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Global Declaration for River Dolphins

11 nations from Asia and South America have just ratified a landmark document known as the “Global Declaration for River Dolphins.”

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Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) | UNCCD’s 1st data dashboard

UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) launched first data dashboard compiling national figures from 126 countries recently.

Air Quality Index
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

The Air Quality Index of Mumbai is worse than Delhi.

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Red Tides

National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) has started the investigation on the issue of sea turning red in Puducherry.

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Stubble Burning & Bio-Decomposer

Delhi Government has initiated the spraying of a Bio-Decomposer to tackle Stubble Burning.

Marine Cloud Brightening
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Marine Cloud Brightening

Context: Several Australian organisations are investigating the potential of cloud brightening as a means to mitigate coral bleaching. About Marine…

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State of Global Water Resources 2022 Report

State of Global Water Resources 2022 report which offers an overview of water resources worldwide was released by WMO recently.

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Record spike in aerosol in Hindu Kush region

Hindu Kush-Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau region has been witnessing an alarming increase in aerosol levels, a new analysis by the ISRO’s Physical Research Laboratory.

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Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP)

As Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh is nearby Government is pushing Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) to secure the final forest clearance, six years after it got the provisional nod.

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Kolleru Lake

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department to prepare an inventory of land use adjacent to the Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary for declaring it an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) for conservation of the Kolleru Lake ecosystem.

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How Tiger Reserves are notified?

Bihar to get Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary as the state’s 2nd tiger reserve after the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR).

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UN Framework to Protect Environment from Harmful Chemicals

“Global Framework on Chemicals – For a planet free of harm from chemicals and waste” was adopted at Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) in Bonn, Germany.