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Deloitte Center for Sustainable Progress report

The report titled “Work toward net zero: The rise of the Green Collar workforce in a just transition” was released recently by Deloitte. It is modelled based on...

November 22, 2022

Loss and Damage Fund

The United Nation’s COP27 climate summit recently approved the creation of the “Loss and Damage” Fund to compensate economically vulnerable countries for the damages caused by climate-linked disasters....

November 21, 2022

Kameng Hydropower Station

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Kameng hydropower project to the nation. About Kameng hydropower station The 600 MW Kameng hydropower project was developed by the state-owned North...

November 21, 2022

National Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping

India’s first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) was announced by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. What is NCoEGPS? National Centre...

November 21, 2022

Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon

Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon was rediscovered after 140 years. About Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon Before the recent rediscovery, Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon was first and last seen in 1882. It is a large, terrestrial...

November 21, 2022

IIT-G study on Extreme Weather Events

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar published a study of sequential extreme weather events – heatwaves in the summer and extreme rainfall in summer monsoon seasons...

November 19, 2022

“Who is Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa?” Report

The report titled “Who is Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa?” was released at the COP27. Some of the organizations that wrote the report include Urgewald, Oilwatch Africa,...

November 19, 2022

Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture

India opposed the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture that sought to minimize greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector. What is Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture? The Koronivia...

November 18, 2022

Red-crowned Roofed Turtle – Update (November, 2022)

India has proposed improving the protection of the red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). About red-crowned roofed turtle Red-crowned...

November 17, 2022

State of the Climate in Asia 2021 Report

State of the Climate in Asia 2021 was released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) at...

November 16, 2022

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