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Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC)

Mangroves are one of the most productive ecosystems of the world.  This tidal forest serves as a nursery ground for several organisms, protects the coastal erosion, sequestering the carbon and providing livelihood for millions of people besides harboring array of faunal elements in its habitat.  Mangroves are distributed in the tropical and sub-tropical region of […]

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eco-label – Blue Flag certification

In yet another recognition of India’s commitment to protect and conserve the pristine coastal and marine ecosystems through holistic management of the resources the globally recognized and the coveted International eco-label “Blue Flag”, has accorded the Blue Flag Certification for 2 new beaches this year –Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry beaches.Foundation for […]

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Behler Turtle Conservation Award:

Behler Turtle Conservation Award: Established in 2006, it is a major annual international award honoring excellence in the field of tortoise and freshwater turtle conservation and biology, and leadership in the chelonian conservation and biology community. Also referred to as the “Nobel Prize” of Turtle Conservation. Co-presented by Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA), IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, Turtle Conservancy, and Turtle Conservation Fund. In the […]

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IPCC (AR6) titled Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) titled Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. It is prepared by the scientists of Working Group-I. The two remaining parts would be released in 2022. It noted that global net-zero by 2050 was the minimum required to keep the temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius. It sets the stage […]

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Online Trading of Energy Saving Certificates

One of the flagship initiative known as Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) was implemented under Cycle II (during 2016-19) covering 621 large industries from 11 sectors. Bureau of Energy Efficiency who is piloting this initiative completed the verification of energy savings achieved by these industries called as Designated Consumers (DCs). As per the audit reports […]

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E20 fuel,green fuel,bioethenol,biobutanol,biohydrogen,biogas,biodiesel.

E20 fuel,green fuel,bioethenol,biobutanol,biohydrogen,biogas,biodiesel. E20 fuel is a blend of 20% of ethanol with gasoline. The current permissible level of blending is 10% of ethanol, though India reached only 5.6% of blending in 2019. Significance: It will help in reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, etc. It will help reduce the oil import bill, thereby saving foreign exchange and boosting energy security. Compatibility of […]

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Review of india’s renewable energy resources

India’s renewable power capacity is the fourth largest in the world and is growing at the fastest speed among all major countries. India is a big market and a lot of countries are attracted towards it in terms of One Sun, One World, One Grid The renewable energy capacity in India is currently 136 Giga Watts, which is about 36% […]

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Reduction of widespread conflict between wildlife and human beings

In recent years, India has seen widespread conflict between wildlife and human beings. A large survey of 5,200 families around 11 protected areas across the country found that 71% of households reported crop losses due to raids by wildlife. These statistics are only the tip of the iceberg. The vast majority of crop losses and damage caused to […]

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causes of forest fire in India and strategy to contain it

Incidents of forest fire in recent times California forest fire of 2018 Scandinavian forest fire in summers of 2018 El-Nino events and extensive forest fires of Australia in 2010 Forest fires of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in 2016 Forest fires of Western Ghats 2015 and 2017 Causes of forest fire Forest fires are caused by […]

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Water use efficiency in India

Water use efficiency in India Presently, irrigation water use accounts for 80% of the available water, i.e. 700 BCM. However, within the limited availability of 1,137 BCM we need to cater to the growing demand of the population, including domestic water requirement, industrial requirement, ecology sustenance, and power generation requirement, among others. It is estimated […]

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