UN’s International Telecommunications Union and research arm UNITAR in its fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) Read More …
Category: Environment
Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report 2024
US-EPA bans chrysotile asbestos
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a comprehensive ban on all forms of Read More …
Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024
The Union Ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has notified Captive Elephant (Transfer Read More …
SIDBI secures first green climate fund for Avaana Sustainability Fund project
Recently, SIDBI said that it has secured approval from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for Read More …
Global Methane Tracker 2024
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released the Global Methane Tracker 2024. Key findings
Villagers raised concerns over classification of Orans as Deemed forests
Some communities in Rajasthan are opposing the state government’s proposal to classify orans (sacred groves) Read More …
Great Barrier Reef: 5th mass coral bleaching in last 8 years
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is in the grip of the 5th mass coral bleaching Read More …
Kerala declares man-animal conflict as a state-specific disaster
Kerala on March 6 declared man-animal conflict as a state-specific disaster. Kerala is the first Read More …
Section 49M of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 notified
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides the legal framework for the protection of various Read More …
MethaneSAT launched to monitor methane emission sources
MethaneSAT is a satellite which will track and measure methane emissions at a global scale. Read More …
National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) inaugurated in Patna
The National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) was inaugurated on March 4, 2024 by Bihar Chief Read More …
Hangul rutting season
According to a recent report, Kashmir stag or hangul has reported one of the healthiest Read More …
Tyler Prize 2024: Johan Rockstrom wins prize for Planetary Boundaries framework
The 2024 Tyler Prize for environmental achievement will be awarded to Johan Rockstrom for his Read More …
HLEOA-1st ‘Blue Talks’ meeting
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), hosted the 1st ‘Blue Talks’ meeting in New Delhi Read More …
Status of Leopards in India 2022
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav released the report on Read More …
Melanochlamys droupadi
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) named a new marine species of head-shield sea slug Read More …
Govt permits planting of trees on degraded land parcels for Green Credits
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has amended the green credit Read More …
Union Cabinet approves establishment of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)
The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) with headquarters in Read More …
Supreme Court order on forest land
On 19 February, 2024, the Supreme Court (SC) ordered the government to continue following the Read More …
Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (Super pollutants)
The Climate and Clean Air Conference 2024 began on February 21, with a call for Read More …
Green anacondas
According to a recent research, the green anaconda is actually two genetically different species. The Read More …
Cantor’s giant softshell turtle: First-ever nesting report of rare turtle in Kerala
The first breeding population of Cantor’s giant softshell- an incredibly rare turtle has been discovered Read More …
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) has completed research indicating that recycled food waste may Read More …
Parhyale odian-A new species of marine amphipod
Researchers at Odisha’s Berhampur University have discovered a new species of marine amphipod — a Read More …
International Light Pollution Guidelines for migratory species
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species and Wild Animals (CMS) has prepared International Read More …