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ICFRE inks two MoUs to launch Prakriti programme
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) to launch ‘Prakriti’ programme. The two MoUs have been signed for a period of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Cabinet approves MoC between India and Finland on Environmental Cooperation
Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and Finland on Environmental Cooperation. The MoC will enable establishment and promotion of closer and long-term cooperation between two countries in field of environment protection and management of natural resources ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
India’s first National Environment Survey to kick off in 2019
India’s first ever National Environment Survey (NES) will be kicked off in January, 2019 to map environment data of 55 districts across 24 states and 3 Union Territories. The NES will rank all districts on their environmental performance and document ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Environment Ministry, World Bank release report on Strengthening Forest Fire Management in the Country
Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and World Bank Report have jointly released report on Strengthening Forest Fire Management in the Country. The report discusses policies on forest fire prevention and management (FFPM) at national, state and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
William Nordhaus, Paul Romer awarded 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics
American economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer were jointly awarded 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics Sciences for integrating climate change and technological innovation into macroeconomic analysis. Their findings have significantly broadened scope of economic analysis by constructing models that explain ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
IPCC Special Report on Climate Change: Key Points
United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released special report on global warming in Incheon, South Korea. The report includes contributions from 91 authors and review editors from 40 countries. It will be key scientific input in upcoming ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Government reconstitutes Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority
Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has reconstituted Supreme Court-empowered Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA). This comes after tenure of the last EPCA expired on October 3, 2018. Key Facts Former IAS officers Bhure Lal ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
CII, UN Environment inks MoU for environmental cooperation
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UN Environment for coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development. Key Facts The MoU aims to cover all major interest common areas of both CII and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Gujarat Government starts vaccination of Gir lions against deadly canine distemper virus
Gujarat Forest Department has started vaccination of lions in Gir sanctuary to protect them from a deadly canine distemper virus (CDV) and protozoa infections. The virus is blamed for the death of as many as 23 lions in Gujarat’s Gir ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
India’s and Asia’s first Dolphin Research Centre to come up soon in Patna
National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) will be set up on the banks of the Ganga river in Patna University campus in Patna, capital of Bihar. It will India’s and Asia’s first Dolphin research centre. The announcement for the centre was ..