The validity of coastal regulation zone clearance – approval for projects that fall in the Read More …
Category: Environment
Govt extends validity of coastal regulation zone clearance for infra projects
Odisha forest staff get immunity to use firearms
Odisha government has granted immunity to forest personnel for use of firearms for self-defence while Read More …
International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023)
The three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023), was organized during 5th – 7th July Read More …
Natural short-lived halogens exert an indirect cooling effect on climate
According to a recent study published in Nature, apart from absorbing carbon dioxide and moderating Read More …
Power ministry notifies Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
The Union Ministry of Power on 30th June 2023 notified the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, Read More …
Energy Transition Index 2023: India ranked 67th
The World Economic Forum on June 28 ranked India at the 67th place globally on Read More …
Wild orchids
The wild orchids are dying off at an alarming rate and their plight is stirring Read More …
Blue Ocean Event
According to a new study published in Nature Communications, the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free Read More …
UN adopts high seas treaty, the first-ever pact to govern and protect international waters
The United Nations 193 Member States on June 19 adopted the first-ever legally binding international Read More …
Protosterol Biota
Scientists have discovered a “lost world” of ancient organisms in billion-year-old rocks from northern Australia.
ED7 fuel blend
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) on June 5 initiated a pilot programme in collaboration with Read More …
PM flags off Amrit Dharohar Yojana and MISHTI
On the occasion of the World Environment Day 2023, the Prime Minister launched ‘Amrit Dharohar Read More …
UAE to host IUCN-2025 World Conservation Congress (WCC)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the 2025 World Conservation Congress (WCC) of the Read More …
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution (INC-2)
The second session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally Read More …
Desiccation-tolerant vascular (DT) plants
India’s biodiversity hotspot, the Western Ghats, is home to 62 Desiccation-Tolerant Vascular Plant Species which Read More …
Environmental Guidelines for Stone Crushing units
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) published the Environmental Guidelines for Stone Crushing units May Read More …
Global Greenhouse Gas Watch (GGGW)
The World Meteorological Congress has approved a new greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring initiative named “Global Read More …
People’s Biodiversity Register
The National Campaign for Updation and Verification of People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) was launched in Read More …
Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management (CoE-SLM)
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change formally inaugurated Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Read More …
Ambergris seizures
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busts Ambergris smuggling gang racket, a threat to the Read More …
Arsenic and grey matter relation: C-Veda data
A recent peer-reviewed study suggests that even low levels of arsenic consumption may impact cognitive Read More …
India’s first commercial passenger flight using indigenously produced Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend
In a significant development towards decarbonizing of the aviation sector, India’s first commercial passenger flight Read More …
UN Declares Nov 26 as World Sustainable Transport Day
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to designate November 26 every year as Read More …
Baobab trees
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided that the forest department cannot give permission to translocate Read More …
Bhopal becomes first Indian city to track progress towards meeting SDGs
Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh has become the first city in India to adopt the localisation Read More …