Amendments To Energy Conservation Act, 2001: Amidst the growing energy needs and changing global climate landscape, the Government of India has identified new areas to achieve higher levels of penetration of Renewable energy by proposing certain Amendments to Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The objective will be to enhance demand for renewable energy at the end- […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Climate Vulnerability Index 2021 – CEEW
Climate Vulnerability Index: A report titled “Mapping India’s Climate Vulnerability – A District-level Assessment” has been released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) (not-for-profit policy research institution). The report has also launched the first-of-its-kind Climate Vulnerability Index. The index has analysed 640 districts in India and found that 463 of these are […]
Ram Katha Park: Renamed As Queen Heo Hwang-ok Memorial Park
Ram Katha Park: Renamed As Queen Heo Hwang-ok Memorial Park On the banks of the Sarayu in Ayodhya, the Ram Katha Park has been renovated which will be renamed as Queen Heo Hwang-ok memorial park. The Korean queen is believed to have had Indian roots. In 2000, India and South Korea signed an agreement to […]
Report On CO2 Emissions: WMO
Report On CO2 Emissions: WMO The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has recently released a report on CO2 emissions Key findings: The increase in CO2 from 2019 to 2020 was slightly lower than that observed from 2018 to 2019 but higher than the average annual growth rate over the past decade. This is despite the approximately […]
International Solar Alliance (ISA): Fourth General Assembly
International Solar Alliance (ISA): Fourth General Assembly The fourth general assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), was held virtually between October 18th and October 21st, 2021. It was presided by Union Minister Shri R.K. Singh, Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and the President of the ISA Assembly. A total […]
Sustainability Of The Electricity Sector
Sustainability Of The Electricity Sector: Ministry of Power notified rule for the sustainability of the electricity sector and promotion of clean energy to meet the India’s commitment towards Climate Change. The following Rules notified by the Ministry of Power under Electricity Act, 2003 are in the interest of the electricity consumers and the stakeholders: Electricity […]
International Snow Leopard Day 2021
International Snow Leopard Day: Oct 23 is recognised as International Snow Leopard Day The day came into being with the adoption of the Bishkek Declaration by 12 countries on the conservation of snow leopards. Snow Leopard: Scientific name: Panthera uncia. Habitat: Snow leopards live in the mountains of Central Asia. Numbers: There are only between […]
Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Bill, 2019
E-Cigarette: An analysis by the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, has found that e-cigarette use — even on a daily basis — did not help smokers successfully stay off cigarettes. […]
Bio-Economic Hub
Bio-Economic Hub: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that Northeast will be developed as India’s Bio-Economic Hub. The Eastern Himalayan Region is one of the mega-biodiversity rich zones and is among the 34 biodiversity Hotspots of the world. There is a need to put these invaluable genetic resources to use for the economic growth of […]
E-Waste Generation
E-Waste Generation: International E-Waste Day has been observed on 14th October since 2018. The aim of the day is to raise awareness about the millions of tonnes of e-waste generated worldwide each year, which has a negative impact on the environment and natural resources. Earlier this year, the Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) […]
