National Green Hydrogen Plant : Vijaipur, Madhya Pradesh’s State-run GAIL (India) Ltd. recently inaugurated its first 10 MW Green Hydrogen Plant under the National Green Hydrogen Mission in Madhya Pradesh’s Vijaipur. National Green Hydrogen Mission was approved by the Union Cabinet on January 4, Aim is to make India a Global Hub for the production, […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
First Global Mangrove Assessment
First Global Mangrove Assessment: The first global mangrove assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), warns of the imminent collapse of South India’s mangrove ecosystems due to pollution, deforestation, and coastal development. Unlike the ecosystems in western and eastern India, those in the south are highly vulnerable to collapse, threatened further by […]
What Is Wind Shear?
What Is Wind Shear? The concept of wind shear has gained increased attention due to its crucial role in determining whether a storm intensifies into a destructive hurricane. Wind shear is a meteorological phenomenon that refers to a sudden change in wind speed and/or wind direction over a relatively small distance. It is mainly of […]
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve: The Tamil Nadu Forest Department recently commenced a three-day-long elephant census at Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is located at the junction of the Eastern and Western Ghatsin the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, in the Erode District of Tamil Nadu. Its area is contiguous with the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Bandipur Tiger Reserve […]
G7 Commits To Net Zero Emissions By 2050
G7 Commits To Net Zero Emissions By 2050: The leaders of the G7 have recently kept their word to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The government of Albanese has put forward a plan to create a Net Zero Economy Authority in order to encourage more investment in green technologies. Following the 2021 United Nations Climate […]
World’s Rangelands : Degraded
World’s Rangelands : Degraded About half of the world’s rangelands are degraded and need policy interventions, and communities depending on them need focused support, according to a new report of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD). Rangelands cover 80 million sq km, which is 54 per cent of the earth’s land surface. They […]
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) : Radioactive Discharge
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) : Radioactive Discharge The International Atomic Energy Agency urged increased caution against the trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials, citing over 4,200 incidents in the past three decades as it began its fourth International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS) on nuclear security. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental […]
Global Water Crisis : World Bank Report
Global Water Crisis : World Bank Report The World Bank’s new report “Water for Shared Prosperity,” released at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia, highlights the alarming global water crisis and its implications for human and economic development worldwide. Key Highlights: Significant gaps exist in access to water and sanitation services globally. As […]
GSAP SKILLS Platform
GSAP SKILLS Platform: The GSAP SKILLS Platform was launched at the Fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, Convention on Biological Diversity. Global Species Action Plan(GSAP), the Species Conservation Knowledge, Information, Learning, Leverage and Sharing (SKILLS) platform brings the GSAP’s content online and allows the updating of technical tools and resources in real time. […]
Sweet sorghum
Sweet sorghum: Sweet sorghum is a hardy, nutritious, biofuel crop that offers solutions in drought-hit southern Africa because of El-Nino phenomenon. Sweet sorghum is the most important millet crop occupying largest area among the cereals next to rice. One of the key characteristics of sweet sorghum varieties is their drought resistance. It allows them to […]
