सरकार पर्यावरण को ध्यान में रखकर काम करें : श्रीधर, कार्यालय पृथ्वी ट्रस्ट में हुई प्रेसवार्ता
Will clean air become a new global currency?
Air pollution is a silent killer. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants, resulting in 7 million deaths per year. While many countries have been making active efforts over the past decade...
What is Gross Environment Product (GEP)?
In a first of its kind, Uttarakhand will assign a monetary value to its natural resources in the form of Gross Environment Product (GEP). It is along the lines of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). A five-member committee has already been formed in this regard, headed by...
31.6% Rise in E-waste Generation Last Year
In the year 2020, India has generated a total of 10,14,961.2 tonnes of e-waste which is an increase of 31.6% when compared to the previous year. Highlights Ashwini Kumar Choubey , Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change relayed this information...
Digging up the ocean floor for metals could prove disastrous
The sea floor between Hawaii and Mexico is covered in potato-sized rocks that contain many metals needed to make electric-car batteries. All that’s needed is a way to lift them to the surface for processing. At least, that’s the theory behind The Metals Co, a business...
What to Expect from the Next Major Global Climate Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change grabbed the world’s attention in 2018 when it released a sobering report that warned—in no uncertain terms—world leaders needed to take drastic and immediate steps to blunt the most catastrophic impacts of global warming....
‘India, China most vulnerable to joint risks of climate change, air pollution’
India and China are among the world’s top five countries that are most vulnerable to climate change and air pollution with the capacity to deal with the risks, a first of its kind research assessing the combined risks of air pollution and climate change, said on...
We have just two years to stop deep-sea mining from going ahead
FIFTY years ago, people started dreaming of mining the deep seabed. Since then, those dreams have turned into a dystopian nightmare as scientists have found diverse, interconnected ecosystems at the bottom of the ocean and realised that mining them risks upsetting the...
DGGI unearths Rs 338 cr fake invoicing racket in Assam
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has unearthed a Rs 338 crore fake invoicing racket in which fake input tax credit involving Rs 28.97 crore of Goods and Services Tax was generated, officials said on Thursday. According to the officials, two accused...
The balance between jobs in the renewable energy and fossil fuel sectors could play on India’s energy transition
The renewable energy sector is being showcased as a magic bullet, where the loss of jobs in the coal sector would be offset by the opportunities for jobs in green energy. Over the years, thousands of jobs have come up in the renewable energy sector in India, but they...