Category: CA Environment

In Sundarbans, a new shrimp farming initiative offers hope for mangrove restoration.

Union Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has approved for the formation an Advisory Group for streamlining the development of the Bamboo sector.

India is planning to build its first waste-to-hydrogen project in Pune, Maharashtra.

While working on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, scientists have successfully trialled a new method for freezing and storing coral in their first trial.

According to a recent report from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the number of polluted stretches in India’s rivers has fallen from 351 in 2018 to 311 in 2022. However, the number of most polluted stretches is practically unchanged.

Recently, the famous Tal Chhapar Blackbuck Sanctuary received a protective cover against a proposed move of the State government to reduce the size of its Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ).

Recently, Parliament passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which empowered the Government to establish carbon markets in India and specify a carbon credit trading scheme.

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) got a boost at a conference held in Montreal recently, when 188 of 196 member governments agreed on a new framework to halt the sharp and steady loss of biological species.

Recently, the World Bank released a report titled ‘Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health in South Asia’.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) has unveiled its updated Red List of Threatened Species during the COP15 biodiversity conference in Canada.

3 medicinal plant species found in the Himalayashave made it to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species following a recent assessment.

Kerala Forest Department recently launched ‘Vanikaran’ project to restore natural vegetation.