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India’s “First” Emissions Trading System for Particulate Pollution (PM)
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has initiated the programme for market based trading system to reduce air pollution in Surat, Gujarat...
06 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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World Environment Day is observed on the 5th of June every year for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since...
06 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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India Backs Dhanauri for Ramsar Site Tag
The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change has asked Uttar Pradesh forest department,to propose Dhanauri in Greater Noida as a wetland of...
06 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Vulnerability assessment study conducted in Oussudu lake, Puducherry had shown concern over rising plastic pollution in water bodies. The report had...
04 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Water Conservation: Traditional Approach
According to experts, traditional knowledge of water conservation is the only sustainable way to counter the dangers of National Water...
31 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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India has set an ambitious target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by the year 2022, which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from...
27 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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This editorial is based on the article 'Aravallis broken beyond repair', which appeared in Down to Earth on April 3rd, 2019. It talks about the...
25 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The technical document "PEGASUS" i.e. Phycomorph European Guidelines for a Sustainable Aquaculture of Seaweeds, highlights the current state of...
25 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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An international team of researchers has said that the rogue emissions of a gas (CFC-11) that harms the ozone layer comes from the eastern...
24 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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International Day for Biodiversity
The International Day for Biological Diversity, also known as World Biodiversity Day, is observed on May 22 to promote biodiversity. The theme for...
23 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Wastewater Management in India
This editorial is based on the news "Gujarat will supply treated wastewater for industrial use" which appeared in "The Hindu" on 21st May...
22 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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'Not All Animals Migrate by Choice' Campaign
Ahead of the International Day of Biological Diversity celebrated on May 22, UN Environment India and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of India...
21 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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India’s Waste Dumping Proposal Stands Defeated
A proposal by India to prevent developed countries from dumping their electronic and plastic waste into developing countries, was defeated at the...
17 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Wild Life Protection Act: Implementation and Failure
Recently, Chennai has emerged as a hotbed of global illegal animal trade. This, along with several incidences of poaching and trafficking of...
17 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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UNDRR Global Assessment Report
A Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has warned of new and...
16 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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In Depth – Biodiversity: Warning Bells
Relentless pursuit of economic growth coupled with climate change has brought an unprecedented one million species at the doorstep of extinction....
16 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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India to Co-chair Consultative Group of GFDRR
Recently, India is unanimously chosen as co-chair of the Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for...
15 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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More than 900 hectares of forest land has been gutted in wild-fire in Uttarakhand. The number of forest fires shot up to 14,107 from 4,225 between...
14 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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DNA Database for Indian Rhinos
The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has begun a project to create DNA profiles of all rhinos in the country. The...
14 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Recently, the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii (USA), has detected the highest levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since...
14 May 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
