What’s the news? The Supreme Court order on June 3 directing the government to create a 1 Km eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around all wildlife sanctuaries and national parks has triggered widespread protests in the high ranges of Kerala. On July …
About the Act The Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is a people-centric law for forests, which recognises the rights of forest- dwelling communities to use and manage forest resources. With more than 150 …
What is a Floating Solar Plant and how does it work? Solar plants or solar farms can be either ground-mounted or set up on the surface of water bodies. A network of floating solar panels, or photovoltaics/floatovoltaics are mounted on …
What’s the news? At the Sydney Energy Forum, the Power minister stated that India has achieved clean energy targets nine years ahead of schedule in November 2021. In 2015, India committed to ensuring that 40% of its energy would be …
Context A ban on the use of single-use plastics that was notified by the Union Environment Ministry in August 2021 came into effect on July 1 this year. The notification said national and State-level control rooms would be set up …
What are Single use Plastics ? India has defined single-use plastic as disposable plastics that are commonly used for packaging and include items intended to be used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. These include items such …
Context Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav participated in the Desertification and Drought Day-2022 organised by the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry in New Delhi. He said that India is striving towards achieving the national …
About the Programme The ‘National Policy on Biofuels’ notified by the Government in 2018 envisaged an indicative target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol by year 2030. However, considering the encouraging performance, due to various interventions made by the Government …
What’s the news? The Rajya Sabha MP has criticized the provisions of the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that is currently being reviewed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). The law was introduced in Parliament on December 16 2021 by …