Chandigarh Gets North India's Largest Floating Solar Power Project
Chandigarh UT Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit inaugurated northern India's largest floating solar power project of 2000kWp worth Rs. 11.70 crore at waterworks, Sector 39.
The inauguration was held in the presence of MP Kirron Kher. He also inaugurated a 500kWp floating solar project with fountains at Dhanas Lake. Adviser Dharam Pal, director (environment) Debendra Dalai and Mayor Anoop Gupta were present on the occasion.
These projects were designed and executed by CREST (Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society) and will generate a minimum of 35 lakh units (kWh) of solar energy per year with 20% module efficiency.
Jan 20, 2023
Rare 'Orange Bat' Spotted in Bastar's Kanger Valley National Park in Chhattisgarh
A rare orange-coloured bat was spotted in the Banana plantation in Parali Bodal village of Kanger Valley National Park in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The orange-coloured bat is identified as a 'Painted Bat' and is characterised by bright orange and black wings.
The orange-coloured bat is generally found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
In India, the orange-coloured bat was spotted in the Western Ghats, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Odisha, and now in Chhattisgarh.
The orange-coloured bat, scientifically known as 'Kerivoula Picta', has black wings, orange wings, and fingers.
Jan 16, 2023
Europe's Largest Known Deposit of Rare Earth Elements Found in Sweden
Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB identified more than 1 million tonnes of rare earth oxides in the Kiruna area in the far north of the country, the largest known such deposit in Europe.
Rare earth minerals are essential to many high-tech manufacturing processes and are used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, portable electronics, microphones and speakers.
This is good news, not only for LKAB, the region and the Swedish people, but also for Europe and the climate.
It could become a significant building block for producing the critical raw materials that are absolutely crucial to enable the green transition.
Rare earth elements are currently not mined in Europe, leaving the region depending on imports from elsewhere, while demand is expected to rise in coming years due to a ramp-up in electric vehicles and renewable energy.
Jan 11, 2023
Delhi most Polluted City of Country in 2022
Delhi continued to be the top polluted city in the country in 2022 with an annual average of PM 2.5 concentration 99.7 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3) of air, much above the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) standard of 40 ug/m3 of air, an analysis of CPCB air quality data by the NCAP (National Clean Air Programme) tracker has shown. The analysis has however revealed that PM 2.5 levels in the city has shown a 7% improvement from 108 ug/m3 in 2019.
The analysis, which was to mark four years of the launch of the NCAP by the Centre, has found that some of the top polluted non-attainment cities in 2019 have marginally improved their PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels but continue to breach CPCB's standards.
Jan 10, 2023
Ozone Layer Slowly Healing, Hole to Mend by 2066: United Nations Report
According to a new United Nations report, the Earth's protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years.
A once-every-four-years scientific assessment found recovery in progress, more than 35 years after every nation in the world agreed to stop producing chemicals that chomp on the layer of ozone in Earth's atmosphere that shields the planet from harmful radiation linked to skin cancer, cataracts and crop damage.
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