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India, Germany MoU on Cities combating plastic entering the marine environment
India and Germany have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on “Cities Combating Plastic Entering the Marine Environment”. It is in line with the objective of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. About the MoU According to the MoU, the project to be implemented mainly focuses on sustainable solid waste management. It will help India achieve the goal ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmaputra • Ganga • India-Germany • Marine ecosystem • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Microplastics • Mission Swachh Bharat • Ocean pollution • Plastics • River Pollution • solid waste management
Frothing in River Yamuna
Context in Current Affairs: For the last decade, frothing has been observed in River Yamuna and the same has been on the rise for the last 5 years. This is seen as a major indicator of degrading of Yamuna River Ecosystem. Both physical and chemical factors are responsible for the phenomenon. Why is River Yamuna ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: River Pollution • Sewage • Water pollution • Water pollution in India • Yamuna
PM Modi launches “Har Ghar Nal Yojana” in Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, November 22, launched the ‘Har Ghar Nal Yojana’ (Tap Water to Every Household) for the residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra and Mirzapur district. Government was committed to solving the water scarcity problem and hence the scheme of worth ₹5,555 crores was launched in the state. Why was the region ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Ground Water • Har Ghar Nal Yojana • Jal Jeevan mission • River Pollution • Sarayu • Water scarcity • Yamuna
NGT directs States to Establish Nodal Agency to protect Water Bodies
The National Green Tribunal recently directed all the states and union territories to designate a nodal agency to protect the water bodies in their regions. The nodal Agencies may hold their meetings under the guidance of chief secretaries of the state. Also, the National Green Tribunal has further directed that the meeting should be held ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: biological oxygen demand • Clean Ganga Mission • Ganges • Namami Gange Programme • Namami Gange Project • National Green Tribunal • National Green Tribunal (NGT) • National Mission for Clean Ganga • River Pollution
Ash Barges are increasing Concerns of Ecology of Sundarbans
The Fisheries organization and environmental experts flag serious threats to the ecology of Indian Sundarbans as the fly ash filled barges are sinking and capsizing in Hooghly river. Highlights In April 2020, two fly ash filled barges sank within a range of 30 kilometres of Hooghly river. Around 100 Bangladeshi barges each weighing 600 tonnes ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Fly ash • ganges pollution • Ganges River • India-Bangladesh • River Conservation • river Hooghly • River Pollution
Ascribing Legal Rights to Rivers
Even rivers have legal status now. The trend was started with some rivers in the Victorian state of Australia. Later the Whanganui river in New Zealand and the Ganga and Yamuna also acquired the legal status. The order of the Uttarakhand High Court granting the legal status to rivers was subsequently stayed by the Supreme ..
Topics: Ganga in Hinduism • Ganges • Kashi Ganga Prasadini Sabha • Pollution of the Ganges • Rigvedic rivers • River as Living persons • River Conservation • River Pollution • Rivers • States and union territories of India • Thames Conservation Model • Water pollution in India • Yamuna