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  • Stringent regulations for environmental crimes in the Amazon Forest

    In an attempt to curb the degradation of Amazon’s natural ecosystem, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro signed an official regulation to increase the level of fines for environmental crimes in the region.

  • Promotion of organic farming and Afforestation under the Namami Gange Mission

    The central government’s National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is starting to gain some traction as significant efforts to preserve Ganga from contamination in Uttarakhand are announced by the government.

  • Mumbai based IAS officer transforms 3 acres of dump yard into a mini forest

    In a unique attempt to promote a green and sustainable environment a Mumbai based IAS officer and the Civic Chief at Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has successfully built a mini-forest by transforming 3 acres of dumping ground. Abhijit Bangar, the man behind this exquisite transformation adopted the Miywaki forest technique to achieve this feat.

  • Turning CO2 into Ethanol

    Starting in 2019, Air Company had one aim– to turn carbon dioxide into useful products. Carbon dioxide accounts for about 79% of the greenhouse gases that human activities emit.

  • Brazilian Amazon Forests Are Carbon Sources

    The Amazon rainforests in Brazil are considered to be the lungs of the Earth. They absorb 1.6 billion tonnes of CO2 annually , that’s 4% of global annual carbon emission by humans.

  • Recycled Wood Stronger Than Steel

    Orlando Rojas at the University of British Columbia along with his colleagues have devised a process to turn recycled wood into a material that is five times stronger than steel.

  • India lost 2.3 million lives from pollution in 2019 says Lancet study

    According to a new Lancet study, more than 2.3 million Indians died prematurely in 2019 making it the highest among the other countries. The latest Lancet Commission on pollution and health report laid out some shocking numbers highlighting that about 9 million people lost their lives due to pollution.

  • Ocean’s temperature and acidic level reached a record high in 2021: WMO

    The new report released by the World Meteorological Department (WMO) highlighted that the ocean’s temperature and acidic levels touched a record high in the last year. The ‘State of the Global Climate’ report highlighted that the record rise in the global temperature has resulted in the significant melting of glaciers and thus increased the sea level to new heights.

  • Netherlands to Ban Fossil Fuel Heating.

    According to IEA’s 2020 report, the Netherlands’ 71% energy came from fossil based fuel sources..The country is now going to be the second in the list of countries issuing ban on fossil fuels for heating purposes after Germany.

  • Egypt's National Climate Strategy

    Egypt will launch its National Strategy for Climate Change for 2050 in the presence of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and other groups of ministers.