Posted in Environment Pollution

Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2023 Rankings

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently announced Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2023 rankings (clean air survey).

Posted in Environment Geography Geography Phenomenon

Heat Index

Index article on the Hindu – What is heat index and why is it important to measure?

Posted in Environment Pollution

Global Biofuels Alliance and Biofuels

G20 host India proposes Global Biofuels Alliance to support the world to enable energy transitions in tune with the benefits of a circular economy.

The Indian Forest (Conservation) Act
Posted in Environment Schemes and Initiatives Legislations

The Indian Forest (Conservation) Act

The Mizoram Assembly unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023, “to protect the rights and interest of the people of Mizoram”.

Posted in Environment Environment Schemes and Initiatives

Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA)

Indian Army’s new Thal Sena Bhawan (TSB) boasts of several green measures conforming with GRIHA-IV (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) norms.

Posted in Environment Environment Schemes and Initiatives

Electrified Flex fuel vehicle

World’s 1st prototype of the BS 6 Stage II ‘Electrified Flex fuel vehicle’ (developed by Toyota Kirloskar Motor) capable of running on up to 85% ethanol blended petrol was launched recently.

Posted in Environment Environment Organisations

International Solar Alliance (ISA)

International Solar Alliance (ISA) hosted its 5th regional meeting in Kigali, Rwanda where various solar initiatives were launched for African Countries.

Polar bear
Posted in Species in news

Polar bear

A new study establishes a link between greenhouse gases and polar bear survival

Posted in Environment Pollution

Green Crackers

Supreme Court decided to study the protocol to implement regulations/restrictions on the sale of green crackers.

Red sand boa
Posted in Species in news

Red sand boa

A report by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)-India has pointed out 172 incidents of seizures of red sand boa between the years 2016-2021. 

National Green Tribunal
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National Green Tribunal

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to plant at least 10,000 trees within a month in Uttarakhand as part of compensatory tree plantation.

Great Indian Bustard
Posted in Species in news

Some bird species of India

Second edition of the State of Indian Birds (SoIB) report released.