General Awareness

ENVIRONMENT - December 2018

Dec 2018

Oct 25, 2022

India among 5 Countries with most Extreme Heat Exposure

India is one of the five countries in the world whose vulnerable populations had the most exposure to extreme heat over the past five years, The Lancet Countdown report, said. And this exposure is increasing. Yet, like many countries, India is under-prepared to prevent, mitigate or treat the health effects of climate change.
By continuing to support fossil fuels and failing to do enough to adapt to the changing climate, countries including India are endangering the health of their citizens, as well as leaving them at risk of widespread food and water shortages and extreme weather, the report has pointed out.

Oct 23, 2022

Delhi Govt. to Launch 'Red Light on Gaadi off' Campaign

The Delhi government said that it will launch the "Red Light on Gaadi off" campaign to curb vehicular pollution from October 28.
The campaign first launched on October 16, 2020, to cut down vehicular pollution in the national capital, drivers are encouraged to switch off their vehicles while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
Along with dust and biomass burning, vehicular emission is one of the major contributors to Delhi's pollution generated locally.

Oct 22, 2022

Global Youth Climate Summit 2022 Organised in Bangladesh

Youth from 70 countries participated in a Global Youth Climate Summit in Khulna, Bangladesh. The three day summit brought together 650 youth in a hybrid format with 150 youth participating in person and 500 online. The youth explored how they can lead the fight against climate change.
Elaborating the purpose of the summit, Ejaj Ahmad, the CEO of the Global Youth Leadership Centre (GYLC) which organised the programme, said that the GYLC was launched as a global organisation to mobilise youth especially from the Global South to tackle the climate crisis. The mission of GYLC is to expand youth's knowledge about climate science, equip them with leadership skills to take individual and collective action, and enable them to launch businesses that contribute to climate mitigation or adaptation.
The Global Youth Climate Summit brought together renowned climate scientists, policymakers, entrepreneurs, leadership experts, and youth climate activists.

Oct 21, 2022

PM Modi Launches Mission LiFE, World Leaders Congratulate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Mission LiFE movement (Lifestyle for the Environment) at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat. Envisaged by PM Modi, Mission LiFE is expected to be an India-led global mass movement that will nudge individual and collective action to protect and preserve the environment.
He said that the prevailing notion that climate change is an issue only related to policy. It leads to a thought process that leaves this all-important issue only to the government or international organizations. People are experiencing the effects of climate change in their surroundings, and in the last few decades unexpected calamities were witnessed. This is making it amply clear that climate change goes beyond only policy-making and people themselves are finding that they should contribute as an individual, families and as communities to the environment.

Oct 20, 2022

CII and Indian Oil Corporation Launch Project 'Vayu Amrit' to Mitigate Stubble Burning

The Confederation of Indian Industry partnered with Indian Oil Corporation and launched project 'Vayu Amrit', a crop residue management initiative, in Punjab's Sangrur.
Crop residue burning should be avoided at all costs as it adversely impacts the environment.
The event was attended by senior officials from the government and IOC and over 300 farmers.
The farmers at the event shared their experiences and issues and welcomed the effort to help them find viable alternatives to stubble burning.
Varjeet Walia, Additional DC (Development), Sangrur, said that the crop residue management initiative is "an excellent endeavour" to improve the quality of air in the region.
The CII runs a crop residue management programme in Punjab and Haryana to mitigate stubble burning to reduce air pollution. The project was operational in 226 villages covering 2 lakh acres of farmland last season, said the release.
Through the project interventions, stubble burning was reduced by 84 per cent in the intervened lands.

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