Trillion Trees Program Launched
Recently, the 'Trillion Trees Program' was launched by three conservation organizations – BirdLife International, the Wildlife Conservation Society and WWF.
'Trillion Trees Program' is a...
Cyclone ‘Maarutha’ in News
The 2017 North Indian Ocean cyclone season is a current event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation.
On April 13, an area of...
India’s Carbon Emission Increased By 5%
According to new study, India’s carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels increased by 5.2 per cent while China’s decreased by 0.7 per cent in...
Official Data on Forest Cover of India
India has an area of 79.4 million hectares designated as forests. This is about 19.32 % of the country.
The Forest Policy of the year...
Narmada Seva Yatra in News
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the temple at Narmada Udgam Sthal - the origin of the River Narmada.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Typhoon Melor Strikes Philippines
Current Affairs: Authorities in Phillipines shut schools and suspended fishing and ferry services as a Category 3 typhoon strikes the nation with heavy rains...
Apple Joins Renewable Energy Initiative RE100
Apple Inc. has joined a global renewable energy initiative RE100, a collaborative, global initiative of influential businesses committed to 100 per cent renewable electricity.
Launched...
Disposable Plastic Banned in Delhi
The National Green Tribunal banned the use of disposable plastic in Delhi and NCR with effect from January 1, 2017.
A bench headed by NGT...
Steps Taken to Tackle Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR
Union Minister of Environment chaired the meeting on the issue of tackling air pollution in Delhi-NCR region.
The meeting noted that the air quality in...
India to Ratify Paris Climate Agreement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed that India will ratify the Paris pact on Climate Change on October 2.
The decision is expected to give momentum...
New Species Named in Honor of Trump
Biologist Dr. Vazrick Nazari named a new species of moth in the honour of new US President Donald Trump.
The new moth, officially described as...
Mexico Earth Quake: Reason and Complete Tectonic Details
The September 19, 2017, M 7.1 earthquake in Central Mexico occurred as the result of normal faulting at a depth of approximately 50 km....
Geologists Discovered Biggest Fault
Geologists have discovered the biggest exposed fault on the earth at the Banda Detachment fault in eastern Indonesia and worked out how it formed.
The...
Plantation Drive Under Green Highways Started
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari launched the initial plantation drive on 1,500 km of National Highways at a...
Americas Adopts Disaster Risk Reduction Plan
Around 50 countries and territories of the Americas at a United Nations-supported conference in Montreal, Canada, agreed a Regional Action Plan to better protect their...
Bharat Stage-VI Norms: Official Information
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, vide their notification GSR 889E dated 16.09.2016, has mandated mass emission standard for BS-VI throughout the country with...
Agreement to Mitigate Aviation Emissions
Government, industry and civil society representatives have agreed on a new global market-based measure (GMBM) to control CO2 emissions from international aviation.
The historic move...
Ken Betwa River Linking Project in News
The Indian Rivers Inter-link is a proposed large-scale civil engineering project that aims to link Indian rivers by a network of reservoirs and canals...
2016 The Hottest Year Ever Recorded: WMO Report
The world has just witnessed the hottest year on record, surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015, the United Nations weather agency World Meteorological...
Antarctic Ice Sheet is Affecting Climate Change
An international team of researchers has concluded that the Antarctic Ice Sheet actually plays a major role in regional and global climate change -- a...
Bumble Bee in Endangered Species List
The rusty patched bumble bee became the first wild bee in the continental US to gain federal protection when recently it was added to...
Typhoon Hato Hits Macau, Southern China
Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, has slammed into Hong Kong lashing the Asian financial hub with wind and rain that uprooted trees...
Larvae Species Emit Green House Gases
New research demonstrates that the larvae not just contribute in global warming but also in disturbing the sedimentary layers at the bottom of lakes.
Chaoborus...
Indian Resource Panel Constituted
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has announced the formation of Indian Resource Panel (InRP) on Resource Efficiency.
The Indian Resource...
New Species of ‘Eel’ Discovered
Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India ( ZSI) have a discovered a new species of eel along the coast of Digha in West...
