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Recently World Wetlands Day was celebrated with a theme - 'Wetlands and climate change'. World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2nd...
04 Feb 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Introduction Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) started the process of setting up NBTs by organising a high-level meeting...
30 Jan 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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UK to Support Nitrogen Research in India
The United Kingdom will fund the South Asian Nitrogen Hub (SANH), a group of 50 institutions to assess and study the quantum and impact of...
25 Jan 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Himalayan Glaciers Impacted by Climate Change
Recently, a study has concluded that the Chaturangi Glacier, a tributary of Gangotri glaciers, is receding. The study was done by scientists from...
22 Jan 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated “2018” as the sixth warmest year on record, with the average temperature over...
17 Jan 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Desalination Plants Harm Environment: UN
According to a U.N. backed study, desalination plants across the world produce highly salty waste water and toxic chemicals that are damaging the...
15 Jan 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Govt Launches Mission to Fight Air Pollution
The Central government has launched a five-year action plan with a tentative target of 20-30% reduction in concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 by 2024,...
11 Jan 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Exotic Trees Eating up Western Ghat’s Grasslands
As per the study published recently in the international journal Biological Conservation, the Western Ghats have lost almost one-fourth of...
03 Jan 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Sixth National Report to the Convention of Biological Diversity
India submitted its sixth national report (NR6) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) during the inaugural session of the meeting of the...
31 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2018
The Union Cabinet has approved the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018 which were last reviewed and issued in 2011. CRZ Notification...
29 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Living Planet Report released by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature documents the state of the earth in terms of biodiversity and indicates the...
29 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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(This editorial is based on the article “The Afterlife of e-goods” which appears in The Indian Express on 26th December...
27 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Japan to Resume Commercial Whaling
Recently Japan announced its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) conservation body and it will resume commercial whale hunting...
27 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Last Updated: August 2022 For Prelims: COP26, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Paris Agreement, Intergovernmental...
21 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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(The editorial is based on the article “New rules on the block” which appears in Indian Express on 18th November 2018. It analyses some...
18 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Conference of the Parties (COP 24)
Recently, 24th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded in...
18 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Ministry of Power has launched the Energy Conservation- New Indian Way for Affordable & Sustainable Homes (ECO Niwas) Samhita 2018, an Energy...
15 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Big Picture - Climate Change: Act Now
Negotiations from around the world began on curbing climate change. It has been three years since the sealing of the landmark deal in Paris that...
15 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Energy Efficiency and Climate Change
(This editorial is based on the article “Energy Efficiency and Climate Change” which appears in Livemint for 13th December.) The...
13 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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The United Nations World Water Development Report 4
Introduction The uninterrupted water supplies anywhere in the world cannot be guaranteed to water users. The factors such as...
12 Dec 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
