Efforts to release 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand seemed close to a breakthrough after rat-hole miners were reported as being only a few meters away from them.
KMA Team Rat hole mining
ENVIRONMENT
Recently, as many as two tigers were spotted within a Month (November 2023) in Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR)
In news: Recently, as many as two tigers were spotted within a Month (November 2023) in Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR). The Palamu Tiger Reserve
India announces mandatory biogas blending for domestic use from 2025-26
The Centre recently announced a roadmap for mandatory blending of compressed biogas (CBG) in the transportation and domestic segments of the city gas distribution (CGD) sector in a phased manner.…
Farming carbon credits
The Government of India has taken a momentous initiative towards addressing climate change, of evolving a carbon market that prices greenhouse gas or carbon emissions. Additionally, it has launched a…
UNESCO Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management
Biosphere reserves Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
South and Central Asian Biosphere Reserve Network Meeting (SACAM) in Chennai
UNESCO in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, concluded the 10th South and Central Asian Biosphere Reserve Network…
IN NEWS: National Efficient Cooking Programme launched, to promote affordable and energy-efficient induction cookers.
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) launched its groundbreaking National Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP) and Energy Efficient Fans Programme (EEFP) recently. The National Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP) The Energy Efficient Fans…
Paintbrush Swift Butterfly
In news: A paintbrush swift butterfly is photographed for the first time in Himachal Pradesh.
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice
IN NEWS: A biodiversity technical body meets in Nairobi to gauge progress on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. About SBSTTA Functions