Amendments To Biodiversity Bill, 2021: A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that examined the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021, has submitted its suggestions on the Bill. The JPC has accepted several amendments made by the Ministry of Environment & Climate Change (MoEFCC). The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (BDA) was enacted to provide for the conservation of […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
U.S. Bill On Climate Action
U.S. Bill On Climate Action: The S. Senate approved a Bill titled the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 2022 with a focus on climate, healthcare and tax provisions to address inflation. The bill is a scaled-down version of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act (BBBA), which failed to get approval from the Senate. Climate change provisions: […]
Ten More Ramsar Sites Added
Ten More Ramsar Sites Added: India has added 10 more Ramsar sites, or wetlands of international importance (taking the total number of such sites to 64) Ten sites are: Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary (TN): It is the largest reserve for breeding resident and migratory water birds and an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area forming part of […]
India And SDG 13
India And SDG 13: In a written reply to Rajya Sabha Union Minister for State (Environment, Forest & Climate) said that India is constantly achieving its Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to […]
Hasdeo Aranya
Hasdeo Aranya: On July 26, the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a private member resolution urging the Centre to cancel allocation of all coal mining blocks in the ecologically sensitive area of Hasdeo Aranya. Underneath the Hasdeo Aranya is a coalfield that comprises of 22 coal blocks. In 2010, the Centre categorised Hasdeo Aranya to […]
Climate Change Targets For 2030
Climate Change Targets For 2030: India has enhanced its climate change targets for 2030. In UNFCCC COP 26 at Glasgow in 2021, the Prime Minister of India had made a series of new promises to strengthen climate action from India. India’s Revised Targets: India is now committing itself to at least 45% reduction in emissions […]
Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021
Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021: The Lok Sabha passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 The Bill amends the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. The Act regulates the protection of wild animals, birds and plants. The Bill seeks to increase the number of species protected under the law, and implement the Convention on […]
Restoring Coastal Habitats
Restoring Coastal Habitats: A study has been published, which has raised doubt about the efficiency of restoring coastal habitats to offset carbon emissions. Restoring Coastal habitats is far from certain and unreliable. and there’s a real risk that the scale at which they can mitigate emissions has been massively oversold. It is extremely difficult to […]
Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Hybrid Electric Vehicle: In recent months, automakers Maruti Suzuki, Toyota and Honda have launched hybrid electric vehicles in India, offering car buyers more choices in the nascent electric vehicle market. A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) uses an ICE (a petrol/diesel engine) and one or more electric motors to run. It is powered by the electric […]
Clean, Healthy Environment As a Universal Human Right
Clean, Healthy Environment As a Universal Human Right: India voted for the resolution and pointed out that the resolutions do not create binding obligations. Only through conventions and treaties do state parties undertake obligations for such rights. Every person on the planet has the right to live in a clean, healthy environment. Climate change and […]
