PM raises India’s target to restore degraded land to 26 million hectares by 2030

Published: September 10, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised India’s target for restoring degraded land from its earlier target of 21 million hectares (MH) to 26 million hectares (MH) by 2030. The announcement was made by PM Modi while speaking at the high level segment at 14th session of Conference of Parties (COP) to United Nations Convention to Combat ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: 14th UNCCD COP • Climate change • Land Degradation • Land Degradation Neutrality strategy • New Delhi Declaration • Prime Minister Narendra Modi • South-South cooperation • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

14th UNCCD COP inaugurated at Greater Noida

Published: September 3, 2019

The 12-day 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) inaugurated at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. During the meet, Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Prakash Javadekar expressed that mass awareness and public participation is the need of the hour as be it ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: 14th UNCCD COP • COP Presidency • Delhi Declaration • Greater Noida • India • Sustainable Development Goals • UN Convention to Combat Desertification

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