Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Hariyali Mahotsav 2022
Hariyali Mahotsav is set to be organised on July 8, 2022. Event will be held by “Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change” at Talkatora Stadium, in New Delhi. Key Facts Hariyali Mahotsav will be organised under “Azadi Ka Amrit ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Changes in Environmental Clearance process
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has introduced a number of changes to the environmental clearance process for projects development projects while proposing to exempt others entirely from its jurisdiction due to which the environmentalists are showing ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Recent Study on Pollination of Moths
A study has revealed that moths are essential for pollination in northeast India’s Himalayan environment. The study established that 91 species of moths are pollinators of 21 different species of plants in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim in the north-eastern Himalayas. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
HCFC-141b Import Licence Prohibited in India from 1st January 2020
As per the notification released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, the production of the ozone-depleting chemical, Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-141 b have been completely phased out by India. Earlier, HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) was ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Phase Out of Ozone Depleting Chemicals achieved by India
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EFoCC) recently announced that India has achieved the complete phase out of ozone depleting Hydro Chloro Fluoro Carbons (HCFC). The achievement has its route to the Montreal Protocol Highlights In order to move ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
FSI: 21.4% of forest cover prone to forest fires
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently released India State of Forest Report, 2019. The report predominantly talks about forest cover in the country. The report also mentions about forest fires in the country. Highlights of forest fire ..