Environment Updates India

Environment related news and updates of India

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Mega strategic infra project proposed in the pristine Great Nicobar island costing around 75,000 Cr and spread over 16,000 ha will result in 8.5 lakh trees to be cut and permanent damage to rare flora and fauna.

#nicobar #greatnicobar #environment

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To support global climate change mitigation and adaptation goals, India and the US launched a joint initiative to increase tree coverage outside of India's forest lands "Trees Outside Forests".

#forest #trees #ClimateEmergency #climatechange

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NGT imposes environmental compensation of Rs 3,500 Crore on West Bengal govt for its failure in the treatment of solid and liquid waste.

#ngt #waste #wastemanagement

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@moefcc published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 to ensure environmentally sound management of waste batteries. The rules cover all types of batteries, viz. Electric Vehicle batteries, portable batteries, automotive batteries and industrial batteries.
#battery #EV

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India hits 75 at 75 🇮🇳
On the eve of India’s 75th Independence Day, the country has added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites. 4 sites have been added from Tamil Nadu, 3 from Odisha, 2 from J&K and 1 each from Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra.
#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav #wetland

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According to a CAG Report, several CRZ projects were approved during 2015-2020 despite inadequacies in EIA reports.

#CAG #CAGreport #CAGaudit #CRZ #coastal

[MoEF&CC @moefcc]

There is no other animal as royal as a lion. Let us join hands to save the ‘king of the jungle’ who rules every Heart. #WorldLionDay🦁

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India has added 10 more Ramsar sites, or wetlands that are of international importance, taking the number of such sites to 64.

#wetland #ramsarsite #ramsarconvention #environment #conservation

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18th State Wildlife Board meeting chaired by CM @UdhavThackeray approved 12 new Conservation Reserves covering an overall 692.74 sq km, 2 new #Wildlife Sanctuaries covering an overall 298.61 sq km, Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary extended in its area.

#Maharashtra #forest

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Environmental Performance Index 2022: India has scored the lowest among 180 countries in the index that evaluated the environmental performance of these countries. @moefcc rebuts the Index by saying many indicators are based on unfounded assumptions.

#environment #epi2022

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As lakhs of devotees are visiting Char Dham, which reopened to pilgrims after a two-year hiatus, the sacred sites' routes are turning into a vast garbage dump. They are littered with all types of waste, including plastic.

#ChardhamYatra #chardhamyatra2022 #Kedarnath

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@moefcc has relaxed the norms for coal mining expansion projects citing higher demand for coal amid an ongoing power crisis - a move that has been criticised by environmentalists, especially since the @CoalMinistry has said there is no shortage of coal.

#powercut #coalshortage

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A massive fire broke out at Bhalswa landfill in north Delhi on Tuesday evening. Several fire tenders are present on the site to tame the blaze.

Delhi environment minister @AapKaGopalRai has asked @DPCC_pollution to submit report within 24 hrs.

#fire #delhi #AirPollution

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑7.8 billion people
🌳8.7 million species
🏡 our one home - the only one we have.

This #EarthDay, let us all #InvestInOurPlanet

#EarthDay2022

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For their “commitment to growing and maintaining urban trees and greenery in building healthy, resilient and happy cities, Mumbai and Hyderabad have been jointly recognised as ‘2021 Tree City of the World’.

#mumbai #Hyderabad #treecity

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A mascot named ‘Prakriti’ was launched by @byadavbjp Union minister of @moefcc with the aim of spreading awareness among people about the small changes that can contribute to a better #environment for the nation’s future generation.
#singleuseplastic #plasticpollution #Plastic

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At Indian beaches, over 50% of marine litter attributed to Single-Use Plastics: As per study by NCCR, Chennai.

#singleuseplastics #plasticpollution #marinelitter #marinepollution

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India's #Moradabad city in UP has been ranked as the second noisiest city in the world just after Bangladesh capital #Dhaka in @UNEP's Annual Frontier Report 2022 titled '#Noise, Blazes and Mismatches'.

#noisepollution #pollution

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63 of the world's 100 most polluted cities are in India, according to the World Air Quality Report 2021, prepared @IQAir.

#Delhi remains the most polluted capital city in the world for the 4th consecutive year.

#AirPollution #AQI #pollution

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Did you know that almost all liquid freshwater is #groundwater? 💧💧💧

Groundwater supports:

🚰 Drinking water supplies
🚽 Sanitation systems
🌾 Farming
💼 Industry
🌴 Ecosystems

We need to work together to sustainably manage this precious resource.

#worldwaterday #waterday