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13 May 2022. Introduction: India’s first organic waste-powered Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station has been inaugurated at Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mumbai, Aditya Thackeray, Maharashtra’s Minister of Environment and Tourism inaugurated this charging station on 9th May 2022. Who has developed this organic waste-powered charging station? This organic waste-powered charging station has been jointly developed by AeroCare […]
Read More12 May 2022. Introduction: The 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is being held from 9th May to 20th May 2022. Where is the COP 15 taking place? Abidjan, a city in Cote d’Ivoire. What is the theme of COP 15? Land. Life. Legacy: From […]
Read More6May 2022 Introduction: The World Food Prize is an award that is given with the aim of recognizing the achievements of individuals from across the world who have helped in advancing the development of humans by improving the quantity, quality, or availability of food across the world. The 2022 World Food Prize? Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA’s […]
Read More7 May 2022. Introduction: According to Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker, Rajasthan became the first state in the country to surpass 10 GW of cumulative large-scale solar installations. Highlights: Rajasthan has a total of 32.5 GW of installed power capacity. Renewable energy contributes to 55% of installed power capacity. Whereas thermal energy contributes 43%, and […]
Read More6 May 2022. Introduction: The centre has asked whether any environmental impact study has been carried out before giving environmental clearance for a five-star hotel at the Jog Development Projects Karnataka’s Proposal: Earlier, a proposal was submitted by Karnataka to seek diversions of 0.8536 hectares of forest land in the Nadavada Talakalale village, Sagar Taluk. […]
Read More4May 2022. Introduction: Recently, IIT Bombay entered into collaboration with India Meteorological Department (IMD) to develop climate solutions at the village, city, and district levels. The expected outcomes of the collaboration? Sensors and Drone-based Smart Monitoring System Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technology for water and food security Intelligent and automated early warning systems Climate and Health […]
Read More4 May 2022. Introduction: The 2022 edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO), released on day one of the World Forestry Congress, 2022 (May 2, 2022). Highlights: “The State of the World’s Forests” (SOFO) is the flagship publication of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published every two years. […]
Read More4May 2022. Introduction: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a joint declaration of intent (JDI) establishing the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership. Highlights: To intensify bilateral and multilateral cooperation and accelerate actions towards climate protection. Under the partnership, Germany has made an advance commitment to investing €10 billion in climate change […]
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