A recent report of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution highlight the concern with tap water quality in major Indian cities. What is the current state of water quality? Going by the matrix of tests carried out by the Bureau of Indian Standards for the Ministry, Delhi has abysmal water quality. Chennai […]
Read MoreFor seamless and effective dissemination of emergency information and communication on disaster warnings, Potential Fishing Zones (PFZ) and Ocean States Forecasts (OSF) to fishermen, the Government today launched the Gagan Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information (GEMINI) device. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in New Delhi, Union Minister for Earth Sciences, Science & Technology […]
Read MoreIn 2018, many people thought that the floods and landslides in Kerala that caused huge financial losses and manifold human tragedies marked a once-in-a-century calamity, and that normalcy will return soon and we can merrily return to business as usual. Further, the probability of two such back-to-back events was only 1 in 10,000. Hence, in 2019, a […]
Read Moreजल प्रबंधन में बेहतर हो रहे राज्य, अभी भी लक्ष्य से बहुत पीछे: नीति आयोग NITI Aayog releases Report on the Composite Water Management Index 2.0 To supplement the efforts of Jal Shakti Ministry, NITI Aayog has prepared the second Round of Composite Water Management Index (CWMI 2.0).The Report was launched today by Shri Gajendra […]
Read MoreIt is a critically endangered bird with less than 150 individuals left in IndiaThe critically endangered Great Indian Bustard(GIB) is nearing extinction due to collision with high voltage power lines that criss-cross their flying path, according to a report by the Ministry of Environment. The report, which has been prepared by the Wildlife Institute of […]
Read MoreNATIONAL Vanishing wildlife: 22 species have gone extinct in wildMinistry lists habitat degradation as one of the causesFour species of fauna and 18 species of flora have gone extinct in India in the past few centuries, according to wildlife survey organisations. The data was tabled earlier this month in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry […]
Read MoreIndia has 2,967 tigers, a third more than in 2014, according to results of a tiger census made public on July 29 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Madhya Pradesh saw the highest number of tigers at 526, closely followed by Karnataka (524) and Uttarakhand (442) While Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest […]
Read MoreIs it time to impose a carbon tax? The tax can be an effective policy instrument for realising India’s Paris commitments and can substitute the current Clean Environment CessIn the recent Union Budget, a major initiative has been taken by the government to promote e-vehicles. However, the initiative is only a small step to curb […]
Read MoreFirst Resilient Kerala Program The Government of India, the Government of Kerala and the World Bank signed here today a Loan Agreement of USD 250 million for the First Resilient Kerala Program to enhance the State’s resilience against the impacts of natural disasters and climate change. The 2018 floods and landslides in Kerala led to […]
Read MoreSatluj Basin set to lose more than half of its glaciers by 2050.The Satluj Basin has 2,026 glaciers spanning 1,426 km2—the small glaciers (less than 1km2) are more vulnerable, and 62% of those will be lost by 2050. A study carried out by scientists from Divecha Centre for Climate Change, at the Indian Institute of Science, […]
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