73 Countries join Climate Ambition Alliance at COP25

Around 73 countries have joined the Climate Ambition Alliance (CAA) at the COP25. The alliance is led by Chile and was launched at the Climate Action Summit, New York in 2019. Both Chile and UK will work together to mobilize additional actors to join the alliance. They will also work towards COP26 that is to ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: 2015 Paris Agreement • Climate Action • COP25 • Emissions Gap Report • Nationally Determined Contributions • UN Climate Action Summit • United Nations • United Nations Environment Program

Plastic Waste included in Basel Convention

After 12 days of negotiations under the patronage of United Nations (UN) around 180 governments agreed on a new UN accord to regulate the movement and export of plastic waste between their national borders. Key Highlights Participants: About 1,400 representatives from almost every country in world met for 12 days of discussions at a United ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Basel • Basel Convention on the Control Of Hazardous Wastes • Dicofol • Geneva • IPEN Umbrella Group • Perfluorooctanoic Acid • Switzerland • UNEP • United Nations • United Nations Environment Program

Taj Declaration to Beat Plastic Pollution adopted in Agra

With an aim to make 500-meter area around Taj Mahal litter free and phase out single use plastic, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma administered a pledge to Agra Residents. The pledge called “Taj Declaration to Beat Plastic Pollution” was made in the presence of United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Executive Director Erik Solheim and UNEP Goodwill ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Ministry of Culture • Taj Mahal • United Nations Environment Program • Uttar Pradesh