Ecology News

Ending Plastic Pollution

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on G-20 nations to work constructively for an effective, international legally binding instrument to end plastice pollution.

posted by 29th Jul 2023

BS-III and BS-IV

The Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi and NCR has revised the Graded Response Action (GRAP) to Combat air pollution.

posted by 29th Jul 2023

Tap water connections

According to a survey ordered by the Union Ministry of Water Resources to evaluate the performance of the government's flagship Jal Jeevan Mission, almost 62 percent of rural households in India have completely operational tap water connections inside their premises.

posted by V.P.Nimbalkar 3rd Oct 2022

Artic Ice

The western Arctic Ocean's chemistry is changing, according to a study that was published in the American Association for the Advancement of Science's journal "Science," after it was found that ocean waters there are becoming three to four times more acidic than ocean waters elsewhere.

posted by V.P.Nimbalkar 3rd Oct 2022

Deadline Extension for Emissions

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) recently extended by two years the deadline for coal-fired power stations to install sulphur emission-reduction equipment. The Ministry had already extended the deadline for installing pollution control measures twice before.

posted by V.P.Nimbalkar 19th Sep 2022