Buxa Tiger Reserve: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken Suo-motu cognisance of a report on the mowing down of three elephants by a goods train at Buxa Tiger Reserve. Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) lies in the Alipurduar sub-division of the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. Its northern boundary runs along the international border with […]
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Allied Climate Partners : COP28
Allied Climate Partners : COP28 At COP28, Allied Climate Partners joined the International Finance Corporation in a climate financing venture to try to generate $11 billion in investments in developing countries. Allied Climate Partners is a philanthropic investment organisation. With a mission to increase the number of bankable, climate-related projects and businesses in emerging […]
ALTÉRRA Fund : COP28 Climate Summit
ALTÉRRA Fund : COP28 Climate Summit UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, announced the creation of a $30 billion climate fund named ALTÉRRA. The fund aims to attract $250 billion in investment by the end of the decade, with $25 billion allocated to climate strategies and […]
Leadership Group For Industry Transition (LeadIT) 2.0
Leadership Group For Industry Transition (LeadIT) 2.0: India and Sweden launched Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) 2.0 during the COP28 World Climate Action Summit, hosted in Dubai. The LeadIT initiative, initially centered around pivotal sectors such as iron, steel, cement, and aluminum, focused on industry transition and knowledge sharing. LeadIT has played a pivotal […]
Launching The Loss And Damage Fund At COP28
Launching The Loss And Damage Fund At COP28: On the opening day of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) climate conference in Dubai, a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries cope with the impact of climate change was officially launched. Loss and Damage Fund was first announced during COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. […]
Global Energy Monitor’s Global Coal Plant Tracker
Global Energy Monitor’s Global Coal Plant Tracker: Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a not-for-profit cataloging coal projects worldwide, has released its quarterly update of GEM’s Global Coal Plant Tracker, highlighting several key findings regarding the status of coal power projects worldwide. More than 95% of coal plant capacity beginning construction in 2023 is in China, showcasing […]
Axolotl : Campaign To Support Conservation
Axolotl : Campaign To Support Conservation Mexican ecologists from the National Autonomous University have relaunched the “Adoptaxolotl” fundraising campaign to support the conservation of axolotls, an endangered fish-like salamander. Axolotl is a species of salamander. The name “axolotl” is derived from the Latin words “atl” (water) and “xolotl” (monster). Salamanders are a group of amphibians […]
South East Asia’s First Night Sky Sanctuary
South East Asia’s First Night Sky Sanctuary: The Government of India, recently announced the upcoming establishment of South East Asia’s first Night Sky Sanctuary in Ladakh. Night Sky Sanctuary in Ladakh will be located at Hanle village in Eastern Ladakh as a part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. It is being set up with the help […]
Global Biodiversity Framework Fund
Global Biodiversity Framework Fund: Experts said that the world’s new biodiversity framework fund lacks any real financial commitment to meet conservation targets. Global Biodiversity Framework Fund was created to ramp up investment in nature restoration and renewal. It has been designed to mobilise and accelerate investment in the conservation and sustainability of wild species and […]
Himalayan Black Bear
Himalayan Black Bear: An animal keeper died after being attacked by a Himalayan black bear in the animal’s enclosure at Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) recently. Himalayan Black Bear is a subspecies of the Asian black bear. Scientific Name: Ursus thibetanus laniger They live a lot in the Himalayas, in Tibet, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and […]
