27.March 2021. Introduction: The Red List by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently showed that, African elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction. Highlights New assessments by IUCN underscore the persistent pressures that two species of elephants in Africa faces due to poaching for ivory and human encroachment. The […]
Introduction: Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) on March 25, 2021published by the Global Wind Report. Highlights Though, 2020 was a record year for global wind power industry, but this report warns that there is a need to install new wind power capacity three times faster by next decade in order to achieve global climate targets […]
21 March 2021. Introduction: The government of India may soon ask the auto companies in India to manufacture the passenger and commercial vehicles that run on the multiple fuel configurations with the aim of reducing the use of polluting fossil fuels and cutting down the harmful emissions. Highlights In the line, the government is actively […]
22 March 2021. Introduction: The International Day of Forests is observed by the United Nations on March 21. The day commemorates the green cover across the world highlighting its importance. The day was observed under the theme– “Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being”. About International Day of Forests The international day of forest was […]
20 March 2021. Introduction: India has planned to conduct the airborne radar surveys in order to estimate the thickness of Himalayan glaciers. Under the plan, the pilot study will be conducted in the Lahaul – Spiti basin of the Himachal Pradesh. This proposal was initiated by the “National Centre for Polar & Ocean Research (NCPOR)” […]
20 March 2021. Introduction: An innovation of IIT Bombay- Energy Swaraj Yatra Bus has been buit by Dr. Chetan Singh Solanki a professor in IIT Bombay.The Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, took his ride in the ‘Energy Swaraj Yatra’ bus to raise awareness about the solar energy. Highlights: The “Energy Swaraj Yatra” bus runs […]
18 March 2021. Introduction: The the Vehicle Scrapping Policy has been announced by The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on March 18, 2021 in the Lok Sabha .It will come into effect from April 1, 2021. It was first announced by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget Speech 2021-2022 on February […]
18 March 2021. Introduction: A project for mapping the genetic diversity of organisms and the effect of micronutrients and trace metals on them in the Indian Ocean has been initiated by The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa supported by the CSIR, under one of its flagship projects TraceBioMe. About […]
17 March 2021. Introduction: Singapore is set to have the largest floating solar farm of the world. The country endeavours to set up energy plants off the coasts and reservoirs across it.. Highlights Singapore despite being one of the smallest countries across the world, is the biggest per capita carbon dioxide emitters in Asia. This […]
16 March 2021. Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has given its suggestion on the behalf of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustards after the number of birds falling dead due to collision with power lines is increasing over time. These power line run through the dwindling natural habitats of the Indian Bustards located in […]