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India inks Raptor MoU to save birds of prey
India has signed ‘Raptor MoU’, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on conservation of birds of prey in Africa and Eurasia. With this India becomes 56th county to sign the Raptor MoU under the Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS). ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Canada, US, Mexico ink MoU to Cooperate on Climate Change
Canada, United States (US) and Mexico have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Climate Change and Energy Collaboration to tap into energy cooperation among three countries. The MoU was signed at the North American Energy Ministers Meeting held in ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
ONGC gets environmental clearance for project in Krishna-Godavari basin
State owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has received environmental clearance for a project in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin in Andhra Pradesh. Under this clearance, ONGC project has been allowed to drill 45 development wells and other related ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Oceans to have more plastics than fish by 2050: WEF Report
As per recently released World Economic Forum (WEF) report, oceans will have more plastics than fish by 2050 if the ongoing practice of dumping plastics continues. This report has been prepared as part of Project MainStream which is a joint ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Australia approves Carmichael coal mine project of Adani Group
Australian Government has given its approval for Adani Group’s Carmichael coal mine and rail project in accordance with environment laws of country. The approval has been granted subject to 36 of the strictest conditions in Australian history. Earlier in August ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
NITI Aayog launches India Energy Security Scenarios 2047
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has launched the second version of an open source web based tool India Energy Security Scenarios 2047 calculator (IESS 2047). The tool was launched by the NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya at ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Cochin Airport becomes world's first to operate completely on Solar Power
Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) of Kerala has become the first airport in the world to fully operate on solar power. It achieved this feat after Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chand officially commissioned the 12 MWp solar power plant near ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Union Government launches School Nursery Yojana
Union Government has launched the School Nursery Yojana in a bid to bring school students closer to nature by involving them in raising of saplings in school nurseries. The scheme was launched by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in New ..