Category: Environment

Oil spill occurred in Ennore region of Chennai after Cyclone Michaung-induced floods.

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc) have identified that peptides (short protein) produced from Budgett’s frog can combat enzymes of disease causing pathogens.

Release of updated Red List of threatened species by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Launch of Global River Cities Alliance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai in 2023.

Launch of country’s 1st Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS) recently.

State of Finance for Nature 2023 Report was released by UN Environment Programme recently.

The Koyas have moved on from using traditional Indian Bison horns to palm leaves to craft their ‘Permakore’.

The Egyptian god Thoth was represented by a baboon — which is odd because baboons aren’t native to Egypt. An interdisciplinary team of scientists recently cracked this long-standing mystery.

Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC) has been officially launched at COP28 by UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The latest version of the Global Stocktake (GST) includes a clause committing all signatories to “an orderly and just phase out of fossil fuels” at COP28. African leaders launched Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative (AGII) at 28th Conference of Parties (COP28).

Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge signed by 118 countries on the sidelines of the annual UN climate summit (COP28).
At COP28, UAE Declaration on Climate and Health Unveiled.
Climate Club is launched at COP28 of UNFCCC.
Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy (DTNE) was launched at COP28.

Ministry of Jal Shakti released the Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report for the entire country for the year 2023.