The Copernicus Climate Change Service, the EU’s Earth Observation Programme, on Friday announced that 2020 was the warmest year ever recorded tying with 2016, the previous record-holder.
Around 20,000 aquatic birds perished in November 2019 in and around Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan. The Rajasthan High Court at that time took suo-motu cognisance and formed a committee to ensure that such a tragedy does not occur again.
According to sources, at least two prides of Gir lions inhabiting the area have been preying on the cattle and other livestock in the last six months. But it is the first case where a human has been attacked.
Last year, Sachin made a name for himself when he infamously escaped from his enclosure at Bengal Safari park. This action by him resulted in preventing the entry of visitors at Safari Park.
National Energy Conservation Day focuses on making people aware of global warming and climate change and promotes efforts towards saving energy resources.
Energy Conservation Day: The day focuses on making people aware of global warming and climate change and promotes efforts towards saving energy resources.
National Energy Conservation Day 2020: National Energy Conservation Day is observed every year on December 14. It aims to showcase India’s achievements in energy efficiency and conservation.
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The observation came during hearing of a plea by the Uttar Pradesh government to fell 2,940 trees for the Krishna Govardhan Road project in Mathura.
As Delhi heads for another polluted winter, state Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said that the “odd-even” scheme will be the government’s last resort if other methods to improve the air quality fail.
Javadekar said mainly 5-6 aspects contribute to the pollution — traffic, industry, garbage, dust, stubble burning and geographical factors.
Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are ruled by the BJP, while Punjab is ruled by the Congress. “These two parties are forming an alliance to allow stubble burning,” the AAP charged.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Inaugurated the 218 kWp Solar Power Plant at the campus.
The Delhi government has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to levy a Rs 20 lakh fine on North MCD for flouting dust control norms at the city’s Bhalswa dumping sites.
On Sunday, TANAPA posted a photo on Twitter showing flames on the mountain, reports Xinhua news agency.
Delhi’s air quality was in the ‘poor’ category today morning as the overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 221. The increase in AQI was observed as there was a rise in the concentration of both, PM10 and PM2.5 pollutants.
International Day for Disaster Reduction 2020: International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction is observed every year on 13 October to raise awareness about the risk of disaster reduction.
Eagles such as the steppe eagle, Pallas’s fish-eagle, eastern imperial eagle, white-tailed sea-eagle, and the greater spotted eagle.
World Migratory Bird Day 2020: World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated every year on October 10th to spread awareness about the conservation and ecological importance of migratory birds in the global ecosystem.
The air quality index of the national capital improved a notch and stood at 199, the higher-end of the moderate category, on Friday morning, according to the Central Pollution Board’s data at 12 p.m.
Taking to Twitter, Waseem shared a video from the beach and captioned it, “We need to stop pretending this is ok because it’s not!”
World Animal Day 2020: World Animal Day is observed every year on October 4, 2020, to celebrate the relationship between humankind and the animal kingdom. We can’t ignore that animals play an important role in our lives.
According to the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, burning of one tonne of rice crop residue releases about 13 kg of particulate matter, 60 kg of carbon monoxide and 1,460 kg of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases.
This year’s World Rivers Day theme is “waterways in our communities” to stress on the need for protecting and conserving urban waterways.
Two months ago, an animal activist noticed the unauthorised dumping of mixed bio waste water at Bhondsi village agriculture land in Gurugram by a private pharmaceutical company, which is located in the same region.
