Climate Change

December 21, 2023 11:06 AM

Growing catastrophe of unchecked climate change being seen globally in wildfires

Severe and several cases of wildfire around the world have left people in grave worry. Not only these have become frequent, but deadly too, due to the unpredictable nature and impact of climate change. Europe, a continent, that usually sees moder...

August 11, 2023 12:38 PM

Know, how ‘SATAT’ initiative is accelerating India’s transition to Sustainable Transportation

"Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation" (SATAT) was launched to extract economic value from biomass waste in the form of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) and bio-manure. Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Rame...

September 8, 2023 10:57 AM

Skill Upgradation Mahila Coir Yojana empowering women entrepreneurs

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is taking significant strides to empower women in entrepreneurship through its 'Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana’, under Coir Vikas Yojana. This is an exclusive training program w...

August 10, 2023 5:09 PM

15 eco-parks set up by Coal PSUs for mining tourism

Coal PSUs like BCCL,CCL, SECL, ECL etc. have established 15 Eco-parks during the last 5 years. Noteworthy thing is that no fund has been allocated by the Government for Eco-parks. These eco parks have been established by Coal/Lignite PSUs. Maintenanc...

August 10, 2023 2:54 PM

Hawaii wildfire blazes Maui; Six dead, thousands evacuated

Worrying visuals of wildfires are flooding the internet. Some of them are so horrific that they seems to be from some movie scene. Alas! they are not a work of fiction but a cruel reality, that has taken the lives of many and disrupted everyday liv...

August 10, 2023 2:28 PM

‘India is proud to be home to the Asiatic lions,’ says PM Modi

On the occasion of "World Lion Day", The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the dedication of all those working towards protecting the habitat of lions. Highlighting the occasion, PM Modi tweeted that World Lion Day is an occasion to celebrat...

August 14, 2023 11:49 AM

World Biofuel Day: Exploring India’s journey towards a greener path

"Biofuels are the future of energy in this nation and around the world." - Rod Blagojevich World Biofuel Day is commemorated on 10 August every year to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossi...

August 9, 2023 2:37 PM

Climate Change creating havoc for sports events

Do you know, the winter games scheduled to be held in Auli, Italy in February 2023, have been cancelled due to less snowfall in the region? Italy is already facing snow crisis three years before the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. On the other ha...

August 9, 2023 2:16 PM

India and G20 nations form Global Biofuels Alliance

India held the 4th and last Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting in Goa. The two-day meeting comprised 115 delegates representing G20 member countries and 9 invitee countries. They discussed critical challenges related to climate change, sust...

August 9, 2023 2:43 PM

Green India Mission has produced remarkable achievements

The National Mission for a Green India, popularly known as Green India Mission, is one of the eight Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), which was formally launched on June 30th, 2008. In 2020-21, the Development Mon...

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