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

Selfie with Sapling Campaign

The Union Environment Minister launched the #SelfiewithSapling to urge people to join and plant a sapling and post the selfie with the sapling on social media on the eve of World Environment Day 2019. World Environment Day 2019 5th June will be observed as World Environment Day (WED) with the theme of Air Pollution . ..

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs

Topics: green technologies • National Clean Air Programme • NCAP • PM10 • PM2.5 • Renewable energy • Selfie with Sapling • World Environment Day • World Environment Day 2019

#SelfiewithSapling campaign: launched by Environment Minister

On the eve of World Environment Day, Union Environment Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar launched a people’s campaign called #SelfiewithSapling, urging people to advocate the cause on social media. Key Highlights about Campaign Union Environment Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar urged all people to join the campaign and plant a sapling and post selfie with the planted ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Carbon Sink • Hawa Aane De Song • Jan Bhagidari • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change • NAQS • National Air Quality Standard • National Clean Air Programme • NCAP • Shri Prakash Javadekar • Union Environment Minister • World Environment Day • World Environment Day 2019

State of Global Air 2019

The US-based organisation Health Effects Institute (HEI) has released the State of Global Air 2019. The findings of the Study are: Overall long-term exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution contributed to nearly five million deaths from stroke, diabetes, heart attack, lung cancer, and chronic lung disease in 2017. Out of these, three million deaths ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Air pollution • Asia • Bangladesh • Bharat stage-VI • China • Diabetes • Heart Attack • Lung cancer • Malaria • malnutrition • National Clean Air Programme • Nepal • Pakistan • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana • State of Global Air • State of Global Air 2019

National Clean Air Programme Launched

The Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The programme aims to tackle the challenge of increasing pollution in the cities and towns. Features of the Programme The important features of the programme are: It is a five-year action plan with a tentative target of 20-30% reduction in concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: BS-VI norms • Central Pollution Control Board • Harsh Vardhan • National Clean Air Programme • NCAP • Non-attainment cities • Union Environment Minister