Politicians now start paying heed to advice of scientists: Thunberg
Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg has said that the COVID-19 pandemic may have a silver lining as due to this health emergency politicians are paying...
Category : Environment
India’s Forest Cover Rises
The Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar released the State of India’s Forest Report 2019(SoFR 2019). The SoFR is published every...
‘Declining Bee Population Threat to Food Security’
“Honey bees make up 80% of the world’s pollinating insects; 75% of world’s food crops are at least partly dependent on pollination affecting an industry...
SE Asia, India, Japan, China, Bangladesh most vulnerable to rising sea levels : UN chief
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has identified South East Asian countries, Japan, China, Bangladesh and India as the countries most at risk due to...
NGT asks UP, Haryana and Punjab to Monitor stubble burning
National Green Tribunal(NGT) has asked Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to depute a person to give a daily report on air pollution caused by stubble...
India to Adopt BS VI vehicular emission norms by April 2020
Addressing a Press Conference in New Delhi the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar noted that efforts of the Central...
IFS officer selected for Asia Environmental Enforcement Award
Indian Forest Service(IFS) officer Ramesh Pandey has been selected for the Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme. The 1996-batch IFS officer,...
Centre releases Rs. 47,436 crores for Afforestation
In a major boost towards promoting afforestation and achieving green objectives of the country, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, handed...
Air India to ban Single use Plastic
The national carrier Air India has decided to heed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s advise regarding the environmental hazards of single use plastics as it would introduce...
Shah flags off World’s 1st battery operated city bus
Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the world’s first battery operated city bus services in Gandhinagar. Shah who is on a 2-day visit to Gujarat also...