Category: Environment
National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems
National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems and Wetlands Rejuvenation Programme aims to conserve India’s wetlands.
National Disaster
Kerala requests Centre to declare Wayanad landslide a national disaster.
Eco Sensitive Zones
National Green Tribunal asks MoEFCC to finalise deadline for declaring western ghats an eco-sensitive zone
PM-PRANAM
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently approved the PM-PRANAM scheme.
Hoolock Gibbon
Oil and gas exploration likely to threaten Hoolock Gibbon habitat in Assam.
National Bioenergy Programme
The Union government has revised the financial assistance rates for Biomass Pellet manufacturing under the National Bioenergy Programme component.
DMH-11: Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee
Recently, the Supreme Court has ruled against the commercial sale and release of genetically modified mustard in India for now.
Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary
New plant species ‘Phlogacanthus sudhansusekharii’ has been discovered in Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
Squalus Hima
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently discovered a new species named Squalus Hima