Environment Notes

The India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) is a comprehensive strategy launched by the Government of India in 2019. It provides an integrated vision towards cooling across sectors helping in the reduction of cooling demand, refrigerant transition, enhancing energy efficiency, and better technology … [Read more...] about India Cooling Action Plan

The Biological Diversity Amendment Bill, 2021was recently passed in the Lok Sabha. Bill was conscripted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in response to concerns raised by traditional Indian medicine practitioners. Read here to learn more. The Biological Diversity … [Read more...] about Biological Diversity Act: Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021

The government has revised the crop residue management guidelines to enable efficient ex-situ management of paddy straw generated. The benefits of crop residue management and the adverse effect of residue burning on soil quality are being given due attention now. Read here to learn … [Read more...] about Crop Residue Management

The government of India is promoting green agriculture by way of sustainable and good agriculture practices with environmental concerns in mind. It has implemented several schemes to encourage sustainable agriculture practices. Read here to learn more about the initiatives. Recently, the Cabinet … [Read more...] about Green Agriculture

The MoEFCC has proposed the draft Green Credit Programme Implementation Rules 2023. It was initially included in the Union Budget for 2023-24 to leverage a competitive market–based strategy and encourage voluntary environmental measures among diverse stakeholders. Read here to know more. The … [Read more...] about Green Credit Programme

Compliance with Biomedical Waste Management Rules across the country has not been proper even now. The NGT has flagged this issue several times in the past. Mishandling Medical waste will continue to compromise public health and the environment. Read here to understand better about biomedical waste … [Read more...] about Biomedical Waste Management

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has released the “National Working Plan Code-2023” for scientific forest management and evolving new approaches. This is a plan for the scientific management of forests and is crucial for environmental stability. Read here to learn … [Read more...] about Forest Management: National Working Plan Code

Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic pollution during the UN talks in Paris. It is a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste. The committee is charged with developing the first international, legally binding treaty … [Read more...] about Plastic Pollution

Why is India witnessing unseasonal rainfalls yet again? What are the reasons for to other than climate change? How is it going to affect the monsoons? The agricultural sector is extremely vulnerable to such changes in climate. Read here to learn more about the impact of unseasonal rains in … [Read more...] about Unseasonal Rains in India

Decarbonizing Iron and Steel Sector is crucial for the improvement of resource efficiency in the Steel Sector. According to a new analysis, the iron and steel sector can produce less emissions and increase its output at the same time. Read here to learn more about decarbonizing. Although the iron … [Read more...] about Decarbonizing Iron and Steel Sector