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US, China ratify Paris agreement on Climate Change
The United States (US) and China have ratified the 2015 Paris agreement on Climate Change to cut global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Both countries are world’s two biggest GHG emitters, collectively accounting for 38% of global emissions. China alone accounts ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
Ecologist Bibhuti Lahkar wins IUCN's Heritage Heroes Award 2016
Assam-based ecologist and conservation activist Bibhuti Lahkar has won prestigious ‘Heritage Heroes Award’ of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). With this, he became the first Asian to win this prestigious environmental award. He was presented this award ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
CIL inks MoU with ICFRE to monitor Environment related issues in Coal Mining Projects
The Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) for effectively monitoring of environment related issues in the coal mining projects. The MoU will help CIL to properly ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
Majuli declared largest river island in world by Guinness World Records
The Guinness World Records has officially designation Assam’s Majuli as the largest river island in the world. It is situated in the Brahmaputra River. The river island covering an area of around 880 sqkm has toppled previous record held by ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
US to create world's largest protected marine area off Hawaii
United States is going to create world’s largest protected marine reserve area named as Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument off the Hawaiian coast. It will be created by expansion of present national monument off Hawaii. US President Barck Obama will use ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Gymnothorax indicus, new species of eel found in Bay of Bengal
Scientists from have discovered Gymnothorax indicus (proposed name Indian unpatterened moray), a new species of eel (a snake-like fish) in the northern Bay of Bengal region along the West Bengal coast. It was discovered after it was collected in a ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
CSMCRI researchers develop photocatalyst to completely degrade industrial dyes
Researchers from the Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavanagar, Gujarat have developed photocatalyst that can completely degrade three industrial dyes in the presence of sunlight. This photocatalyst is able to completely degrade three industrial dyes — methyl ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Scientists develop mechanism to recycle CO2 into usable fuel
Researchers from United States have developed a mechanism to convert greenhouse gas (GHG) Carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO) that can be recycled into usable fuel. This mechanism was developed by US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
SC lifts ban on registration of High-end Diesel cars and SUVs in Delhi and NCR
The Supreme Court of India has lifted the ban on registration of high-end diesel cars and SUVs having engine capacity of 2000 cc and above in Delhi and NCR. Ruling in this regard was given by SC bench headed by ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Assam Government launches Rhino horn verification process
The Assam Government has launched Rhino horn verification process for verifying rhino horns stored in various treasuries of Assam since 1980. The process will be responsible for verifying the genuineness of the rhino horns, which were recovered since 1980s and ..