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National Electric Mobility Mission: 2020

Under its National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), the government is targeting to achieve 6-7 million sales of electric and hybrid vehicles...

10 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Gangetic Dolphins Found in Mahananda River

For the first time, a population of Gangetic River Dolphins has been found in the Mahananda river, in Bihar’s Kishanganj district. Dolphins...

06 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Hydrogen-Enriched Compressed Natural Gas (HCNG)

Delhi will be the first city in the country to roll out hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG) buses for public transport from November...

05 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Shrinking Sea Ice Extent

As per the study of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), after decades of gradual increases, Antarctic sea ice is now decreasing,...

05 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Tamil Yeoman

Tamil Nadu has declared the Tamil Yeoman butterfly species (endemic to western ghats) as the state butterfly. Tamil Yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) is...

03 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Airplane Contrails and Global Warming

According to a recent study, the airplanes contrails contribute more to global warming than the CO2 emitted by an aircraft. Moreover, the...

01 Jul 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Ozone Pollution

According to the data presented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Lok Sabha, ozone was reported as a prominent...

29 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

In Depth – Melting Himalayas

Ice protects the Earth and oceans by reflecting excess heat back into space. However, human activity, especially since the industrial revolution...

27 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

‘Jal Hi Jeevan Hai’ Scheme

Jal Hi Jeevan Hai Scheme has been launched by the Haryana government. The scheme has been launched with an aim to encourage farmers to adopt crop...

26 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Cement Pollution

The production of cement is a cause of 7 % of global carbon dioxide emissions, more than what comes from all the trucks in the world. Cement’s...

25 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Water Vulnerable Megacities in India

Four Indian cities, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi have been ranked among the top 20 megacities in the world facing high levels of water...

25 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Membrane to Clean Toxic Effluents

Recently the scientists at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST) have developed...

21 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on 17th June. India for the first time will host the 14th session of the...

18 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Temples and Turtle Conservation

Conservation program for turtles is being implemented in Assam by involving the network of temples across the State. Species that have disappeared...

17 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

G20 and Marine Plastic Waste

The Group of 20 (G20) environment ministers, on 15th June, 2019, agreed to adopt a new implementation framework for actions to tackle the issue of...

17 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Unapproved Sowing of Genetically Modified Crops

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has sought a detailed report on the sowing of unapproved Genetically Modified (GM)...

14 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

People's Ingestion Of Plastic

The World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) study has revealed that people worldwide could be ingesting five grams of microscopic plastic particles...

13 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

In Depth - BS VI Emission Norms

According to the United Nations, 9 out of 10 people on the planet are now breathing polluted air. This has led to a growing global health crisis,...

13 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Phosphine as Fumigant

Scientists from the National Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have conducted...

12 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

El Salvador Recognises Forests as Living Entities

On 5th June, 2019 i.e. on the World Environment Day, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a pronouncement recognising the forests as...

12 Jun 2019 Environmental Pollution & Degradation