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ENVIRONMENT - December 2018

Dec 2018

Feb 08, 2023

Millions Face Threat of Flooding from Glacial Lakes

According to a new study, up to 15 million people face risk of catastrophic flooding from glacial lakes which could burst their natural dams at any moment.
The study led by Newcastle University is the first global attempt to map potential hotspots for such floods.
As the climate warms, glaciers retreat and melt-water collects, forming lakes.
The impact of global warming on glacial lake floods is yet to be defined, but it has increased both the volume and number of glacial lakes worldwide.

Feb 07, 2023

RIL, Ashok Leyland Unveil First Hydrogen Combustion Driven Heavy Duty Truck

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) and Ashok Leyland unveiled India's first Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) powered heavy duty truck. The vehicle was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengaluru at the India Energy Week.
Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India's leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, along with RIL, has been developing this unique technology over the past year and has been under test since August 2022. The Ashok Leyland H2-ICE heavy-duty truck range (19-35 Tonne) is powered by hydrogen, a renewable and clean energy source.

Feb 06, 2023

Bhupender Yadav Launches 'Save Wetlands Campaign' for Conservation

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav launched the 'Save Wetlands Campaign' in the presence of Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant.
This campaign is structured on a "whole of society" approach to wetlands conservation, enabling affirmative actions for wetlands conservation at all levels of society and involving all strata of society. The campaign, over the next year, will include sensitizing people to the value of wetlands, increasing the coverage of wetlands and building citizen partnerships for wetlands conservation.
Two publications were also released during the occasion, 'India's 75 Amrit Dharohar- India's Ramsar Sites Factbook' and 'Managing Climate Risks in Wetlands – A Practitioner's Guide.

Feb 04, 2023

Limiting Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees not Plausible

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible, according to a report released by Universität Hamburg's Cluster of Excellence "Climate, Climatic Change, and Society" (CLICCS).
Climate policy, protests, and the Ukraine crisis, the participating researchers systematically assessed to what extent social changes are already underway, while also analyzing certain physical processes frequently discussed as tipping points.
The researchers concluded that social change is essential to meeting the temperature goals set in Paris. But what has been achieved to date is insufficient.

Feb 03, 2023

Yaya Tso to Become Ladakh's First Biodiversity Heritage Site

Yaya Tso, known as birds' paradise for its beautiful lake located at an altitude of 4,820 metres, has been proposed as Ladakh's first biodiversity heritage site (BHS).
The Biodiversity Management Committee, the panchayat of Chumathang village, along with SECURE Himalaya Project resolved to declare Yaya Tso as Ladakh's first BHS under the Biological Diversity Act.
The resolution was signed after multiple rounds of consultations between the village stakeholders and SECURE Himalaya project to declare the high-altitude lake and its catchment as a biodiversity heritage site.

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