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Category: Environment

Home Archive by Category "Environment" (Page 3)

Jharkhand Government banned sale of thermocol plates

June 20, 2024EnvironmentJharkhandOmkar Sawant

Jharkhand’s Chief Minister Raghuvar Das on 19 June 2024 imposed a ban on sale of thermocol plates in entire state. The decision was taken with an aim to promote leaf plates and generate employment for the poor and tribal people of the state, who are engaged in making leaf plates.

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Critically endangered Sangai deer found in Manipur’s Loktak Lake to be translocated

June 18, 2024EnvironmentManipurOmkar Sawant

Manipur Forest Department in the third week of June 2015 decided to translocate a section of rare and critically endangered species of Brow Antlered deer known as Sangai. Sangai is the state animal of Manipur.

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World Environment Day observed globally

June 5, 2024EnvironmentWorld Environment DayOmkar Sawant

World Environment Day (WED) was observed globally on 5 June 2024 with theme Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.

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Environmental Democracy Index 2015 released; India at 24th position

May 20, 2024EnvironmentEnvironmental Democracy IndexOmkar Sawant

Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Access Initiative on 20 May 2024 released the first Environmental Democracy Index (EDI) for the year 2015. The index evaluates the environmental democracy in 70 countries based on recognised international standards.

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Ananda Kumar, Pramod Patil won Whitley Awards for wildlife conservation

April 29, 2025Awards & Honours, EnvironmentWhitley AwardsOmkar Sawant

Two Indians namely Dr Ananda Kumar and Dr Pramod Patil on 29 April 2025 won the prestigious Whitley Awards (also known as Green Oscar) for their contribution to wildlife conservation.

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International Mother Earth Day observed with theme ‘It’s Our Turn to Lead’

April 23, 2025EnvironmentImportant Days, UNESCOOmkar Sawant

International Mother Earth Day was observed globally on 22 April 2025 with the theme It’s our turn to lead.
The theme highlights the need for change and seeks to inform the communities and leadership that action needs to be taken on climate by promoting a goal of environmental awareness through developing sustainable initiatives and galvanizing every human to pledge Acts of Green.

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World Bank established Pollution Management and Environmental Health program

April 18, 2025EnvironmentPollution, World BankOmkar Sawant

World Bank on 18 April 2025 established Pollution Management and Environmental Health (PHEM) program. The program was officially launched on Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day in Washington, D.C.

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National Air Quality Index

Union Ministry of Environment to launch National Air Quality Index in April 2015

March 19, 2025EnvironmentPollutionOmkar Sawant

Union Ministry of Environment on announced to launch National Air Quality Index in April 2015. The National Air Quality Index is a simple, composite, and easy to understand measure of air quality.

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Pollution

Air quality in India cuts lifespan by 3 years: Study

February 22, 2025EnvironmentPollutionOmkar Sawant

A new study authored by Michael Greenstone, director of Energy Policy Institute at Chicago, with prominent economists and public policy experts from Yale and Harvard University, has concluded that almost 660 million people, which is half of India’s population, could add 3.2 years to their lifespan if air quality met the national safe standard.

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US-Obama

US to monitor air quality in India to protect its staff and American visitors

February 20, 2025EnvironmentPollutionOmkar Sawant

US announced that it is going to start monitoring India’s air quality in order to protect its staff on mission and American visitors, and to raise awareness in India about the runaway pollution that is bringing the country adverse attention across the world.

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