While the agriculture sector is responsible for climate change due to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, it is also severely impacted by the effects of changing climate. Climate change is also threatening India’s agricultural growth with frequent dry spells, heat waves and erratic rainfall. Besides, the changing rainfall patterns in the form of delayed onset or early withdrawal […]
Read MoreGoa has become the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State in the country as it successfully provided 100% Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) in the rural areas covering 2.30 lakh rural households. Jal Jeevan Mission Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) envisages supply of 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024. JJM focuses on integrated […]
Read MoreHimalayan butterfly known as Golden Birdwing (Troides aeacus) has been discovered as India’s largest butterfly after 88 years. It has replaced an unknown specimen which a british army officer Brigadier Evans had recorded in 1932. Key Points Discovery: The female was recorded from Didihat in Uttarakhand, the male was from the Wankhar Butterfly Museum in Shillong, Meghalaya. Characteristics: With a wingspan of 194 mm, the female of the species […]
Read MoreIndia assumes presidency of UN body on Migratory Species for 3 years Conservation of wildlife and habitats part of the cultural ethos of India for ages: Prime Minister India COP kicks off the super year of biodiversity COP in India will mark the start of focused attention to migratory species and their habitats: Union Environment […]
Read MoreNITI Aayog Releases SDG India Index and Dashboard 2019 India is the first country in the world with a government-led, sub-national measure of progress on Sustainable Development Goals NITI Aayog today released the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index, which comprehensively documents the progress made by India’s States and Union Territories towards achieving the […]
Read Moretotal forest and tree cover of the country is 80.73 million hectare which is 24.56 percent of the geographical area of the country.The Environment Minister further said that as compared to the assessment of 2017, there is an increase of 5,188 sq. km in the total forest and tree cover of the country. “Out of […]
Read MoreWhat is CCPI? CCPI is an international observation instrument of climate protection performance by countries. CCPI aims to increase transparency in global climate politics and enables the comparability of climate protection efforts. Four categories of ranking are – Renewable Energy, Climate Policy, Energy Use, and GHG Emissions. Climate Change Performance Index It is an annual […]
Read MoreWhy India must join industrialised nations in becoming net carbon neutral Climate change is now a reality. People across the world are experiencing extreme weather occurrences that seemed unimaginable a few decades ago. Time is running out for mankind. Getting to zero carbon emissions at the earliest is imperative. The UK and France have, by legislation, […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is implementing plantation/afforestation schemes in the forest areas with participatory approach. The plantation species under the schemes is selected by the implementing agencies/the members of Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMC) on the basis of their needs, ecological conditions and other local factors in consultation with the […]
Read MoreEfforts undertaken to enhance the ecological sustainability of India and address climate change As per the Special Report on ‘The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’ released in September 2019 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), since about 1950; many marine species across various groups have undergone shifts in geographical range and […]
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