Coal Shortage: The India Energy Outlook 2021 report of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said energy use in India has doubled since 2000, with 80% of demand still being met by coal, oil and solid biomass. Pandemic-related disruptions, however, prevented the stock-up of coal. Mining operations were halted to curb the spread of the virus. […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Human-Animal Conflict
Human-Animal Conflict: The Environment Ministry must constitute an advisory body of experts to tackle growing instances of human-animal conflict, according to a report by the Standing Committee on Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change headed by Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh. The report analyses the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 tabled in the Lok Sabha […]
India’s First Pure Green Hydrogen Plant : Jorhat
India’s First Pure Green Hydrogen Plant : Jorhat India’s first pure green hydrogen plant commissioned in Jorhat. Oil India Limited (OIL) has taken the first significant step towards Green Hydrogen Economy in India with the commissioning of India’s First 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant, with an installed capacity of 10 kg per day at […]
Noise Pollution
Noise Pollution: An ultimatum by Raj Thackeray, president of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), that repercussions would follow if speakers on mosques were not removed by May 3, has created political turmoil in the state. The Maharashtra government is relying on provisions of The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 to negotiate the controversy […]
Draft Battery Swapping Policy
Draft Battery Swapping Policy: Government think-tank Niti Aayog has prepared a draft battery swapping policy. Under this, it has proposed offering incentives to electric vehicles (EVs) with swappable batteries, subsidies to companies manufacturing swappable batteries, a new battery-as-a-service business model, and standards for interoperable batteries, among other measures. The draft policy has suggested that the […]
Environmental Clearance Process
Environmental Clearance Process: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has introduced a number of changes to the environmental clearance process for projects development projects while proposing to exempt others entirely from its jurisdiction due to which the environmentalists are showing concern. These proposals and changes came in the form of two office […]
Ammonia In Yamuna
Ammonia In Yamuna: Water supply was disrupted in parts of Delhi once again when ammonia levels in the Yamuna river remained high on 16th April. The concentration of ammonia in the river was 7.4 ppm (parts per million), seven times the level of around 1 ppm that the Delhi Jal Board’s water treatment plants (WTPs) […]
UNDP Climate Action Grants
UNDP Climate Action Grants: USD 2.2 million in climate action funding has been announced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and partners of the Adaptation Innovation Marketplace (AIM) for 22 local innovators from 19 countries, that also includes India. The first round of funding of the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) window will […]
First Long Range Forecast (LRF) For 2022 : IMD
First Long Range Forecast (LRF) For 2022 : IMD The India Meteorological Department (IMD) released its first Long Range Forecast (LRF) for 2022 which says that the country is likely to receive a normal monsoon for the fourth consecutive year. While forecasting a ‘normal’ southwest monsoon for this year, IMD also revised downwards the definition […]
State Energy And Climate Index : NITI Aayog
State Energy And Climate Index : NITI Aayog Gujarat has topped the list for larger States in the NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index–Round 1 that has ranked States and Union Territories (UTs) on six parameters including discoms’ performance, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. The States have been categorised based on size and geographical […]