EU Close to 2020 Green House Emission Target
Data released by the Eurostat showed that the European Union (EU) is close to its 2020 target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 20...
Beijing Issues Orange Alert for Air Pollution
In China, Beijing and its adjacent area have issued an orange alert for heavy air pollution.
The orange alert, the second highest in the four-tier...
USA Withdraws from Paris Climate Agreement
On June 1, 2017, United States President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would cease all participation in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate...
Mass Coral Bleaching at Great Barrier Reef
According to latest reports, mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef this year killed more corals than ever before.
The 2,300-kilometre long reef —...
New Species of Bird Discovered in Nepal
A new species of birds has been discovered in the high mountainous region of Nepal.
Researchers from an NGO Friends of Nature (FoN) Nepal spotted...
Hurricane ‘Harvey’ Hits USA
Hurricane Harvey was a tropical cyclone that caused unprecedented and catastrophic flooding in southeastern Texas in USA.
It was the first major hurricane to make...
China Hydropower Projects Impacts Mekong Flow
A study led by researchers from Aalto University in Finland reveals that the hydropower projects in China have caused major river flow changes to...
Drought Atlas Map of Europe Created
The long history of severe droughts across Europe and the Mediterranean has largely been told through historical documents and ancient journals. Now, for the...
Hurricane Nicole Thrashes Bermuda
Hurricane Nicole wrecks Bermuda, tiny Atlantic island by causing widespread damage.
Nicole, the strongest hurricane to sweep the Bermuda in more than a decade, made...
China Introduces Environmental Tax
Chinese lawmakers adopted a new law to tax polluters, particularly heavy industry. The Environment Tax Law was approved at the end of the National...
2011-2015 is the Hottest 5-Year Period
In a new detailed analysis of the global climate between 2011 and 2015 – the hottest 5-year period on record – the UN World...
Plan to Boost Climate Resilience in Africa
Noting the significant impact climatic activities have on African people and countries, the World Bank Group announced today a new plan outlining actions required...
Seismic Zones in India
Earthquake - prone areas of the country have been identified on the basis of scientific inputs relating to seismicity, earthquakes occurred in the past...
Trash Skimmers for Surface Cleaning Of Ganga River
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) introduced trash skimmers for surface cleaning of Ganga in six more cities in January. The cities are Rishikesh,...
Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm Conventions in Geneva
An inter-ministerial Indian delegation headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ajay Narayan Jha, will participate in the 2017 Conference...
Beijing Issues Yellow Air Pollution Alert
Chinese capital Beijing city issued its first yellow alert for air pollution in the second half of this year.
The alert puts restrictions on work...
Caribbean Drought Atlas Created
Cornell atmospheric scientists have developed the first-of-its-kind, high-resolution Caribbean drought atlas, with data going back to 1950.
Concurrently, the researchers confirmed the region’s 2013-16 drought...
Main Points of Paris Climate Agreement
The 195-nation U.N. climate summit concluded with delegates adopting the Paris Agreement, the first-ever global climate deal of this sweep and ambition.
Here key points...
Tropical Storm Kai-Tak Hits Philippines
Tropical Storm Kai-Tak has hit the eastern Philippines. Kai-Tak hit the country's third-largest island Samar which was devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan four years...
UN Declares War on Ocean Plastic
According to United Nations, there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050 unless people stop using single-use plastic items...
India Ratifies Kyoto Protocol Commitment
India has ratified the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. This protocol commits countries to contain the emission of greenhouse gases.
India deposited its...
NGT Bans Tourists Activities at Rohtang Pass
The National Green Tribunal ordered that no activities like paragliding and snow scooters would be permitted at Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh as the...
Donald Trump Stops Obama Climate Change Measures
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to roll back his predecessor Barack Obama's climate change measures.
The decree's main target is former...
Air Quality Early Warning System of Delhi
Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi was launched in Delhi by the Union Environment Minister.
The System is designed to predict extreme air pollution...
Iran Closes Schools Due To Air Pollution
Air pollution has forced Iranian authorities to close kindergartens and all other schools in Tehran province for two days.
