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ENVIRONMENT - October 2019

Oct 2019

May 31, 2022

Geological Survey of India: Bihar has INDIA'S Largest Gold Reserves

A survey by the Geological Survey of India stated that a gold reserve of around 222.88 million tonnes including 27.6 tonnes of mineral-rich ore are present in the Jamui district of Bihar. The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar decided to give permission for the exploration of what is being called as India's largest gold reserve.
The State Mines and Geology Department is in consultation with agencies engaged in the exploration, including GSI and the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), for the exploration of gold reserves in Jamui.
The top official added that the consultation process had started after analysing the survey findings which indicated the presence of gold in areas such as Karmatia, Jhajha and Sono in the Jamui district.
The Bihar government is likely to sign a memorandum of understanding with a central agency or agencies for G3 (preliminary) stage exploration within a month's time, adding that in certain areas G2 (general) exploration can also be carried out.

New Arunachal Monkey Named after Sela Pass

A new species of old world monkey, "The Sela Macaque" was geographically separated from the Arunachal Macaque by the Sela, an eastern Himalayan pass located at an altitude of 13,700 feet. Sela macaque (Macaca selai), the new-to-science primate was identified and analysed by a team of experts from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the University of Calcutta.
Phylogenetics relates to the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Sela macaque was geographically separated from the Arunachal macaque ( Macaca munzala) of the Tawang district by Sela. This mountain pass acted as a barrier by restricting the migration of individuals of these two species for approximately two million years. Sela is situated between Dirang and Tawang towns in western Arunachal Pradesh.

Adani Green Arm Commissions India's First Wind-solar Hybrid Power Plant in Jaisalmer

In a major push to India's green energy drive, Adani Green subsidiary Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer One Limited commissioned a 390 MW wind-solar hybrid power plant at Jaisalmer. The plant is India's first wind and solar hybrid power generation plant. The hybrid power plant, integrated through solar and wind power generation, harnesses the full potential of renewable energy by resolving the intermittency of the generation and provides a more reliable solution to meet the rising power demand.
The new plant has a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) with tariff at Rs. 2.69 per kWh, well below the Average Power Procurement Cost (APPC) at national level, delivering access to affordable, modern, and clean energy to all.

May 25, 2022

WEF Forms Indian CEOs' Alliance to Supercharge Race to Net-zero

The World Economic Forum announced a new "Alliance of CEO Climate Action Leaders India" that will work towards fast-tracking decarbonisation pathways along India's net-zero journey. The Alliance brings together chief executives from India's leading businesses. It is part of the Forum's Climate Action Platform and will build upon learnings from global projects such as the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders and the First Movers Coalition.
The Alliance will serve as a high-level platform to support business leaders in planning and implementing plans and programmes to achieve climate targets, including net-zero economic growth.

May 23, 2022

Past Seven Years Warmest on Record

The past seven years were the warmest on record, and 2021 did not see record-breaking temperatures because of a La Niña event at the start and end of the year, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). La Nina is a cooling of surface temperatures in the Central Pacific. While this had a temporary cooling effect, it did not reverse the overall trend of rising temperatures. The average global temperature in 2021 was about 1.11 (± 0.13) °C above the pre-industrial level.
The report comes even as north, central and western India reel under an onslaught of pre-monsoon heat waves, with temperatures in March breaching century-old records.

May 19, 2022

Pollution Behind 23.5 Lakh Premature Deaths in 2019

India saw more than 23.5 lakh premature deaths due to pollution of all types in 2019, the highest among all countries globally. This is one of the key takeaways of a new study.
In India, air pollution is most severe in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (northern India), where topography and meteorology concentrate pollution from energy, mobility, industry, agriculture, and other activities.
Economic losses due to modern forms of pollution such as ozone pollution increased between 2000 and 2019 in India and are now approximately 1% of its GDP.

Environmental Pollution: NHRC Issues Advisory to Centre, States, UTs and High Courts

The National Human Rights Commission ( NHRC) issued an advisory to the Centre, states, Union Territories (UT) and High Courts to prevent, minimise and mitigate impacts of environmental pollution and degradation of human rights. Issuing the advisory, the Commission observed that in spite of having one of the world's best statutory and policy framework for environment protection, India is experiencing a serious problem of air and water pollution and ecological degradation causing impediments in the enjoyment of basic human rights.
The advisory recommended to the governments to ensure, among others, effective and expeditious punishment of polluters and violators of environmental laws. These efforts should include strengthening of Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) and other regulatory authorities along with creation of separate investigation and prosecution wings.

May 18, 2022

Austrian Glaciers Likely to Disappear by End of Century

Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), warned that Austrian glaciers are likely to disappear entirely by the end of this century due to global warming. He said that the melting of glaciers and polar ice will continue for centuries in spite of the fight against climate change, and he has no more hope for the Austrian glaciers.
The melting of glaciers will impact the supply of drinking water and electricity production and raise the sea level, threatening a number of megacities.
However, the WMO Secretary-General said he remains cautiously optimistic about the global efforts to mitigate climate change, with politicians' strong climate pledges at the Glasgow climate conference held in UK in 2021 and private companies' technological advances.

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