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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 - 2022 • 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
Environment ministry releases draft National Clean Air Programme
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released draft of National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) proposing multiple strategies to reduce air pollution. It aims to tackle increasing air pollution problem across country in comprehensive manner. The goal of NCAP is to meet prescribed annual average ambient air quality standards at all locations ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Air pollution • Environment • Ministry of Environment • MoEFCC • National Clean Air Programme