New Tiger Reserve In Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh (UP) approved the notification of the state’s fourth tiger reserve in the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) in Chitrakoot district. This will be the 54th Tiger Reserve in India. Guru Ghasidas National Park of Chhattisgarh is the 53rd Tiger Reserve in India. A Ranipur Tiger Conservation Foundation will […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Clean India 2.0
Clean India 2.0: The Department of Youth Affairs of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Government of India) will launch a month-long nationwide Clean India 2.0 from 1st -31st October, 2022 after the successful campaign of last year. The programme is being organised in all the villages across the country through the network of […]
Cooling Action Plan
India Cooling Action Plan: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has said that India is the first country with a cooling action plan based on energy efficiency and thermal comfort. He stated this while addressing the Ministerial Roundtable for Green Economy at the World Green Economy Summit at the World Trade Center in Dubai. The India […]
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum has signed MOU with Air India, AirAsia and Vistara (all under TATA), for SAF to achieve net zero emissions (NZE). International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has put the target of net zero in the aviation sector by 2050. Sustainable aviation fuels are biofuels made from sustainable […]
Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022
Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022: At the Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, India’s representative has said that “sustainable biofuels play a key role to reduce GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector.” The US, for the first time, hosted Global Clean Energy Action Forum, a joint convening […]
Swachh Toycathon
Swachh Toycathon: Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry will launch Swachh Toycathon, a unique competition to make toys from waste. The competition will be open to individuals and groups to bring forth innovation in toy designs using dry waste. It will focus on efficient designs that can be replicated at a larger scale, and toys […]
Carbon Dating
Carbon Dating: A district court in Varanasi allowed a petition seeking carbon dating of the structure inside the Gyanvapi mosque that the Hindu side has claimed is a ‘Shivling’. Carbon dating is a widely-used method applied to establish the age of organic material, things that were once living. Living things have carbon in them in […]
PLI Scheme For Solar Modules
PLI Scheme For Solar Modules: The Union Cabinet has approved the second tranche of Production Linked Incentive(PLI) Scheme on ‘National programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules’ for achieving manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt scale in High Efficiency Solar PV Modules. The national programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules aims to build an ecosystem […]
National Conference Of Environment Ministers
National Conference Of Environment Ministers: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Conference of Environment Ministers in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat on 23rd September, 2022 via video conferencing. Taking forward the spirit of cooperative federalism, Conference is being convened to create further synergy amongst the Central and State Governments in formulating better policies on environmental […]
Swachh Sujal Pradesh
Swachh Sujal Pradesh: Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands have got India’s 1st Swachh Sujal Pradesh certification (by Jal Shakti Ministry). The certification is provided for ensuring 3 things: Safe and secure drinking water supply, ODF Plus status, awareness about cleanliness and convergence of schemes. All the villages of A&N islands have received Har Ghar Jal […]