Domestic Hazardous Waste: Segregation of domestic hazardous waste remains a distant dream for most Indian cities in absence of robust framework and infrastructure. Indore is the only city in the country that safely handles its domestic hazardous waste. Domestic Hazardous Waste is any chemical or product that can cause serious illness or pose an environmental […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Net-Zero Energy Buildings
Net-Zero Energy Buildings: A net-zero energy building is one that relies on renewable sources to produce as much energy as it uses, usually as measured over the course of a year. Homes and other structures that create almost as much energy as they use are sometimes called near-zero energy buildings. It is also possible for […]
Sixth Mass Extinction: New Research
Sixth Mass Extinction: The ongoing sixth mass extinction may be one of the most serious environmental threats to the persistence of civilisation, according to new research. Earth was once home to two million known species. According to the study, however, since 1500, as many as 7.5%-13% of these species may have been lost. That numbers […]
Solar Waste in India
Solar Waste: According to a report by the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI), India could generate over 34,600 tonnes of cumulative solar waste in India by 2030. India does not have a solar waste management policy, but it does have ambitious solar power installation targets. NSEFI is an umbrella organisation of all solar […]
Vehicular Emissions In India
Vehicular Emissions In India: The annual car sales in India are projected to increase from the current 3.5 million to about 10.5 million — a three times increase — by 2030, which will increase exposure to vehicular exhaust emissions. India is the fifth-largest global car manufacturer with one of the highest compound annual growth rates […]
Green Energy Corridor
Green Energy Corridor: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the scheme on Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II for Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS). It aims at synchronizing the electricity produced from renewable resources, such as wind and solar, with the conventional power stations in the grid. It aims to achieve the target of 450 GW […]
Nilgais
Nilgais: The Bihar government has announced that it will not cull the Blue Bull, locally known as the nilgai or ghurparas, anymore. It will, instead, sterilise them to control their increasing population in the state. The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent. The nilgai is the sole […]
Olive Ridley Turtles
Olive Ridley Turtles: Researchers of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) are carrying out tagging of the Olive Ridleys at three mass nesting sites — Gahirmatha, Devi River mouth and Rushikulya. The tagging would help them identify the migration path and places visited by the marine reptiles after congregation and nesting. The Olive ridley turtles […]
Rain Water Harvesting
Rain Water Harvesting: Minister of State for Jal Shakti informed Rajya Sabha about the Rain Water Harvesting Though Water is a State subject, Central Government has taken a number of important measures for implementation of rain water harvesting through scientific manner including watershed principles in the country. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has […]
Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Biological Diversity Act, 2002: Environmentalists have expressed concern over amendments to the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 on the grounds that it prioritises intellectual property and commercial trade at the expense of the Act’s key aim of conserving biological resources. Amendments to the Act were introduced as a Bill in the Lok Sabha by Environment Minister […]
