National Carbon Emissions Trading Market: China: After running pilot projects at the local level for over a decade, China has officially launched its long-awaited national carbon emissions trading market. China’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has replaced the EU’s as the world’s largest emissions trading system. Carbon market: A carbon market is where greenhouse gas emitters […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Commission For Air Quality Management In The National Capital Region And Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021:
The Commission For Air Quality Management In The National Capital Region And Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021:: The bill will be introduced in the parliament by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF). The bill will establish the commission and replace an ordinance. The Bill has taken into consideration the concerns of the farmers […]
Green National Highway Corridor Project.
Green National Highway Corridor Project.: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways informed Rajya Sabha about the status of Green National Highway Corridor Project. The Government had signed loan agreement with the World Bank to develop Green National Highway Corridors (GNHCP). The project include Upgradation of about 781 km length of various National Highways passing […]
Dairy Investment Accelerator
Dairy Investment Accelerator: The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government of India, with a view to provide dedicated focus towards promoting & facilitating investments in the Indian Dairy sector, has setup Dairy Investment Accelerator under its Investment Facilitation Cell. This Investment Accelerator is a cross functional team constituted to serve as the interface […]
Ethanol Blending
Ethanol Blending: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas informed Lok Sabha about Ethanol Blending. The Notified National Policy on Biofuels – 2018, provided an indicative target of blending 20% ethanol in petrol by 2030. Ethanol Blending has Improved from 1.53% during Ethanol Supply Year 2013-14 to 7.93% ongoing ESY 2020-21 Ministry of Petroleum and […]
National Mission For Clean Ganga : Rejuvenation of Rivers in Uttarakhand
National Mission For Clean Ganga (NMCG): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in its 36th Executive Committee has approved new projects for rejuvenation of six rivers in Uttarakhand. The projects shall cover the six polluted river stretches in the Kumaon region. About the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG): It was registered as a […]
What is Re-Wilding Of Abandoned and Injured Animals?
Re-Wilding Of Abandoned Or Injured Animals Under The Lens.: The recent attempt of Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) to reintroduce into the wild an abandoned nine-month-old cub named Mangala after rearing it in ‘captivity’ for two years has once again brought the controversial concept of ‘re-wilding’ of abandoned or injured animals under the lens. As per […]
Environment Ministry’s Memorandum : EIA
Environment Ministry’s Memorandum Stayed: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has granted an interim stay on the operation of an office memorandum issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The memorandum provided a procedure for the grant of post facto clearance to projects that have come up without environmental […]
What is Fit for 55 Package?
Fit for 55 Package: EU: The European Commission unveiled its ‘Fit for 55’ package of revised climate and energy laws on 14 July – aiming to align key EU policies with the new 55-percent net-emissions reduction by 2030. Key features: Cars with internal combustion engines will disappear from European showrooms by 2035. Steel producers and […]
National Programme For Dairy Development (NPDD).
National Programme For Dairy Development (NPDD).: In order to further boost growth in livestock sector and thereby making animal husbandry more remunerative, Government has realigned the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD). The realigned National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) will have two components. Component ‘A’ of NPDD will be implemented with emphasis on milk […]
