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Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework 2.0
Net Present Value (NPV) of Forest land
Why in the news? The Ministry of Mines has requested an expert advisory committee of Read More …
India-Japan Mutual Logistics Services Pact
India and Japan on September 10, 2020 signed an Agreement between the two countries concerning Read More …
Living Planet Report 2020
The Living Planet Report 2020 was released by international non-profit World Wide Fund for Nature on September Read More …
International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
The General Assembly of the United Nations on December 19, 2020 had adopted a resolution Read More …
Kaziranga to be expanded by 3,053 hectares
The Assam state government has approved the addition of 30.53 sq. km ( 3,053 hectares) Read More …
Project Dolphin for Gangetic dolphin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day Speech this year, announced the government’s plan to launch a Read More …
Early migration of butterflies in South India
According to a report, the annual migration of butterflies from the hill ranges of the Read More …
Pilot project on Biological Control of Rodents (Rats)
The Lakshadweep Administration has launched the ‘Pilot project on Biological Control of Rodents (Rats)’. Under Read More …
Manser Wetlands Rejuvenation and Development Plan
Minister of State in PMO Dr Jitendra Singh on August 27, 2020 reviewed the Comprehensive Read More …
African catfish farming ban
The district administration committee identified 259 prohibited African catfish farms in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Read More …
Thumbipuranam- Kerala Dragonfly Festival
The WWF-India Kerala unit has joined hands with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Read More …
Swachh Survekshan 2020 : Indore cleanest city
Indore of Madhya Pradesh has become the cleanest city in the country for the fourth Read More …
Ministry of Environment’s Integrated Regional Offices
With a view to achieving outcomes related to the mandates of Ministry of Environment, Forest Read More …
Rihand project and fly ash
A central PSU NTPC Ltd. has developed an infrastructure at Rihand project in Uttar Pradesh Read More …
Papum Reserve Forest-Hornbill habitat loss
A study by the Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences and the Mysuru-based Nature Conservation Read More …
Brachyuran crab species found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
New Delhi, Aug 11 : Brachyuran crabs bear immense ecological and economic significance. They are Read More …
Matheran: 77 new butterfly species
Scientists have found 140 rare species of butterflies, including 77 new ones, in Matheran after Read More …
World Elephant Day 2020
The Minister for Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar on August 10, 2020 released document on Read More …
Cladonotus bhaskari-A new grasshopper species
Cladonotus bhaskari-a new species of ‘twighopper’ or pygmy grasshopper has been discovered after 116 years by Croatian Read More …
Leopard poaching highest in Uttarakhand
According to a recent study on ‘Common leopards’ (Panthera pardus fusca) by TRAFFIC India, total Read More …
Dhole Conservation report
Why in the News? Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society-India, the University of Florida, the Read More …
Green-Ag Project
The Government of India on July 28, 2020, launched the Green-Ag Project in Mizoram. Basic Facts Five Read More …
Flue-gas desulfurisation
Why in the news? The Supreme Court on July 21, 2020 extended the time given Read More …
National Transit Pass System
File image Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on July 23, 2020 virtually launched piloting of the Read More …