No easy solution for climate change:IPCC No easy solution for climate change:IPCC,The new IPCC report makes it clear that the path forward offers no simple or easy solutions The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just released a special report on global warming of 1.5°C over pre-industrial temperatures. Produced speedily, it provides details on how the […]
Read MoreForest fires cost India ₹1,100 crore a year: report Forest fires cost India ₹1,100 crore a year: report ,The report says repeated fires in short succession are reducing diversity of species and harming natural regeneration, while posing a risk to over 92 million in India who live in areas of forest cover With at least […]
Read MoreA local approach to climate change A local approach to climate change,The UN’s new report on climate change shows that it is important for local policymakers and administrators to complement the Centre’s efforts The 2016 Paris agreement’s pledge to keep temperature increases between 1.5°C and 2°C above pre-industrial levels was always a bit of eyewash. […]
Read MoreUN body sets CO2 emission cap to limit climate change catastrophe UN body sets CO2 emission cap to limit climate change catastrophe,There’s need for urgent, unprecedented and collective action to limit global warming to 1.5°C, says IPCC Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by human activity must reach “net zero” by 2050 to keep the average rise in global […]
Read MoreStrengthening Forest Fire Management will help India meet its Long-Term Climate Change Goal Strengthening Forest Fire Management in the Country,Strongly emphasizing that more and more people will have to be involved to make managing of forest fires into a mass movement, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said […]
Read MoreGanga Task Force The Ganga Task Force is a unit of the Territorial Army deployed in the services of the Ganga. It consists of 3 companies of over 100 men each to be stationed at Kanpur, Allahabad and Varanasi, with the Battalion headquarters at Allahabad. It is formed with the approval of Ministry of Defence […]
Read MoreUN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning,Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate” “Limiting global warming to 1.5ºCelcius would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]
Read MoreIn harmony with Mother Nature We need a clean environment for human empowerment, writes Prime Minister Narendra Modi Yesterday, the United Nations honoured me with the Champions of the Earth Award. While I was extremely humbled at receiving this honour, I do feel that this award is not for an individual. Instead, it is recognition […]
Read MoreSwachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gave awards to top Ranked State, District and State with maximum citizen participation based on the National Swachh SurvekshanGrameen 2018 commissioned by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The awards by Prime Minister were given at the concluding session of Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention […]
Read MoreNITI Aayog plans ‘eco-cottages NITI Aayog plans ‘eco-cottages’ and a film city to boost tourism in the island territories Lagoons with luxurious water villas is not something India is known for. But there is now a plan to come up with a popular alternative to leading destinations such as Mauritius and Maldives, if the government’s […]
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