Review: ‘Emissions Gap Report-2022’ Finds the International Community is Falling Far Short of the Paris Goals
UNEP’s latest report released ahead of COP27, ‘Closing Window – Climate crisis calls for rapid…
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Review: What is the status of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects?
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is defined under Article 12 of the Kyoto protocol, where countries…
Review: What does NITI Aayog’s draft ‘Battery Swapping Policy’ contain?
As India looks to accelerate the adoption of Electric Vehicles, batteries & issued related to…
Data: While the conviction rate under COTPA & Noise Pollution is more than 99%, pendency rate of Courts increases
In the earlier story, it was observed that there is a significant increase in the…
Data: Cases registered under COTPA increased by 120% in 2020, 86% of them reported from Tamil Nadu
Data from the NCRB indicates that the number of cases registered under various environment-related offences…
Review: WHO issues revised ‘Air Quality Standards’ after 15 years
Recently, the WHO released the revised guidelines for the ‘Air Quality Standards’. This is the…
Review: UNEP report highlights the impact of ‘Plastic Pollution’ on migratory species
Recently, the United Nations Environment Program’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild…
Review: Various reports highlight the improvement in water quality of major ‘Rivers’ during the lockdown
While the nationwide lockdown in 2020 was debilitating to the economy, it came as a…
Data: Electric Vehicle registrations have increased over the year, but still account for only 1% of the overall numbers
The Union Government recently increased the subsidy on electric 2-wheelers from Rs. 10,000 per KWh…
Review: What is the ‘Vehicle Scrapping Policy’ all about?
The Central Government has recently notified draft rules of many aspects relating to the ‘Vehicle…
