Category: CA Interventions

27
Jan

Project Cheetah

India has signed an agreement with South Africa to translocate 12 cheetahs to the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh.

10
Jan

Ozone Healing

According to a new U.N. report, earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years.

09
Jan

Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs)

For the first-time, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) worth ₹16,000 crores, in two tranches of ₹8,000 crores each in the current financial year.

07
Jan

iVOFm technique and ion-exchange method

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune came up with a custom-designed unique molecular sponge-like material — macro/microporous ionic organic framework — which can swiftly clean polluted water by soaking up contaminants.

04
Jan

FAO’s Green Urban Oases Programme

Recently, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched report on Urban forestry and urban greening in drylands.

03
Jan

Microplastics

Recently, Scientists from South Korea have developed a new water purification system that can quickly and efficiently filter out microplastics.

02
Jan

SAIME Initiative

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

30
Dec

National Bamboo Mission

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.

30
Dec

India’s first waste-to-hydrogen project

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

26
Dec

Cryomesh and Frozen Coral

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

26
Dec

Polluted River Stretches

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.

20
Dec

Carbon Markets

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.