Context The wildfires that scorched much of Australia, burned over 33 million hectares of land, killed or displaced 3 billion animals and became one of the worst natural disasters in the country. Frequent widespread forest fires in a warming world …
What’s the news? With limited funds to deal with the gargantuan task of restoring degraded land and reversing desertification in the country, the government is now planning to bring convergence between the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) …
What’s the news? The meeting to review progress of biomass co-firing in thermal power plants was held in New Delhi to prepare for the coming post-monsoon season that saw farm fires in north India and worsening air pollution. News in …
What’s the news? The much-awaited tiger safari project of Uttarakhand government is under scanner after a Forest Survey Of India (FSI) report stated that over 6000 trees were illegally cut in the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) against the permission of …