The central government has started preparations for the upcoming BS-VII and CAFE-III emission norms. CAFE Read More …
Category: Environment
CAFE Norms
Soil acidification and soil inorganic carbon
According to a new study, soil acidification in India might lead to loss of 3.3 Read More …
Plastic Overshoot Day report 2024
The Plastic Overshoot Day report 2024 was released by Swiss non-profit EA Earth Action. Key Read More …
Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) 2024
The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) 2024 was released by non-profit New Climate Institute on Read More …
Scope 3 emissions
Scope 3 emissions are the result of activities from assets not owned or controlled by Read More …
Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
A recent decision by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), permitting carbon offsetting for Scope Read More …
Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)
According to a recent report, hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) has been illegally entering European soils despite existing Read More …
RUSLE Equation
A new study has revealed a worrying trend for India’s soil health. As per the Read More …
Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary ESZ draft notification
The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has issued a draft notification, 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 Read More …
Plankton crash at Promenade Beach
The panel formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT-South) to probe the cause of the Read More …
Indian laurel tree
Recently, the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department authorities cut the bark of an Indian laurel tree Read More …
Moyar valley
The recently concluded Synchronised Vulture Survey 2024 in the Moyar valley (Tamil Nadu) indicates a Read More …
Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report 2024
UN’s International Telecommunications Union and research arm UNITAR in its fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) Read More …
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 …