Data: Reporting of Solid Waste Generation Data Improves but Still Inadequate
Between 2016-17 and 2020-21, an average of 19% of the states did not report data…
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Data: As Plastic Waste Generation Increases, Need for Improved Data Reporting
Multiple reports of the Central Pollution Control Board note that the data related to plastic…
AQI Data: Clear Difference in AQI Levels Between North & South Indian Cities Observed
AQI data from the CPCB indicates that like the trend observed in the case of…
AQI Data: Delhi, Kolkata & Ahmedabad Report Poorer Air Quality Than in Other Major Cities
Trends in Air Quality Index (AQI) across 8 major cities of India – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,…
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…
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…
