Why in News: The Union Defence during his visit to Mumbai undertook a sortie on an Navy P-8I maritime patrol aircraft. About P-8I aircraft P-8 is a long-range, multimission maritime patrol aircraft offered by Boeing. The P-8I aircraft is a …
What’s the news? The “Drought in Numbers” 2022 report presented by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) has revealed that many parts of India fall under the list of regions that …
About The National Biofuel Policy 2018 envisages an indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol and 5% blending of biodiesel in diesel by 2030. However, as the existing ethanol distillation capacity in the country is not sufficient to …
About NGT It is a statutory body established in 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010. It is a specialized body equipped with the necessary expertise to handle environmental disputes involving multi-disciplinary issues. The Tribunal shall not be bound …
Sea levels along almost the entire Indian coast are rising faster than the global average, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) State of the Global Climate in 2021 report. Globally, the rate of sea-level rise was 4.5 millimetre per …