17 March 2020 Introduction:Environmental organisations from across central and Eastern Europe have criticised a major project intending to link three rivers and provide seamless navigation between three of Europe’s peripheral seas. Proposed Project: The Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal intends to connect the Danube, Oder and Elbe rivers and thus provide another navigable link from the Black Sea […]
16 March 2020 Highlights of the WHO Report: There is prevalence of Uranium concentration above 30 micro-gram per litre (World Health Organization (WHO) provisional guidelines) in some of the localized pockets of few States/UTs in India. As per the report brought out by Duke University, USA, in association with Central Ground Water Board and State […]
7 March 2020 Introduction: A total of 40.59 per cent of the crimes related to environment in the country were committed in Rajasthan during 2014-16, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) . The CAG report, for the year ended March 31, 2018, was tabled in the assembly on 6th March 2020. Highlight […]