Category: Environment Schemes and Initiatives

India conducts 1st ever Ganges River Dolphin Tagging in Assam.

16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

India launched the world’s first Green Steel Taxonomy

India showcased its Aravalli Green Wall project for restoring degraded forest lands at CoP-16.

Recently, at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to UNCCD held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the UNCCD and the UN University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH) released a report titled “Economics of Drought: Investing in Nature-Based Solutions for Drought Resilience – Proaction Pays.”

Union Government notified Second Phase of PM E-DRIVE Scheme

Balrampur Chini Mills, Uttar Pradesh one of India’s leading sugar producers, announced a Rs 2,000 crore investment in India’s first bioplastics factory to produce Bioplastics.

The Government of India has launched the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)

Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas, 2024 released.

COP29 of the UNFCCC concludes with the Baku Climate Unity Pact

Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment has recently been published by the United Nations Environment Programme & the Food and Agriculture Organization.

As Delhi chokes, SC orders all curbs to stay till it lifts them, takes CAQM to task for delayed action.