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Forest produce worth over ₹ 800 crore procured this FY: Tribal Affairs Minister

July 15, 2021

Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda informed that under the minimum support price (MSP) for minor forest produce (MFP) scheme, the cumulative procurement of ₹ 1841.74 crore has been made by states i.e. ₹ 321.02 crore using GOI funds and ₹

With Focus on Conservation & Restoration, NTPC Releases Biodiversity Policy 2022

Tannuka Juneja

June 1, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

India’s largest power generating company, NTPC Limited, has unveiled a renewed biodiversity policy for 2022 to set an ambitious approach and guideline for biodiversity conservation, restoration and enhancement, said the union power ministry in a statement. The company said its goals were

Nepal’s National Park Could Lose 39% of its Tigers in Next 20 Years: Study

Tannuka Juneja

May 31, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

Roads leading to a large national park in Nepal’s southern plains could increase road accident rates, which could reduce the adult tiger population by nearly two-fifths over two decades, a new study has found. The study estimated that 46 Bengal tigers (Panthera

Rich World Is Failing on Climate: Seychelles’ President

Tannuka Juneja

May 30, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

The leader of Seychelles, an Indian Ocean island threatened by rising sea levels, has said that the pledge of climate aid from industrialised nations is worthless. Promises made at the UN climate change summit in November 2021 and COP26 have not been

Energy Ministry Seeks 2-Year Delay to Comply with Emissions Deadline

Tannuka Juneja

May 26, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

According to a letter from the Ministry of Power seen by Reuters, India’s Ministry of Energy has asked the Environment Ministry to extend the two-year period for utilities to install emission cutting equipment. India originally set a 2017 deadline for thermal power

Goa Forest Minister to Declare Vagheri Hill as Eco-Sensitive Zone

Tannuka Juneja

May 25, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

Goa forest minister, Vishwajeet Rane said that Vagheri Hill will be declared an eco-sensitive area for its conservation, reported The Indian Express. Rane shared comparison pictures of Google imagery to bring to light the depleting forest cover of the hills. He also

Pernod Ricard India to Not Use Mono-Cartons to Curb Waste

Tannuka Juneja

May 25, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

Pernod Ricard India (PRI), a global leader in the wine and spirit industry, today announced a major initiative to remove permanent single cartons from its brand portfolio, increasing its commitment to sustainability. Starting with 500 million pieces per year under its Indian

Don’t Work for Climate Wreckers: UN Chief To Young Graduates

Tannuka Juneja

May 25, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

Today’s college graduates can become the generation to succeed “where my generation has failed,” the UN chief said, urging the batch of 2022 not to work for “climate wreckers” in industries that follow benefiting from fossil fuels. UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered his

Global Warming Raised Chances of Heat Wave in India by 30 Times in 2022: Report

Tannuka Juneja

May 24, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

In March and April this year, heat waves hit South Asia, killing more than 90 people. According to a report, climate change has increased the risk of this heat wave by 30 times. “Before the onset of human-induced climate change, such events

Rich Countries’ Lavish Consumption Making World’s Children Unhealthy: UN

Tannuka Juneja

May 24, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

The environment has a range of influences on the physical health, mental well-being and full development of children, but the world’s children grow up in unhealthy environments, surrounded by harmful pollutants and other elements that harm them, due to consumerist practices of

Current Protections Fail to Safeguard India’s Tree Species, Finds A Study

Tannuka Juneja

May 23, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

An international team of scientists has confirmed that current environmental protection in South and Southeast Asia has failed to protect tree species and their valuable seed sources. This group faced some distribution and threats of some of the most economically important tree

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Forest produce worth over ₹ 800 crore procured this FY: Tribal Affairs Minister

With Focus on Conservation & Restoration, NTPC Releases Biodiversity Policy 2022

Nepal’s National Park Could Lose 39% of its Tigers in Next 20 Years: Study

Rich World Is Failing on Climate: Seychelles’ President

Energy Ministry Seeks 2-Year Delay to Comply with Emissions Deadline

Goa Forest Minister to Declare Vagheri Hill as Eco-Sensitive Zone

Pernod Ricard India to Not Use Mono-Cartons to Curb Waste

Don’t Work for Climate Wreckers: UN Chief To Young Graduates

Global Warming Raised Chances of Heat Wave in India by 30 Times in 2022: Report

Rich Countries’ Lavish Consumption Making World’s Children Unhealthy: UN

Current Protections Fail to Safeguard India’s Tree Species, Finds A Study

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