Category: Environment Current Affairs

Harit Sagar Green Port Guidelines 2023: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has launched ‘Harit Sagar’ Green Port Guidelines 2023 to achieve the Zero Carbon Emission Goal. Sagar Shreshtha Samman awards were also conferred to major ports for their exceptional achievements in various operational parameters. Harit Sagar Guidelines 2023 reflects the vision of making […]

The Race To Net Zero: Accelerating Climate Action In Asia and the Pacific Recent study, “The Race to Net Zero: Accelerating Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific,” by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has revealed that most countries in Asia and the Pacific are inadequately equipped […]

Harit Sagar : The Green Port Guidelines The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways recently launched ‘Harit Sagar’, the Green Port Guidelines. Harit Sagar Guidelines is to minimize waste through Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose and Recycle to attain zero waste discharge from port operations and promote monitoring based on Environmental Performance Indicators. These guidelines have been […]

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): The European Union (EU) has announced that its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be introduced in its transitional phase from October 2023, which will levy a carbon tax on imports of products made from the processes which are not Environmentally sustainable or non-Green. CBAM will translate into a 20-35 […]

Central Asian Flyway: Conserving Migratory Bird Eleven countries have collaborated to strengthen conservation efforts for migratory birds and their habitats in the Central Asian Flyway (CAF). The meeting was conducted by The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme/Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS). A flyway is a […]

River-Cities Alliance: National Mission For Clean Ganga Organizes River-Cities Alliance Global Seminar. River Cities Alliance (RCA) was launched in 2021. It is organized by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). It is a joint initiative of the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga […]

14th Petersberg Dialogue On Climate Change: The Petersberg Dialogue on Climate Change was held in Berlin. The 14th Petersberg Dialogue on Climate Change was hosted by Germany and the United Arab Emirates. UAE would be hosting the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Objective is to discuss […]

Pregnant Tigress Died : Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve A nine-year-old full-term pregnant tigress suffering from severe constipation recently died at the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) during treatment. Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve popularly known as Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary, is spread across 4 districts – Bundi, Kota, Jhalawar & Chittorgarh in Rajasthan. The park is situated […]

International Leopard Day 2023: International Leopard Day is a new annual event that was officialized on May 3, 2023, with the launch of a dedicated portal, “internationalleopardday.org” by the Cape Leopard Trust (CLT). Leopard: Scientific Name Panthera pardus The leopard is the smallest of the Big Cats (Of genus Panthera namely the Tiger, Lion, Jaguar, […]

Death Of a Rare Black Tiger : Similipal Tiger Reserve The death of a Rare Black Tiger was reported in the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha. Simlipal has the world’s highest rate of black tiger sightings in the world. Black Tigers are a rare colour variant of the Bengal tiger and are not a distinct […]