March 29, 2024

Environment


A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef, authorities said recently, as warming seas threaten the spectacular home to thousands of marine species. The damaging mass bleaching event — the seventh since 1998 — was confirmed by government scientists following aerial surveys of 300 shallow reefs. Before this event, Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffered mass coral bleaching in 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2022. The World Heritage Committee has considered to put the reef on a list of "in danger" global heritage sites ABOUT GBR Often dubbed as the world's largest living structure, the Great....Read More

India’s first city-specific Zero Carbon Building Action Plan (ZCBAP) has been launched in Nagpur. With this, Nagpur becomes one of the six cities globally to get a Zero Carbon Building Accelerator (ZCBA) project. Other 5 cities are in 4 countries- Colombia, Turkey, Kenya and Costa Rica. ZCBA was launched by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in 2021, and was supported by Global Environment Facility (GEF), UN Environment Programme (UNEP), World Green Building Council (WGBC) and other global partners. The Action Plan, released by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI-South Asia) states the goal to make new buildings within....Read More

In Mexico City, the water crisis is nearing 'day zero'. Mexico City, home to nearly 22 million people, could be very close running out of water because of prolonged drought and higher than usual temperatures. "Day zero" refers to a scenario where the city's water reserves are depleted to the extent that taps run dry for large portions of the population.Read More

India’s first centre for research on conserving the endangered Gangetic river dolphin, National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC), is now operational and aims to assist scientists and researchers in studying Gangetic dolphins comprehensively. The NDRC, spanning a 4,400 square metre plot on the premises of Patna University near the Ganga, offers a strategic location for researchers to closely observe dolphins in their natural habitat. About Gangetic Dolphin The Gangetic river dolphin is India’s national aquatic animal. The Gangetic river dolphin is one of four freshwater dolphin species in the world. The other three are found in the Yangtze river in China....Read More

The Zoological Survey of India named a new marine species of head-shield sea slug with ruby red spot after President of India Droupadi Murmu. This species belonging to Melanochlamys genus was discovered from Digha of West Bengal coast and Udaipur of Odisha coast. The new species of head-shield sea slug, which is found nowhere in the world, is named as Melanochlamys droupadi.Read More

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister approved the establishment of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) with headquarters in India with a one-time budgetary support of Rs.150 crore for a period of five years from 2023-24 to 2027-28. IBCA’s Framework of Agreement has been substantially modelled after the International Solar Alliance. Seven big cats include Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and the Cheetah. Out of these five big cats viz. Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Cheetah are found in India. BACKGROUND Prime Minister of India during his speech on the occasion of Global Tiger Day, 2019 called....Read More

Larsen and Toubro has commissioned its first indigenously manufactured hydrogen electrolyser at the green hydrogen plant in Hazira, Gujarat. Featuring a rated power capacity of 1 MW (expandable to 2 MW), this electrolyser can produce 200 Nm3/Hr of hydrogen. It is equipped with two stacks and an electrolyser processing unit ML-400, and offers exceptional flexibility and thermal stability. Process Hydrogen is made by splitting H2O (water) into two molecules -- hydrogen and oxygen — via electrolysis, which is an electrical process. The method requires electrolysers, and if the same is powered by renewable energy, then the product formed is green....Read More

Vantara

Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has revealed plans for his ambitious wildlife conservation initiative in Gujarat. The wildlife conservation initiative is all set to become the largest zoo and rehabilitation centre globally. The vast project has been named 'Vantara,' translating to 'Star Of The Forest'. It covers 3,000 acres within Reliance's Jamnagar Refinery Complex, which is renowned as the Green Belt Of Gujarat. The initiative by Anant Ambani, the Director at Reliance Industries is backed by Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation and plans to serve as a refuge for mistreated, harmed, and at-risk animals.....Read More

The United Nations Environment Assembly adopted India's resolution on sustainable lifestyles at its sixth session held in Nairobi, Kenya. All participating member states adopted the resolution which was co-sponsored by Sri Lanka and Bolivia. ABOUT THE RESOLUTION It recognizes potential of behavioural changes toward sustainable lifestyles in achieving sustainable development. It recognizes work of 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Patterns, adopted at Rio+20 in 2012. It recognizes and underscores the role of the private sector and industry, local authorities, local communities, and Indigenous Peoples in supporting more sustainable lifestyles It recognizes that each country is....Read More

‘Status of Leopards in India Report 2022’ was recently released. The Leopard population estimation (5th cycle) was carried out by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Institute of India. It was in collaboration with State Forest Departments, as part of the quadrennial “Monitoring of Tiger, Co-predators, prey and their Habitat-2022”. MAJOR FINDINGS India’s leopard numbers rose by 8% from 12,852 in 2018 to 13,874 in 2022. While the highest number of leopards were reported in Madhya Pradesh (3,907), only three other States reported over a 1,000 animals each — Maharashtra (1,985), Karnataka (1,879) and Tamil Nadu (1,070). The survey....Read More

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