They have excellent vision in the water and can stay underwater for 15 to 20 minutes without coming up for air, and swim up to 22 miles per hour.
With the media reporting the famous Bollywood couple, Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora’s breakup, the news is getting spread as fast as a forest fire.
January 2021 marked the beginning of the Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development, proclaimed by the United Nations, which will last until the end of 2030.
Responding to a query, Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Choubey said that the number of cases registered for investigation under environment-related offences have increased from 40,968 in 2019 to 68,921 in 2020.
The NGT had viewed that proceedings in this matter need to cover Solid Waste Management and Sewage Management, these issues being crucial and required to be monitored by this Tribunal.
The Opposition members took part in the Bill wearing black bands in their hands. Noting that dam Safety is necessary, BJD’s Prasanna Acharya said there are many “lacuna” in the Bill, and that water is a state subject.
On December 4, heavy to very heavy rain (7-20cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over East Midnapore districts, hence an orange alert had been issued in this regard, added IMD.
Plus, every year, the number of people and countries investing in solar-based home backup systems is steadily rising due to increased awareness about global warming and its impact on our planet.
COP26 may have been one of the last chances to head off devastating climate change, and yet, the best and boldest action our leaders could envision for transportation was the universal adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) — with a vague nod to active and public transport.
The global theme of World Cities Day 2021 is “Adapting cities for climate resilience”, acknowledging that integrated climate resilience policies and action plans will greatly reduce climate-related risks for urban populations.
White-nose syndrome has already killed more than 90 per cent of some hibernating bat species east of the Mississippi.
World Animal Day is a social movement charged with the Mission of raising the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe.
The one week programme will be carried on in 51 tiger reserves across 18 states that covers a distance of 7,500 km in seven days.
The first Wildlife Week was observed in 1957. The Wildlife Week 2021 is celebrated from 2nd October to 8th October 2021. Wildlife Week 2021 marks the 67th Wildlife Week which is celebrated under the theme Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet
However, emission reductions that would limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius could cumulatively protect over 1.8 billion people from exposure to tropical cyclones until the end of this century, it said.
Members of the River Connect Campaign held a spirited protest, criticising callous apathy of the ruling party politicians towards the plight of river Yamuna that sustains history, architecture, culture and religion.
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has sought permission from the Delhi forest department for the development of a 14.75-km stretch of the six-lane access controlled Delhi-Saharanpur highway, according to official documents.
World Rivers Day 2021: The fourth Sunday in September is a chance to celebrate the world’s waterways that bring life to our countries.
Also, it announced to begin a Production Linked Incentive Scheme to add 10 GW solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2025.
World Maritime Day 2021 Theme: The IMO has been responsible for choosing the World Maritime Day 2021 theme which will be “Seafarers: At the Core of Shipping’s Future”.
The show-case notice against the secretary of Urban Development Department was issued on Wednesday for not appearing before the tribunal despite its order for the same.
There are five species of rhino – white and black rhinos in Africa, and the greater one-horned, Javan and Sumatran rhino species in Asia.
“As per plan, a ‘Green War Room’ launched last year to monitor and coordinate the anti-pollution efforts will be upgraded to effectively address the complaints related to pollution-causing activities,” added the minister.
The number of disasters has increased by a factor of five over the past 50-year period, driven by climate change, more extreme weather conditions and improved reporting.
“Indian cities routinely dominate global pollution rankings and bad air kills more than a million people every year, the BBC reported.