In an attempt to start the new year to achieve its climate action targets Denmark's government has declared a goal to make all the domestic flights free from fossil-fuel use by 2030.
According to a new study published in the Journal Nature Geoscience, global climate change is going to impact the usual occurrence of natural disasters such as cyclones and hurricanes as they will hit the more populated regions in the near future and put thousands of lives under threat.
The United State’s northwestern state Alaska recently has been hard hit due to the extreme weather conditions followed by the continuous rain and winter storms. Fairbanks, the second-largest city of Alaska is the worst affected as the huge sheets of ice have blocked the roads and caused serious pain for the residents.
Local communities and Indigenous peoples have made considerable contributions towards maintaining some of the Earth’s most fragile ecosystems. Since the onset of the industrial revolution, they have been challenged by the same forces that threaten ecology, as pressures from extractive industries and unrestrictive infrastructure development. Climate change and other global trends are likely to accelerate the loss of the natural habitats and resources upon which they depend.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report of 2018-19 stated that 3.3 million metric tonnes of plastic waste was produced in India in 2018-19 and has only increased since then. Sameera Satija (48), a Gurugram-based woman, named Sameera Satija (48), has come up with a solution to curb the problem. She shared that despite the noble intent behind bhandaras (community feasts) in the city, plastic utensil waste adds to the avoidable environmental pollution. She added that Styrofoam and plastic tableware choke water bodies and drains and has also witnessed animals choking on discarded tableware while searching for food.
Bangalore residents found a way to attract the attention of city administration. Residents of Bangalore performed pothole puja, after planting paddy and boating on the roads to seek the attention of the administration towards the pothole-ridden roads of Bengaluru. They performed the prayer to protect the lives of people.
The ICAR-CRI organized a campaign for school children to create awareness on agriculture and the environment
On 26th November, President Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Swachh Survekshan awards and the cleanest city was bagged by Indore fifth time in a row. The second position was won by Surat in Gujarat and was also second last year. The third and fourth cleanest cities were Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh and Mumbai respectively.
The Ministry of New and Renewable energy announced that India has achieved a remarkable milestone as the total capacity of renewable energy crossed 150 GW.
The Supreme court during the hearing over the worsened condition of the air in the capital expressed concerns and questioned the steps taken by the local authorities to improve the situation.
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.