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Category: Environment
Two new Humboldt penguins in Byculla Zoo
EU-USA announced Global Methane Pledge
The European Union and the United States announced on September 17, 2021 the Global Methane Read More …
Sikkim declares ‘Katley’ as state fish
To highlight the importance of the Katley fish and to give emphasis to its conservation Read More …
Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD)-World’s first five-country biosphere reserve
Why in the news? The UNESCO on September 15, 2021, designated Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) as the Read More …
India’s first pilot plant to convert high ash coal to methanol
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has developed the fluidized bed gasification technology suitable for high Read More …
India observes the 27th Global Ozone Day
World Ozone Day is celebrated on 16th September each year to commemorate the signing of the Read More …
Tata Steel commissions India’s first plant for CO2 capture
Tata Steel on September 15, 2021 commissioned a five tonnes per day (TPD) carbon capture Read More …
New Species of Hybodont Shark discovered From Jurassics of Jaisalmer
In a rare discovery, teeth of new species of hybodont shark of Jurassic age have Read More …
NITI Aayog, RMI, and RMI India Launch ‘Shoonya’ Campaign
NITI Aayog, with RMI and RMI India’s support, on September 15, 2021 launched Shoonya—an initiative to Read More …
Gujjar-Bakerwals and Gaddi-Sippis get forest rights
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006. The Read More …
India-US launch Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD)
India and USA on September 13, 2021 launched the Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue Read More …
India’s largest open air fernery inaugurated in Uttarakhand
India’s largest open-air fernery was inaugurated on September 12 in Uttarakhand’s Ranikhet. The fernery is Read More …
‘DESIGNS’ to conserve and restore Thar desert
India Science Wire The Indian Institute of Technology-Jodhpur has launched a new initiative to conserve Read More …
Leopard caught on camera trap at Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
A leopard at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary has been caught on a camera trap Read More …
CITD Hyderabad bags Patent for “Anaar” (Fireworks) making Machine
The MSME Tool Room, Hyderabad,Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) has obtained a patent for Read More …
India’s first Indigenously Designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant
India’s first Indigenously Designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant was inaugurated at Read More …
India’s tallest air purifier became operation in Chandigarh
An air purification tower has became operational at the Transport Chowk, Sector 26, in Chandigarh. Read More …
Ministry of Environment launches “PRANA” portal
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on September 7, 2021 launched a portal named Read More …
Assam’s Deepor Beel
Why in the news? Villagers in the vicinity of Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary have written Read More …
Manda buffalo gets ‘unique breed’ tag
Why in the news? The National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) has recognised the Read More …
Chandigarh’s first Pollen Calendar
Chandigarh now has its first pollen calendar, which can identify potential allergy triggers and provide Read More …
India’s first dugong conservation reserve to be in Palk Bay
The Tamil Nadu State Assembly on September 4, 2021 declared 500 sq.km of the biodiversity-rich Read More …
IUCN officially launches “green status”
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on September 4, 2021 officially launched Read More …
Bhitarkanika mangrove System
Environmentalists on September 3, 2021 expressed concern over the massive diversion of fresh water from Read More …
Footprints of three species of dinosaurs discovered in Thar
Footprints of three species of dinosaurs have been found in the Thar desert in Rajasthan’s Read More …