Decision for the school closure for...
New Norms for Thermal Power Plants
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified the revised standards for coal-based Thermal Power Plants in the country, with the primary...
Science Express Climate Action Special Ninth Phase
The IX Phase of the prestigious Science Express exhibition train which is on a Nationwide tour since 17 February 2017 reached Madgaon in Goa...
Cyclone ‘Nada’ in Bay of Bengal
India Met Department (IMD) has declared the formation of cyclone ‘Nada’ over South-West and adjoining South-East Bay of Bengal.
The cyclone will continue to move...
Algal bloom and Indian Coastal Zone
An algal bloom is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in freshwater or marine water systems, and is recognized by...
UN Adopts 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The 193-Member United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Assembly’s formal adoption of the new framework, Transforming Our World: the 2030...
Solar Eclipse of August
On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse, frequently referred to as the "Great American Eclipse", was visible within a band across the entire...
Methanol Cooking Fuel Program Launched
Northeast and Assam Petro-chemicals, a state-owned company launched the Asia's first cannisters based and India's first "Methanol Cooking Fuel Program" in Namrup, Assam. The...
World Environment Day Theme in 2017
‘Connecting People to Nature’, the theme for World Environment Day 2017, implores us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and...
NCA Allows Raising of Sardar Sarovar Dam Height
Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has cleared the final raising of Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) in Gujarat by lowering of gates and impounding of water...
India Sets New Climate Targets
India has submitted a climate-change policy statement, to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ahead of a UN summit in Paris in December.
Environment...
Volcano Mount Aso Erupts
Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted spewing volcanic ash 11,000 meters (7 miles) into the sky.
It was the...
China Ban all Ivory Trade Soon
China announced that it was banning all commerce in ivory by the end of 2017.
In the first step, a designated group of legal ivory...
National Clean Development Mechanism Authority
A new website - http://www.ncdmaindia.gov.in has been launched by the National Clean Development Mechanism Authority (NCDMA) in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate...
Project Green Port Started
The Ministry of Shipping has started ‘Project Green Ports’ which will help in making the Major Ports across India cleaner and greener.
‘Project Green Ports’...
Integrated Wildlife Law Enforcement Strategy
TRAFFIC India, in conjunction with CBI and INTERPOL has conducted a major wildlife law enforcement training in India. Senior delegates from various enforcement and intelligence...
Cyclone Roanu in Andhra Coast
Cyclonic Storm Roanu is an active tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal currently affecting the eastern coast of India. It is the first...
‘Great Oxidation Event’ in News
Researchers provided a fresh insights into the "Great Oxidation Event" (GOE), in which oxygen first appeared in the Earth's atmosphere more than 2.3 billion...
Typhoon Malakas and Meranti in China
China's meteorological authority issued a yellow alert for typhoon Malakas, forecasting strong winds and heavy rain.
Malakas, the 16th typhoon in 2016, was observed 135...
NGT Bans Registration of Diesel Vehicles in Delhi
National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders that no new diesel vehicles will be registered in Delhi in order to curb the growing menance of air...
New Unique Species of Frog Discovered
Scientists have discovered a new species of frog from Amazonian Ecuador. Its uniqueness is the transparent skin that is stretching all over its chest as...
UN ‘Global Land Outlook’ Report Released
Global Land Outlook (GLO) report by the secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was launched in Ordos, China.
This United Nations report warns...
Cyclone Cook Hits New Zealand
New Zealand's North Island was hit by strong winds from Cyclone Cook. The powerful storm system hit the Bay of Plenty region.
Cook, which forecasters...
Heavy Smog Shrouds China
Air quality reached extremely hazardous levels in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang, as northern China began to burn coal to heat homes for...
Measures Taken to Mitigate Air Pollution
The steps taken by the Union Government to mitigate air pollution in cities in the country include the following:-
(i) Notification of National Ambient Air...
Achievements of IMD in 2015
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), also referred to as the Met Department, is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government...
Cyclone ‘Kyant’ in Bay of Bengal
India Met Department has proclaimed that the deep depression over East-central Bay of Bengal has strengthened into typhoon "Kyant."
