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Sangai tourism festival held in Manipur
The annual Sangai Festival was celebrated in northeastern state of Manipur. It is grandest festival of state named after state animal, Sangai, the critically endangered brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur. The festival aims to promote Manipur as world class ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Joyce Msuya appointed as acting Executive Director of UNEP
Tanzanian national Joyce Msuya was appointed as acting Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) following resignation of the executive director Erik Solheim. Solheim had quit in wake of internal audit report accused of rule-breaking UNEP. The report has ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
India’s first specialized hospital for elephants opened in Mathura
India’s first specialized hospital for elephants was formally opened Churmura village in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. It is promoted by Wildlife SOS which had established first elephant conservation and care centre in 2010 and is currently looking after 20 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
NITI Aayog constitutes Himalayan State Regional Council for development of Himalayan region
NITI Aayog has constituted Himalayan State Regional Council to ensure sustainable development of Indian Himalayan region. It will be chaired by Dr VK Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog and will consist of Chief Secretaries of Himalayan States as well as Secretaries ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Global Cooling Innovation Summit held in New Delhi
The first Global Cooling Innovation Summit was held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan. It was jointly organised by Department of Science and Technology along with Alliance for An Energy-Efficient Economy (AEEE), Rocky Mountain ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
India among nations that face grave danger to soil biodiversity: WWF
According to recently released Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas prepared by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), India among nations that face grave danger to soil biodiversity. The atlas was released as part of WWF’s biennial Living Planet Report (LPR) 2018. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
STAPCOR 2018: International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs held at Bangaram Island, Lakshadweep
International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs (STAPCOR – 2018) was held at Bangaram Island, Union Territory of Lakshadweep from 22nd to 24th October, 2018. The theme of the conference was “Reef for Life”. It was inaugurated by ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Ministry of Environment launches Harit Diwali-Swasth Diwali campaign
Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has launched Harit Diwali-Swasth Diwali campaign aimed to reduce adverse environmental conditions especially pollution in the country after post Diwali celebrations due to excessive bursting of crackers which contributes significantly to ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
GCF approves $43 million to boost climate resilience for India’s coastal communities
UN-backed fund Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US $43.4 million for enhancing climate resilience for millions of people living in India’s coastal communities as part of its efforts to combat extreme impacts of climate change. The grant is part ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Green Climate Fund approves $1 billion to assist poor countries to tackle climate change
Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved more than $1 billion new investments for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change. The decision was taken during four-day meeting of GCF in Manama, Bahrain. The funding was approved for ..