Category: Environment Current Affairs

World’s First Fleet Of Fully Hydrogen-Powered Trains : Germany Germany launched the world’s first fleet of fully hydrogen-powered trains, these are emissions-free trains that can reach speeds of 140 kilometres per hour and can run about 1,000 km before the tank runs dry. Hydrogen fuel cells are a clean, reliable, quiet, and efficient source of […]

Red-Eared Slider Turtles: Experts have expressed the concern that the presence of invasive and non-native south Red-Eared Slider Turtles would lead to the extinction of native species of their own kind. India is home to 29 freshwater turtles and tortoise species of the 356 turtle species recognised worldwide and around 80%of them are threatened. The […]

3rd International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&C) organized 3rd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies as ‘Swachh Vayu Diwas (“Swachh Vayu Neel Gagan”) ’today to raise awareness and facilitate actions to improve air quality under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). 20 cities […]

Solar-Powered Drones : China China’s first fully solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle has successfully completed its maiden test flight with all onboard systems functioning optimally. With a wingspan of 164-ft, the drone is a large machine powered entirely by solar panels. The high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) UAV can stay airborne for long durations. Named the Qimingxing-50, or […]

UNESCO Global Network Of Learning Cities: The Indian cities, Nilambur and Thrissur in Kerala, have gained recognition from UNESCO after they became the nation’s first entrants in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities along with Telangana’s second largest city, Warangal, According to UNESCO’s website, the network is a global policy-oriented network offering “inspiration, know-how […]

Global Alliance For Industry Decarbonization (GAID): IRENA along with major companies have launched GAID with the aim to accelerate net-zero ambitions and decarbonization of the industrial value chains. The term decarbonization literally means the reduction of carbon. It will Allow dialogue and coordinated action 1st meeting will be held at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, […]

Climate Reparation: Facing the worst flooding disaster in its history, Pakistan has begun demanding reparations, or compensation, from the rich countries that are mainly responsible for causing climate change. Climate reparations refer to a call for money to be paid by the developed countries to the developing countries as a means of addressing the historical […]

India’s 1st LNG Fuelled Green Truck: A start-up backed by Blue Energy Motors, has made India’s 1st LNG–fuelled green truck at Chakan in Pune. Heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles work much like gasoline-powered vehicles with a spark-ignited internal combustion engine. The natural gas is super-cooled and cryogenically (at – 260 degrees F) stored in […]

India’s First Dark Sky Reserve In Hanle, Ladakh: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science & Technology (DST) has announced the setting up of India’s first Dark Sky Reserve in Hanle, Ladakh. A Dark Sky Reserve is a designation given to a place that has policies in place to ensure that a tract of […]