Carbon Neutral UT: Ladakh: Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has signed an MoU with the Administration of Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh, to make it a clean, green, and Carbon Neutral UT. Under the MoU, various clean energy and energy efficiency programmes will be implemented such as solar mini and microgrid solutions, energy efficient lighting, […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Biomedical Waste : State of India’s Environment 2021
Biomedical Waste: The report titled, “State of India’s Environment 2021,” released by the Centre for Science and Environment, said 2,03,000 kg of COVID-19 biomedical waste was produced daily in May this year and it was roughly 33% of India’s non-COVID biomedical waste. As per Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, Bio-medical waste is required to be […]
Jal Jeevan Mission on 5 States will be expedited
Jal Jeevan Mission: It has been decided that in the 5 North-Western States and UTs i.e., Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh, implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission will be expedited. In these 5 states, every rural household will be provided with tap water connections by 2022, instead of by 2024. To enable […]
What are Green Railways?
Green Railways: Indian Railways (IR) is working in mission mode to become the “largest Green Railways” in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030. Railway Electrification which is environmentally friendly and reduces pollution has increased nearly ten times since 2014. Railways have planned to electrify balance Broad Gauge […]
Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve and Vaigai River
Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve and Vaigai River: The recently declared Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu will provide protection to Megamalai, the Vaigai’s primary catchment, in turn helping water levels to rise in the river. About Vaigai River: It originates in the Western Ghats (Varushanad Hills). It travels through the Pandya Nadu region of Tamil Nadu. […]
World Environment Day 2021
World Environment Day 2021: The World Environment Day is observed on the 5th of June annually to encourage awareness and environmental protection. World Environment Day: The United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day in 1972, which was the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the human environment. The theme for 2021: ‘Ecosystem Restoration’. It […]
Blue-Finned Mahseer : Least Concern IUCN Status
Blue-finned Mahseer: Moved From Endangered To The Least Concern Status: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has moved Blue-finned Mahseer from Endangered to the Least Concern’ status on its Red List. The Mahseer belongs to the genus Tor, of which there are several subspecies to be found in India and in other range […]
International Nitrogen Initiative Conference
International Nitrogen Initiative Conference: The 8th International Nitrogen Initiative Conference (INI2020) was scheduled to convene in Berlin, Germany, from 3-7 May 2020. But, due to the pandemic, it was canceled last year and was held recently- virtually. About the International Nitrogen Initiative Conference: Set up in 2003 under the sponsorship of the Scientific Committee on […]
Transplantation Of Trees
Transplantation Of Trees: The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) wants to transplant over 1,800 trees which are inside what used to be the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) complex, as part of the Central Vista redevelopment project. A tree cannot be transplanted by simply uprooting it and placing it in a pit […]
Jayanti : A Species Of Cricket Insect
Jayanti : Species Of Cricket: Jayanti has become the twelfth subgenus, or species, of cricket identified under the genus Arachnomimus Saussure, 1897. Found in the Kurra caves of Chhattisgarh in April 2021, the new subgenus was named Jayanti after Professor Jayant Biswas, one of the leading cave explorers in the country. Arachnomimus is the genus […]
