The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on February 17, 2022 released its annual Frontiers report Read More …
Category: Environment
UNEP releases annual Frontiers report
Ministry of Power notifies Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy
Ministry of Power has notified Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy for production of Green Hydrogen Read More …
Tamil Nadu opposes Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) at Theni
Tamil Nadu State Government, through its affidavit has made clear to the Supreme Court that Read More …
Crimson Rose butterflies and Dhanushkodi
Recently, thousands of Crimson Rose butterflies swarmed all available flowering plants along the pristine beach Read More …
Centre constitutes Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority (KBLPA)
The Government of India (GoI) has constituted a Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority (KBLPA) and a Read More …
Australia has listed koalas as endangered species
The Australian government has upgraded the conservation status of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) from ‘vulnerable’ Read More …
Magical Mangroves campaign
The World Wide Fund for Nature, (WWF), India has enjoined citizens in nine states, which Read More …
India to have two National Centres of Excellence in Carbon Capture & Utilization
Two National Centres of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilization are being established in India. Read More …
UNESCO pledges to have at least 80% of the seabed mapped by 2030
On the occasion of the One Ocean Summit in the French city of Brest, UNESCO Read More …
India to bring 12-14 cheetahs from African countries
The Government of India is in the process of holding consultation meetings with African countries Read More …
INCOIS prepares Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI)
Hyderabad based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has carried out coastal vulnerability Read More …
India’s first biomass-based hydrogen plant to be set up in Madhya Pradesh
India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant is coming up in the Khandwa district of Madhya Read More …
White-Cheeked Macaque recorded from Central Arunachal Pradesh
Indian scientists have recorded presence of White-Cheeked Macaque (Macaca leucogenys) from central Arunachal Pradesh. With Read More …
Dust storm led pollution in Mumbai
Air pollution levels in Mumbai was classified by SAFAR in red category on February 8 Read More …
Carrhotus tholpettyensis-A new species of jumping spider
A team of researchers has discovered a new species of spider from the Wayanad Wildlife Read More …
Hemidactylus easai- A new species of gecko
A new gecko species was discovered from the hills of Attappady, in the Western Ghats, Read More …
Hatchery for Olive Ridleys in Villupuram
In Tamil Nadu, the Villupuram Forest Department will soon be establishing its second artificial hatchery Read More …
What is River Cities Alliance (RCA)?
The River Cities Alliance (RCA) has been launched with the objective to provide the member cities with Read More …
Villagers oppose Wildlife sanctuary tag for golden langur habitat
Neighbours of a golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) habitat in western Assam’s Bongaigaon district have opposed Read More …
What is the definition of ‘Forest Cover’ in India?
As per decision Conference of Parties (CP) 9-Kyoto Protocol, the forest can be defined by Read More …
Aravalli Biodiversity Park declared as India’s first OECM site
The Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Gurugram was declared as India’s first “other effective area-based conservation Read More …
India adds two new Ramsar sites-Khijadia and Bakhira
The Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav announced addition of two new Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Read More …
Giant pristine coral reef discovered off Tahiti
Marine explorers have discovered a pristine 3km coral reef at depths of 30m off the Read More …
Scomberoides pelagicus-A new ‘Vatta’ fish species
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has identified a new carangid (Vatta) species from Read More …
GAIL starts India’s maiden project of blending hydrogen into CGD network
Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has commenced India’s first-of-it’s-kind project of mixing hydrogen into Read More …