Category: Environment Schemes and Initiatives
Copernicus Climate Change Service Assessment | Paris Climate Agreement
According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), 2024 marks the first year to exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius global warming threshold.
Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Researchers have shown that lowering nitric oxide (NO) levels in plants greatly enhances both nitrogen absorption and Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) in rice and Arabidopsis.
2024 Global Water Monitor Report
The ‘2024 Global Water Monitor Report’ was authored by an international team of researchers from universities in Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, Germany, and other countries.
India State of Forest Report 2023
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav Releases India State of Forest Report 2023.
Dolphin Tagging | Project Dolphin
India conducts 1st ever Ganges River Dolphin Tagging in Assam.
COP 16 of UNCCD
16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Aravalli Green Wall Project
India showcased its Aravalli Green Wall project for restoring degraded forest lands at CoP-16.
COP16 of UNCCD | Land Degradation
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.”
Bioplastics
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.
National Mission on Natural Farming
The Government of India has launched the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)