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ENVIRONMENT - January 2015

Jan 2015

Feb 26, 2023

World's Largest Ice Rink Stays Shut for First Time Due to Mild Canada Winter

Canada's renowned Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest natural ice skating rink, will not open this season for the first time due to a lack of ice, its operator said, blaming the closure on climate change.
The 7.8 km (4.9 mile) Rideau Canal Skateway, first opened over 50 years ago, is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Canada's capital city Ottawa that is a top attraction for skating enthusiasts seeking outdoor thrills during Canada's usually biting cold winters.
The National Capital Commission (NCC), which maintains and operates the Skateway has previously said that it can only open when the ice is at least 12 inches (30 cm) thick, for which there must be 10 to 14 consecutive days of temperatures between -20 Celsius and -10 Celsius.

Feb 25, 2023

India Calls for Greater Cooperation with France in Clean Energy Field

India called for greater cooperation with France in the field of clean energy and highlighted Delhi's plans for green transitioning to EVs and hydrogen energy.
The Indian renewable sector ranks fourth on the list of the world's most attractive renewable energy sectors and solar energy is the most abundant source of renewable power in the country.
Ministry of Science and Technology, Secretary, S. Chandrasekhar said that the government in 2022 had set a target of installing 100 GW of solar energy.
He said that using the Thar Desert as a site for solar power generation, the country is estimated to generate up to 2,100 GW of solar energy.

Feb 22, 2023

Winds Lash Madagascar's Coast as Cyclone Freddy Makes Landfall

Tropical cyclone Freddy battered Madagascar's east coast, with heavy rain and powerful winds tearing roofs off houses and triggering a storm surge.
Cyclone Freddy made landfall, weeks after another tropical storm killed 33 and left thousands without shelter.
The Indian Ocean island nation is particularly vulnerable to cyclones. It is hit by an average of 1.5 cyclones every year, the highest rate in Africa, according to the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Feb 21, 2023

Nine Indian States among 50 most Vulnerable Regions Due to Climate Change

Nine Indian states were among the top 50 regions in the world with the highest risk of damage due to climate change. These are - Punjab, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala and Gujarat.
According to the 2023 Gross Domestic Climate Risk report released by Cross Dependency Initiative (XDI), Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Assam had the highest Aggregated Damage Ratio (ADR).
Asia dominated the list with 114 among the top 200 regions falling here. China had the highest number of regions, followed by India and the United States of America (USA).
Notably, nine out of the top 10 and 14 out of the top 15 most vulnerable cities were from China.
Bihar, India's most vulnerable state was at 22nd rank globally. Uttar Pradesh followed it at 25th and Assam at 28th.

Feb 20, 2023

UN Ocean Treaty Talks Resume with Goal to Save Biodiversity

United Nations members gather in New York to resume efforts to forge a long-awaited and elusive treaty to safeguard the world's marine biodiversity.
Nearly two-thirds of the ocean lies outside national boundaries on the high seas where fragmented and unevenly enforced rules seek to minimise human impacts.
The goal of the U.N. meetings, running through March 3, is to produce a unified agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of those vast marine ecosystems.
The talks, formally called the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, resume negotiations suspended last fall without agreement on a final treaty.
The aim of the talks is not to actually designate marine protected areas, but to establish a mechanism for doing so. The goal is to set up a new body that would accept submissions for specific marine protected areas.

Largest Man-made Forest to Come up in MP

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his cabinet colleagues planted saplings at a site where he said that the largest man-made forest in the state would come up.
The saplings were planted on a plot near the Raja Bhoj Airport to mark two years of Chouhan's daily plantation drive, which started in 2021 in Amarkantak.
"The biggest man made forest with 40,000 trees will be developed at this site and will be monitored by Shri Ram Astha Mission," said Chouhan, who also released a pictorial book about his daily plantation drive.

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