According to Global Forest Watch, India has lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000, equivalent to a 6% decrease in tree cover during this period. Tree cover and Forest cover
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Fish species capable of using tools
Researchers have found three fish species that live in the Laccadive Sea, off the southwest corner of the Indian coast, are capable of using tools.
CAFE Norms
The central government has started preparations for the upcoming BS-VII and CAFE-III emission norms. CAFE Norms
Soil acidification and soil inorganic carbon
According to a new study, soil acidification in India might lead to loss of 3.3 billion tonnes of soil inorganic carbon (SIC) from the topsoil over the next 30 years. Key points Effects of soil acidification (Source: Down To Earth)
Plastic Overshoot Day report 2024
The Plastic Overshoot Day report 2024 was released by Swiss non-profit EA Earth Action. Key highlights
Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) 2024
The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) 2024 was released by non-profit New Climate Institute on April 9, 2024.
Scope 3 emissions
Scope 3 emissions are the result of activities from assets not owned or controlled by the reporting organization, but that the organization indirectly affects in its value chain.
Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
A recent decision by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), permitting carbon offsetting for Scope 3 emissions of businesses with SBTi-based climate targets, has stirred controversy. Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)
According to a recent report, hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) has been illegally entering European soils despite existing regulations. Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)
RUSLE Equation
A new study has revealed a worrying trend for India’s soil health. As per the report, nearly 30 per cent of the country’s landmass is experiencing “minor” soil erosion, while a critical 3 per cent faces “catastrophic” topsoil loss.
Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary ESZ draft notification
The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has issued a draft notification, demarcating an area of 1 km up to 2.035 km around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary on the Haryana side as an ESZ. Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary Read More …
Articles 14 and 21 to include “right against the adverse effects of climate change”-SC
Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) expanded the scope of Articles 14 and 21 to include the “right against the adverse effects of climate change”. Background Supreme court’s recent observations Constitutional provisions and environment
Plankton crash at Promenade Beach
The panel formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT-South) to probe the cause of the sea turning red at Promenade Beach in Puducherry in October and November 2023 has attributed the phenomenon to plankton crash.
Indian laurel tree
Recently, the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department authorities cut the bark of an Indian laurel tree (Terminalia tomentosa) found in the Papikonda National Park in the Rampa Agency of the Alluri Sitharama Raju district to learn that the tree indeed stores Read More …
Moyar valley
The recently concluded Synchronised Vulture Survey 2024 in the Moyar valley (Tamil Nadu) indicates a rise in number of birds against the earlier figures in February 2023.