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 […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
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 […]
Water Innovation Challenges: Second Edition
Second Edition Of Water Innovation Challenges The second edition of water innovation challenges was announced to address the global water woes through innovations. It was announced by the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and the Royal Embassy of Denmark to India as part of the Indo-Danish Bilateral Green Strategic partnership in 2020. An important driving […]
Glasgow Climate Pact
Glasgow Climate Pact: The commitment of recent Glasgow Climate Pact to strengthen our commitment to combat climate change by restricting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels India and CoP-26: At CoP26, India pledged to become a ‘net zero’ carbon emitter by 2070, and announced enhanced targets for renewable energy deployment and […]
Green Hydrogen Microgrid Project
Green Hydrogen Microgrid Project: NTPC Limited announced that India’s first Green Hydrogen Microgrid Projects will be set up at Simhadri near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The projects will be a precursor to large-scale hydrogen energy storage projects and would be useful for studying and deploying multiple microgrids in various off-grid and strategic locations of the […]
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Linking Climate To Security
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Linking Climate To Security: India voted against a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) linking climate to security, saying it was an attempt to shift climate talks from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to the Security Council and a “step backward” for collective […]
National Energy Conservation Day 2021
National Energy Conservation Day 2021: The National Energy Conservation Day is observed on December 14th, every year by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). The day focuses on making people aware of global warming and climate change and promotes efforts towards saving energy resources. It also highlights the achievements of the country in the fields […]
Buxa Tiger Reserve: In News
Buxa Tiger Reserve: An increase in the forest density and the big cat prey base, especially deer, had attracted a Royal Bengal tiger, a first such sighting in 23 years, to the Buxa Tiger reserve They believed that a favourable habitat at the tiger reserve would invite more tigers, which had migrated to neighbouring Bhutan. […]
Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees)
Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees): Buoyed by the success of its innovative Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees) in Karnataka, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has now replicated the project in Assam. Chairman KVIC, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena launched Project RE-HAB at Village Mornoi in Goalpara district of Assam which severely […]
Dam Safety Bill (2019)
Dam Safety Bill (2019): The Rajya Sabha passed the landmark Dam Safety Bill (2019), paving the way for enactment of the Dam Safety Act in the country. The Dam Safety Bill (2019) was passed by the Lok Sabha on 2nd August 2019 The Bill provides for the surveillance, inspection, operation, and maintenance of all specified […]
