India’s first Centre For Wetland Conservation And Management : The Central government has announced that, it will soon set up a new Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management (CWCM) in Chennai. This Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management will be set in a bid to address the knowledge gaps and specific research needs for the […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Domestic Manufacturing Programme For Critical Power And Renewable Energy Equipment
A domestic manufacturing program: A domestic manufacturing program for critical power and renewable energy equipment will be launched by the Ministry of Power in the Financial Year 2021. The program has an outlay of Rs 1,500 crore. This scheme was announced in the Union Budget. It would set up three manufacturing zones per year. The three zones […]
What Is Neptune Declaration? Maritime India Vision 2030
Neptune Declaration: The Maritime body MUI urged the government to take cognizance of the” Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change” in order to formulate the Maritime India Vision 2030. The “Maritime India Vision 2030” will be formulated by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways of India. Neptune Declaration: The Neptune Declaration was […]
Sustainable Development Of Little Andaman Island Vision Document By NITI Aayog
Sustainable Development of Little Andaman Island Vision Document by NITI Aayog: A plan named the Sustainable Development of Little Andaman Island Vision Document by NITI Aayog for the sustainable and holistic development of the 680 sq km, fragile Little Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar island group has raised alarm among conservationists. Earlier in […]
Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Policy : Budget 2021
“Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Policy”: The Finance minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, has proposed for the “Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Policy”. This proposal was made during the presentation of the Union Budget for Financial Year 2022. The voluntary vehicle scrappage policy will help to scrap out the unfit and pollution-causing vehicles. The new policy will help in […]
Strengthening Teaching-Learning And Results for States (STARS) Project : Keypoints
Strengthening Teaching-Learning And Results for States (STARS) Project: Agreement for the financial support of the implementation of Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project of Ministry of Education (MOE) was signed between the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) and World Bank along with the Ministry of Education. Earlier Union Cabinet has approved the proposal […]
Elephant Corridor Case: Conservationist Joins Panel
Elephant Corridor Case: The Supreme Court has appointed conservationist Nandita Hazarika as Member of a Technical Committee constituted by it on October 14 last year to hear complaints by landowners against the action taken by the Nilgris Collector, which included the sealing of their buildings and allegations about the “arbitrary variance in the acreage of […]
Marine Mega Fauna Stranding Guidelines And National Marine Turtle Action Plan: Highlights
‘Marine Mega Fauna Stranding Guidelines’ and ‘National Marine Turtle Action Plan’.: The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has released ‘Marine Mega Fauna Stranding Guidelines’ and ‘National Marine Turtle Action Plan’. The documents contain ways and means to guide improved coordination amongst the government, civil society, and all relevant stakeholders on the response […]
Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 – Keypoints
Climate Adaptation Summit 2021.: Prime Minister Modi addressed the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021. The Netherlands government hosted an online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS Online) on 25 January 2021. The summit will have a significant focus on securing new investments to ensure that millions of smallholder farmers can adapt to the stresses of climate on […]
Birds of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve Report – Keypoint
Birds of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, released by the ZSI: The publication, Birds of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, released by the ZSI, not only documents the avifauna of the Sunderbans but also serves as a comprehensive photographic field guide for the region. The scientists said of the 428 birds listed, some, like the masked finfoot […]
