Category: Environment
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.
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.
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
A new study establishes a link between greenhouse gases and polar bear survival
Green Crackers
Supreme Court decided to study the protocol to implement regulations/restrictions on the sale of green crackers.
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
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.
Some bird species of India
Second edition of the State of Indian Birds (SoIB) report released.
Emperor penguin
No emperor penguin chicks survived last year due to melting of Antarctic ice – a recent study.
Nano Liquid Urea
A recent opinion paper has questioned the scientific authenticity of Nano liquid urea produced by the country’s largest fertiliser manufacturer Indian Farmers and Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO).
Methanotrophs
A strain of bacteria (Methylotuvimicrobium buryatense 5GB1C) could potentially remove methane from major emission sites such as landfills, paddy fields, and oil and gas wells, according to a new study.
Project Tiger and Project Elephant
Centre’s move on merging Project Tiger and Project Elephant is in contravention of the earlier decision of the National Board for Wildlife.






