Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) On Plastic Pollution: The fourth session of the INC to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), opened in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. The resolution requested the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to convene an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Green Financing
Green Financing: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) unveiled its Climate Strategy 2030 document on Earth Day to address India’s growing need for green financing. The strategy aims to mobilize resources for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience projects in the country. India requires approximately $170 billion annually to reach a cumulative […]
India’s 1st Multipurpose Green Hydrogen Pilot Project
India’s 1st Multipurpose Green Hydrogen Pilot Project: SJVN Limited inaugurates India’s 1st Multipurpose Green Hydrogen Pilot ProjectS: Geeta Kapur, Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of SJVN Limited(formerly known as Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam) inaugurated India’s 1st multipurpose(combined Heat and Power) green hydrogen pilot project at the 1,500 megawatt (MW) Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station (NJHPS) in […]
Tiger Conservation Coalition
Tiger Conservation Coalition: At the Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference, Bhutan and the Tiger Conservation Coalition Commit to Catalysing US$1 billion for tigers. Tiger Conservation Coalition is a group of NGOs that has worked for many years with partners to conserve tigers. Its vision is for a long-term presence of viable and ecologically functional […]
Flood In Dubai
Flood In Dubai: One of the heaviest rainfall was recorded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after a severe thunderstorm hit the country. The storm had initially hit Oman before it landed in the UAE. UAE lies in the arid regions of the world, so such heavy rainfalls are unusual there. On average, Dubai experiences […]
Golden Trevally Fish
Golden Trevally Fish: Researchers of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have succeeded in captive breeding of golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) Golden trevally Fish is a high value marine fish also known as golden king fish. It is a reef-associated fish and lives in the company of larger fishes like skates, sharks, groupers etc. […]
State Of The Climate In Asia 2023 Report
State Of The Climate In Asia 2023 Report: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) published the State of the Climate in Asia, 2023, report. State of the Climate in Asia 2023 Report was launched by the World Meteorological Organisation. Important highlights of the report are: More than nine million people across Asia were affected by 79 […]
50 Years Of Chipko Movement
50 Years Of Chipko Movement: The Chipko movement, which originated in the 1970s in the Himalayan villages of Reni and Mandal, marked its 50th anniversary recently. The Chipko movement was a non-violent protest that began in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand (then Uttar Pradesh), India, in 1973. Led by environmental activists such as Sundarlal Bahuguna […]
Green Credit Program : Update
Green Credit Program: The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change(MoEFCC) has clarified that under the Green Credit Program(GCP) primacy must be accorded to restoring ecosystems over merely tree planting. Green Credit Program (GCP) is an innovative market-based mechanism designed to incentivize voluntary environmental actions across diverse sectors, by various stakeholders like individuals, communities, private […]
Global Mass Coral Bleaching
Global Mass Coral Bleaching: The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said the fourth global mass coral bleaching event has been triggered by extraordinary ocean temperatures. Corals are essentially animals, which are sessile, meaning they permanently attach themselves to the ocean floor. They share a symbiotic relationship with single-celled algae called zooxanthellae. The algae […]
