Category: Environment

The Union Cabinet has approved an extension of the Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana, a key initiative aimed at enhancing the country’s advanced biofuel sector. The revised scheme extends its implementation period by five years, now running through 2028-29. The scheme also broadens its scope to include biofuels produced from lignocellulosic feedstocks such as agricultural residues, forestry waste, industrial by-products, and algae. The updated Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana now encompasses “bolt-on” Read More …

A team of scientists from MACS Agharkar Research Institute has isolated and described India’s first cultures of indigenous methanotrophs from rice fields and wetlands, mainly from Western India.

The Chhattisgarh Government on 7 August cleared a proposal to notify a new tiger reserve – the third largest in the country. The Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve is Chhattisgarh’s fourth reserve for the big cats. Key points

Ypthima cantliei- a four-ringed butterfly belonging to Satyrinae butterfly family with most members in China has resurfaced in India after 61 years. Key points Namdapha

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 2 August 2024 issued the sixth iteration of a draft notification, declaring 56,825.7 sq km of the Western Ghats an ecologically sensitive area (ESA) across six states, including in Kerala’s landslide devastated Wayanad villages. About Eco-sensitive Zones (ESZ)

Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri G Kishan Reddy, has released comprehensive guidelines for the rejuvenation of traditional water bodies in coal and lignite mining regions.

According to a recent study, tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs the greenhouse gas methane.

An Indo-American team of biologists has discovered an extraordinary reproductive behaviour in the Charles Darwin’s frog (Minervarya charlesdarwini), an endangered species endemic to the Andaman Islands.

Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said on July 25 that:

Pilikula Biological Park in Mangaluru, Karnataka has taken up tagging of select species of wild animals under captivity by implanting microchips. At present, microchipping of King Cobras selected for captive breeding is in progress.

The Union Environment Ministry has released two separate draft notifications on ‘white category’ sectors. According to the notifications, practically non-polluting industries. ‘white category’ by the Central Pollution Control Board will now not require prior permission of the state pollution control boards to establish and operate under the Air Act, 1981 and Water Act, 1974.

According to The State of the World’s Forests 2024, India gained 2,66,000 hectares of forest area annually from 2010 to 2020, securing the third spot among the top 10 countries with the most significant forest area gains during this period. The report was released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The report, released on July 22, said China led the world with the maximum forest area gain of 19,37,000 Read More …