Study .................................................................... 186

349 new species of flora and fauna discovered in the past one year in India ........................................... 186
Renewable energy targets quadruple globally in 10 years: IRENA ........................................................... 187
Critically endangered Sangai deer found in Manipur to be translocated ................................................. 188
Humans driving Earth to sixth mass extinction: Study .............................................................................. 189
Typhoon Kujira hits south China’s Hainan Province................................................................................. 189
Kerala Government declares June 22 as ‘Snake Bird Day’.......................................................................... 190
Maharashtra declares Blue Mormon as ‘State butterfly’ ............................................................................. 190
Union Government launches Bhuvan Ganga Mobile App to aid Clean Ganga Mission........................ 191
Rajasthan becomes No. 1 state in solar energy in India.............................................................................. 191
Union Government exempts educational institutions from prior green nod.......................................... 192
First species of Yeti crab named Kiwa Tyleri found in Antarctica............................................................ 192
India Fourth Largest Carbon Emitter: WRI Analysis ................................................................................ 193
Elephant population rises in Odisha: 2015 Census ..................................................................................... 194
World Bank approves $650 million loan for Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor................................. 194
New butterfly species named ‘Banded Tit’ found in Arunachal Pradesh .................................................. 195
India, US ink MoU to establish PACESetter Fund ..................................................................................... 195


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MoEF asks all states to declare eco sensitive zones around national parks, sanctuaries by Feb 15, 2013
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March 29, 2013

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August 15, 2014
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5. Kuwait 102 billion barrels 2.75 million Barrels 110.9 years

6. UAE 98 billion barrels 3.23 million Barrels 94.1 years

7. Russia 77 billion barrels 10.33 million 20.6 years

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9. Kazakhstan 40 billion barrels 1.61 million Barrels 62.1 years

10. Nigeria 37 billion barrels 2.4 million Barrels 42.4 years

11. Canada 32 billion barrels 3.92 million Barrels 26.3 years

12. USA 31 billion barrels 10.59 million 11.3 years

13. Qatar 26 billion barrels 1.64 million Barrels 45.2 years

14. China 15 billion barrels 4.19 million Barrels 9.9 years

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