Recognized as the “bird village” following community-driven conservation efforts, Menar in Udaipur district is set to be notified as Rajasthan’s new wetland. This will pave the way for getting the Ramsar site status for this rural heartland of the Mewar region. .... read more

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is gearing up for the phase-out of several single-use plastic items by June 30, 2022. The Plastic Waste Management (PWM) (Amended) Rules, 2021, notified in August 2021, prohibits the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of several single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential from July 1, 2022. .... read more

On World Environment Day (June 5, 2022), Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he is inspired by India’s leadership and efforts to curb carbon emissions.

Maruti Suzuki India has recently said it has set up a 20 MWp solar power plant at its Manesar-based manufacturing facility. The initiative will contribute 28,000 MW per annum, which is equivalent to the energy required for the production of over 67,000 cars annually.

Coca-Cola Company recently said its India business is hopeful of achieving 100 per cent recovery and recycling of post-consumer packaging, mainly bottles and cans, in the next 2–3 years as part of its ‘World Without Waste’ initiative. .... read more

Nearly five million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021, the United Nations has said in a report. .... read more

A cocktail of many toxic components could be transported from the lungs to the brain via the bloodstream while breathing in polluted air—potentially contributing to brain disorders and neurological damage, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has said..... read more

Forests throughout the world are shrinking year after year—and Brazil is the epicentre.

One in two cars will have an electric powertrain by 2030, a new report showed recently. Electric powertrain includes main components that generate and deliver power to the road surface for fully electric, hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle applications. Main components of its powertrain are engine, transmission, and driveshaft.

Noise produced by pile drivers building offshore wind turbines can damage the hearing of porpoises, seals, and other marine life.

Climate change is a reality and extremely high temperatures have been reported by India and Pakistan in the spring. In a new scientific journal article, researchers from the University of Gothenburg, amongst others, paint a gloomy picture for the rest of the century. .... read more

Japan has successfully tested a system that could provide a constant, steady form of renewable energy, regardless of the wind or the sun. For more than a decade, Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp.