Ministry of Environment & Forests Current Affairs, GK & News
National Conference of Environment Ministers
Prime Minister Modi virtually inaugurated the National Conference of Environment Ministers held in Gujarat. Key facts National Conference of Environment Ministers of all States is a two-day event held at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat on September 23 and 24 this year. The objective of this conference is to promote cooperative federalism through the promotion of ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Events Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Environment Ministers Meeting • Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) • Ministry of Environment • Ministry of Environment & Forests • National Clean Air programme (NCAP) • NCAP • Parivesh
MEE-ZOO Report 2022
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had recently released the Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE-ZOO) report 2022, which was created based on the survey of zoos across India. Key highlights India currently has 147 recognized zoos, which are categorized as large (17), medium (23), small (33), mini-zoos (60) and rescue centres (14). The recent ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Ministry of Environment • Ministry of Environment & Forests • Tamil Nadu • Union Ministry of Environment • Zoo
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Program
The Ministry of Environment of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have jointly launched the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme. Key facts The GEF Small Grants Programme provides financial and technical assistance to projects focusing on conserving and restoring environment while also enhancing ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Environmental conservation • India-UNDP • Indian Coastal Region • Ministry of Environment & Forests • North East • Rio Summit • Semi-Arid Tropics • UNDP
Union Government reconstitutes SEAC-II in Maharashtra
Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has reconstituted the second State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) in Maharashtra. The reconstituted SEAC-II will assess projects falling in category 8 of the schedule of (Environment Impact Assessment) EIA notification 2006 in the Mumbai metropolitan region and Konkan division in Maharashtra. SEAC-II will have seven members ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Topics: Enviornment • Maharashtra • Ministry of Environment & Forests • Mumbai
Union Government merges Green India Mission merged with MGNREGA to reclaim forest cover
Union Government has merged Green India Mission (GIM) with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Scheme. By merging GIM with MGNREGA Scheme government seeks to increase 10 million hectares of forest cover. Key facts National Mission for a Green India aims for afforestation at 10 million hectares of land over the next ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Topics: Current Affairs 2016 • Enviornment • Government Schemes • MGNREGA • Ministry of Environment & Forests
India's Tigers population increases by 30% since 2011
As per tiger census report 2014, the population of tigers in India has increased from 1,706 in 2011 to 2,226 in 2014. This tiger census report was released by Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar. Key facts of tiger census report 2014 It shows an increase of 30 per cent in country’s tiger population compared to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Topics: Current Affairs 2016 • Ministry of Environment & Forests • National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) • Prakash Javadekar • Tiger census report 2014