Forest and Climate Change Current Affairs, GK & News
Environment Ministry Star Rating System
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently launched “Star Rating System”. The system provides environmental clearance in short duration. About the Star Rating System The Environment Ministry is to rank and incentivize the states with this new system. The ministry will find out states that provide environmental clearances efficiently in short duration of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Environment • Environment Protection • Forest and Climate Change • Ministry of Environment • Ministry of Power • Star Rating system • State Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAA)
Great Indian Bustard becomes mascot of the COP13 UN Convention of Conservation of Migratory Species
The Great Indian Bustard is the mascot of the UN Convention of Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) (COP 13). India has recently proposed to include three species- the Asian elephant, the Great Indian Bustard and the Bengal Florican in the list of ‘migratory species threatened with extinction’, under the CMS-COP 13. The Ministry of Environment, ..
Topics: Bird conservation • Conference of the Parties • Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals • Ecosystem • Forest and Climate Change • Ministry of Environment
Budget 2020: Caring Society: Women and Child, Social Welfare, Culture & Tourism, Env & Climate Change
On February 1, 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented the Budget 2020 on three main themes. The third theme of the budget is Caring Society. Under this theme, the GoI allocated budget to Women and Child, Social Welfare and Tourism, Environment and Climate Change. The Budget allocated for the above sections of the society ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Archaeological Sites • Art & Culture • Cultural tourism • Environment • Forest and Climate Change • National Clean Air Programme • NDCs • Sustainable Development Goals • Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society • Tourism
‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ campaign launched
Ahead of International Day of Biological Diversity (celebrated on 22 May), an awareness campaign was launched by the name of ‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ to be displayed at major airports across India. Key Highlights about Campaign Objective: To raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade To garner public support for conservation and protection of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: AAI and GMR Group • Airports Authority of India • CITES • Dia Mirza • Forest and Climate Change • Ministry of Environment • Pangolin • Star Tortoise • Tiger • Tokay Gecko • UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador • United Nation Environment India • WCCB • Wildlife Crime Control Bureau • Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) 1972
Bulletin: Joint meetings of Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam conventions held in Geneva
The joint meetings of three conventions on chemicals and waste namely Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam conventions was held in Geneva, Switzerland. Key Highlights About: The 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to Basel Convention (COP 14) was held along with the 9th meeting of the COP to Rotterdam Convention and the 9th ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Topics: Agriculture Ministry • Basel Convention • Chemicals and Fertilizer Ministry • Cop • COP 14 • E-Waste • Forest and Climate Change • Geneva • HBCD • Ministry of Environment • Phorate • Prior Informed Consent • Rotterdam Convention • Stockholm Convention • Switzerland