'Kyant' lay focused around 620 km...
FAO Alert on Impact of El Nino on Agriculture
Crop and livestock production prospects in southern Africa have been weakened by this year’s powerful El Nino, while the impact of El Nino on...
Biodiversity Finance Initiative Held
The Environment Ministry started a two-day National Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on Biodiversity Finance Initiative to conserve India’s biodiversity in New Delhi.
This National Stakeholder meeting...
Typhoon Jebi: Strongest Storm in Japan
Japan has issued evacuation advisories for more than a million people as it faces extremely strong winds and heavy rain consequence of typhoon Jebi's...
Colombia Declares Emergency After Devastating Landslide
Colombia has declared an "economic, social and ecological emergency" due to devastating landslide in Mocoa.
The flood came after a night of extremely heavy rain,...
Climate Change Means More Nitrogen Runoff
According to a new study, an intensifying water cycle will likely cause dramatic increases -- nearing 20% by 2100 -- in the amount of...
Death Toll of Wild Tigers Touched 97 in India
According to the official database of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the death toll of wild tigers in the country touched 97 in...
National Seismological Network
At present National Centre of Seismology (NCS) , Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), maintains a National Seismological Network (NSN) comprising of 84 (eighty four)...
Central Zoo Authority: New Composition
The Environment Ministry has reconstituted the Central Zoo Authority (CZA). The CZA is a statutory body chaired by the Environment Minister and tasked with...
Nepal Drains Imja Glacial Lake
In Nepal, army has finished draining a dangerous glacial lake near Mount Everest to a safe level.
The Imja glacial lake, at nearly 5,000 meter...
Hurricane Matthew Hits Florida
Hurricane Matthew battered the Florida coast of USA with powerful winds and torrential rain. More than 300,000 people were already without power across the...
River Ganga is Recognised as Living Entity by Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has recognised river Ganga as the first living entity of India. Recognising a river as a living entity means granting...
Carbon Capture and Storage: Latest Topic in News
Carbon dioxide can be used to extract oil, accelerating the development carbon-capturing technologies and limiting climate change. However, in a new analysis researchers say...
Threat of Wildfires Expected to Increase: UN
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has warned that wildfires could become more frequent and more destructive as global temperatures rise...
IGI Airport Gets Carbon Neutral Status
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has become the first airport in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve carbon neutral status.
DIAL is a GMR Group-led...
Concept Of ‘Capturing Waste Carbon Dioxide’ In News
As part of its climate change commitments in the aftermath of signing the historic Paris agreement India is now exploring the possibility of carbon...
Delhi Metro Solar Project Listed With UN
The Delhi Metro’s solar rooftop plants has become the first of its kind green project to be registered with United Nations on climate change...
Endangered Plant Species Found in India
Two new species of balsams (impatiens) have been discovered by the officials from the shola forests on the periphery of the Eravikulam National Park...
‘Bombogenesis’ Hits California
One of California's strongest storms in years - dubbed as "bombogenesis" or "weather bomb" - has hit the state, killing at least four people...
WMO Launched ‘Year of Polar Prediction’
The United Nations weather agency World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has kicked off of a two-year international effort to close gaps in polar forecasting capacity...
Cleaning of Mula-Mutha River in Pune
The Government signed a loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for pollution abatement of River Mula-Mutha in Pune under National River Conservation...
New Species of Pika Mammal Discovered
Scientists have discovered a new species of Pika, a mammal belonging to the rabbit and hare family ( Lagomorpha ), in the Himalayas in...
Forest Fires in Portugal and Canada
60 people have been killed in huge forest fires in central Portugal. Portugal’s prime minister, António Costa, described these fires as “the greatest tragedy”. Three...
Typhoon Meranti Hits Taiwan China
Taiwan and mainland China were hit by massive Super Typhoon Meranti.
Meranti grow from a Category 1 equivalent storm to that of a top-scale Category...
Steps Taken to Protect Tigers in India
The Government of India through the National Tiger Conservation Authority has taken a number of milestone initiatives to protect and conserve tiger and other...