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ENVIRONMENT - June 2019

Jun 2019

May 08, 2022

Vaquita: World's most Endangered Sea Mammal 'Not Doomed'

According to a genetic study, the world's rarest sea mammal still has a chance of survival, despite numbering only about 10 in the wild.
The vaquita porpoise is teetering on the brink of extinction, but scientists say DNA tests show the population is still genetically viable.
The tiny silvery porpoise lives only in Mexico's Gulf of California.
However, it faces an existential threat from being caught in large weighted nets, known as gillnets.

May 07, 2022

World's Only Bird of this Species Resides in Odisha's Mangalajodi Wetland

As per reports, there is only one bird of this species that exists in the whole wide world. And that's in our very own Odisha! The world's only White grey-headed swamphen can be found in the Mangalajodi wetland, which is around 70 km from Bhubaneshwar.
The colour of the bird - which has an almost all-white plumage because of genetic dilution - lends it its rare element. A team of three researchers - wildlife warden of Khordha Subhendu Mallik, associate professor at Shakti Nanda and assistant conservator of forests - identified the purpose.

May 06, 2022

Rajasthan Turns Out as the First 10 GW Solar State

According to Mercom's India Solar Project Tracker, Rajasthan became the first state in India to reach 10 GW of cumulative large-scale solar installations. The state has a total installed power capacity of 32.5 GW, with renewables accounting for 55 per cent, thermal energy for 43 per cent, and nuclear energy accounting for the remaining 2%. Solar is the most common energy source, accounting for roughly 36 per cent of total capacity and 64 per cent of renewables.

May 02, 2022

Brazil Landscape Garden Sitio Burle Marx Receives UNESCO World Heritage Status

The Sitio Burle Marx site, a landscape garden in Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites. The garden features more than 3,500 species of plants native to Rio and is considered a laboratory for botanical and landscape experimentation.
The site was named after Burle Marx, a Brazilian landscape architect whose designs of parks and gardens made him world-famous. The Sitio Burle Marx site was his home until 1985.

Apr 28, 2022

German-funded Consortium to Develop 'Battery Passport' for Europe

German-funded consortium of carmakers and battery producers, including BMW, Umicore and BASF, is to develop a "battery passport" that traces the content and carbon footprint of batteries in Europe. A European Commission proposal due to be discussed later in 2022 states that rechargeable electric vehicles, light transport and industrial batteries sold in Europe must disclose their carbon footprint from 2024 and comply with a CO2 emissions limit from 2027.
They must also disclose the content of recycled raw materials in those batteries from 2027, followed by requirements to use a minimum share of recycled cobalt, lithium, nickel and lead from 2030.
Batteries could carry a QR code linking to an online database where EV owners, businesses or regulators could access information on the battery's composition.

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