Category: Environment
CITES’s Review of Significant Trade | Red Sanders
India has been removed from the CITES’s Review of Significant Trade (RST) for Red Sanders.
Green Hydrogen | National Green Hydrogen Mission
According to a study by Climate Risk Horizons (CRH), the adoption of green hydrogen in India could exacerbate pollution if proper measures are not implemented.
Composite Water Management Index (CWMI)
NITI Aayog is currently considering the possibility of discontinuing a pivotal water report (CWMI) that was initially launched five years ago.
Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invokes GRAP Stage 4 in Delhi NCR to combat Air pollution.
Loss and Damage Fund
Article in the Hindu – Importance of ‘loss and damage’ funds
Silkworms | Silk Colour
Researchers in China, proposed a model to explain how different combinations of mutations give rise to the different colours of the cocoons.
Minamata Convention
Fifth meeting of Conference of Parties (COP 5) to Minamata Convention held in Geneva.
CO2 to CO Conversion Technology
National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (NCoE-CCU) at IIT Bombay has developed a new technology for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO).
Biosphere Reserve
Second anniversary of International Biosphere Reserve Day, celebrated on November 3, annually highlights the critical importance of biosphere reserves(BR) in safeguarding our environment and promoting sustainability.
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Russia withdrew from ratification of CTBT to bring itself in line with the US.
How volcanic eruptions impact ozone layer?
Recent eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano made an impact on the ozone layer.
Adaptation Gap Report 2023
United Nations Environment Programme has released the 2023 Adaptation Gap Report recently.