What Are Radio-Collars? Last week, a wild elephant was radio-collared for the first time in Assam’s Sonitpur district by the state’s Forest Department, in collaboration with NGO World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-India. The joint initiative is being described as a step to study and mitigate human-elephant conflict in the state. Experts say the exercise is challenging, […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Vehicle Scrappage Policy : Concessions on Buying New Vehicles
Vehicle Scrappage Policy: The Government is considering a proposal to give buyers additional concessions on buying new vehicles after scrapping of their old vehicles. The final decision (on providing more incentives under the National Automobile Scrappage Policy) will be taken by the finance ministry and the GST Council. About the Vehicle Scrappage Policy: Old vehicles […]
Hazards of Fly Ash
What Is Fly Ash? Activists and fishermen have complained about fly ash making its way into the Kosasthalaiyar from the North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS). This was due to a leak in the pipeline carrying ash to the ash pond. Fly Ash Popularly known as Flue ash or pulverised fuel ash, it is a […]
Coal : Sustainable Development Plan
Coal : Sustainable Development Plan Union Ministry of Coal of India has moved forward with a comprehensive Sustainable Development Plan. A full-fledged Sustainable Development Cell (SDC) in Ministry of Coal has been established to advice, mentor and plan action to minimise the adverse impact of mining. In line with the commitment of our country to […]
Indus River Dolphin Conservation
Indus River Dolphin: Punjab’s wildlife preservation wing has batted for conservation of Indus river dolphins and also their natural habitat. The Indus river dolphin was declared the State aquatic animal of Punjab in 2019. Scientific Name: Platanista gangetica minor According to a recent study of South Asian river dolphins, Indus and Ganges River dolphins are […]
Glasgow Agreement
Glasgow Agreement: The “Glasgow climate pact” was adopted despite a last-minute intervention by India to water down language on “phasing out” coal to merely “phasing down”. The pledges on emissions cuts made at the two-week Cop26 summit in Glasgow fell well short of those required to limit temperatures to 1.5C, according to scientific advice. Instead, […]
Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme
Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for fixing higher ethanol price derived from different sugarcane based raw materials under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme for the forthcoming sugar season 2021-22 during ESY 2021-22 from 1st December 2021 to 30th November 2022. The Price of ethanol […]
17th Edition Of The Climate Change Performance Index
17th Edition Of The Climate Change Performance Index: The 17th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index was released recently. CCPI is compiled by Germanwatch, the New Climate Institute, and the Climate Action Network. It monitors climate mitigation progress of 60 countries and the European Union. It aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics […]
Global Methane Pledge: UN COP26
Global Methane Pledge: The Global Methane Pledge was launched at the UN COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. It is an effort led jointly by the United States and the European Union. So far, over 90 countries have signed this pledge. About the Global Methane Pledge: The pledge was first announced in September by the US […]
Northeast Green Summit 2021
Northeast Green Summit: Sustainable development and conservation strategies for the Northeast and its contiguous biodiversity zones, a round table of forest ministers of the region, besides green art and green music events are on the agenda of the three-day Northeast Green Summit beginning here from November 16. The focus area of the sixth edition of […]
