Revised methodology for calculating Green Credit for tree plantation: The Environment Ministry released a revised methodology for calculating Green Credit for tree plantation. Green Credit is a market-based incentive mechanism under the Green Credit Programme (launched Oct 2023) to reward voluntary eco-friendly actions like tree plantation, mangrove restoration, sustainable farming, water conservation, and waste management. […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Gangotri Glacier Decline
Gangotri Glacier Decline: A recent study (IIT Indore, ICIMOD, US universities) reconstructed the hydrological discharge of the Gangotri Glacier System (GGS), showing shifts in meltwater trends due to climate change. The Gangotri Glacier System (GGS) is a major source of the Bhagirathi River, a key tributary of the Ganga. Comprises Gangotri, Chaturangi, Raktavaran, and Meru […]
Indravati Tiger Reserve : Leopard Found Dead
Indravati Tiger Reserve : Leopard Found Dead A leopard was recently found dead inside the Bhairamgarh Sanctuary of the Indravati Tiger Reserve in Bastar. Indravati Tiger Reserve is located in the Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh. The perennial river ‘Indravati’ forms the boundary of the reserve on the northern and western sides, which also happens to […]
Conocarpus Tree : Recommend to Ban
Conocarpus Tree : Recommend to Ban The government-appointed expert panel on environment has recommended the Supreme Court to ban a fast-growing exotic tree species called Conocarpus tree. Conocarpus Tree is a flowering plant belonging to the family of Combretaceae. It is an invasive mangrove species. The plant species has two types, one which is native […]
State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2024
State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2024: The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) released the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2024 on 29 August 2025. State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) is composite index to track and compare the energy efficiency progress of Indian states and Union Territories. Developed by: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in collaboration […]
Prime Minister of India has nominated two people as new members of the National Disaster Management Authority
Prime Minister of India has nominated two people as new members of the National Disaster Management Authority: The Prime Minister of India has nominated two people as new members of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and re-nominated three existing members for three years.The NDMA, established under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, is the country’s […]
Vaquita Porpoise : World’s rarest marine mammal
Vaquita Porpoise: World’s rarest marine mammal A new report has highlighted that only about 10 vaquita porpoise, the world’s rarest marine mammal, remain in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. Their numbers have plummeted due to entanglement in illegal gillnets used for catching totoaba (an endangered fish prized for its swim bladder). Vaquita […]
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency has said a team of its inspectors are “back in Iran,” It is the world’s leading intergovernmental organisation for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field. The IAEA Statute was approved on 23 October 1956 and came into force […]
33 years Of Rio Earth Summit
33 years Of Rio Earth Summit: The year 2025 marks 33 years since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, a landmark event that shaped global climate governance. Rio Earth Summit (1992) is the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1992. Popularly known as the Rio Earth […]
Gorumara National Park
Gorumara National Park: The population of one-horned rhinos has risen at the Gorumara National Park in Jalpaiguri with the birth of two rhinos recently. Gorumara National Park is located in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. It was declared a national park in 1992 and covers an area of approx 79.45 sq.km. It is situated […]
