General Awareness

ENVIRONMENT - January 2019

Jan 2019

Oct 13, 2019

Annual Ganges River Dolphin Census Begins

The annual Ganges river dolphin census, undertaken by World Wide Fund for Nature-India in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department along about 250-km-long riverine stretch of Upper Ganga between Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary and Narora Ramsar site began in Bijnor.
Unlike previous years 2018, when direct counting method was used, in 2019 the tandem boat survey method is being used.

Oct 12, 2019

Garbage Cafe Inaugurated In Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Health Minister T S Singh Deo inaugurated a 'Garbage Cafe' in Ambikapur which will provide free food in exchange for plastic waste.
The cafe, situated in Ambikapur, which bagged the title of the second cleanest city in India, through the initiative, will provide impetus to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'plastic-free' India resolve.
The concept of this cafe is that people can get their plastic waste weighed and enjoy a warm meal in return.
The tagline of the cafe says, 'More the waste better the taste'. The cafe has been set up by Ambikapur Municipal Corporation (AMC ).

Oct 11, 2019

'Plastic-eating' Bacteria Discovered by Indian Scientists

Researchers have discovered two strains of 'plastic-eating' bacteria from the wetlands of Greater Noida, an advance that may lead to eco-friendly alternative clean-up methods for plastic waste worldwide.
The bacterial strains discovered by researchers at Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, have the potential to decompose polystyrene -- a key component in Single-Use Plastic (SUP) items such as disposable cups, cutlery, toys, packaging materials etc.
The bacterial species namely Exiguobacterium sibiricum strain DR11 and Exiguobacterium undae strain DR14 were isolated from the wetlands adjoining the university.

Huge New 'Shark Toothed' Dinosaur Found

THE LAND near Ban Saphan Hin in central Thailand is dusted with thin reddish soil where local farmers plant corn and tapioca. But more than 113 million years ago, this region hosted ancient floodplains that were terrorized by a fearsome dinosaur with shark-like teeth.
Described in the journal PLOS One, the newfound predator—called Siamraptor suwati—is the most complete dinosaur of its type and age ever found in Southeast Asia.
The bones of the 25-foot beast add to a string of major dinosaur finds from the region, and they reveal new insight into how a major group of predatory dinosaurs spread across the ancient world.

Oct 06, 2019

Hema Malini Inaugurates India's First Plastic To Diesel Conversion Plant In Mathura

Mathura MP Hema Malini inaugurated the country's first plastic to diesel conversion plant in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh claiming that this plant will fulfill PM Narendra Modi's dream of a Swachh Bharat.
A model of this plant had been placed for a demonstration before PM Modi when he had arrived in Mathura some time back as a part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
This model is now working on a full scale at the Mathura Municipal Corporation's (MMC) trenching grounds.

Government Launches Green Crackers

The Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed green crackers, which are new and improved formulations of the previous sound-emitting crackers and other fireworks.
The development of green crackers is aimed at reducing pollution and health risks.
The announcement was made by the Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan during a press conference in New Delhi on October 5, 2019.
The Health Minister displayed some of the green crackers including flower pots, pencils, sparklers and chakkar.

Oct 05, 2019

Tree Cutting Begins at Aarey

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation employees started cutting trees at Aarey Colony at the proposed car shed spot, following the Bombay High Court order.
The Bombay high court dismissed four petitions challenging the decision of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) tree authority permitting the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) to cut 2,646 trees to construct a metro car-shed in Aarey colony.
A division bench of chief justice Pradeep Nandrajog and justice Bharati Dangre dismissed petitions filed by activist Zoru Bhathena and Shiv Sena corporator Yashwant Jadhav, who is also a member of the tree authority.

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle is New Durga Puja Mantra

Two tall pillars decorated with crushed soft drink cans welcome everyone entering the Durga Puja pandal at Aradhana Park in IP Extension. Inside, Goddess Durga and deities Kartik, Ganesha, Lakshmi, and Saraswati appear uniquely silver-tinged.
Durga's face was made of material from an old gas cylinder, her ten arms were made of shock absorbers, and the rest of the idol was made from material cut out of discarded canister drums.
Themed on recycled scrap material, the pandal's (tent) message is that recycling and reusing waste in creative ways is one of the most efficient means of saving the environment.
As per Pinaki Ranjan Saha, one of the organisers of the puja at IP Extension, in the day and age that we live, if we do not make the best possible use of garbage, we will not be able to save our future.
Saving the environment is a recurring theme of Durga Puja in Delhi this year, with most pandals placing a strict ban on the use of plastic and thermocol.

India's First E-waste Clinic To Come Up in Bhopal

The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have joined hands to set up the country's first e-waste clinic in Bhopal. CPCB will offer technical support.
The clinic is being conceived in compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
This would enable segregation, processing and disposal of waste from both household and commercial units.
Electronic waste would be collected door-to-door or could be deposited directly at the clinic in exchange for a fee. Door-to-door collection will happen in two ways.
Either separate carts for the collection of e-waste would be designed, or separate bins would be attached to existing ones meant for solid and wet waste.
A three-month pilot project, the clinic, if successful, would be replicated elsewhere in the country.

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