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ENVIRONMENT - January 2022

Jan 2022

Mar 14, 2022

India, Sri Lanka Sign Agreement to Build Solar Power Plant in Island nation

India and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement for developing a 100 megawatt solar power plant in the island nation's eastern port district of Trincomalee, as part of the efforts to strengthen bilateral economic partnership, including through cooperation in the renewable energy sector.

Mar 10, 2022

Tamil Nadu Floating Solar Project

A floating solar project at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu was set up by leading fertilizer manufacturer Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd (SPIC) at an estimated cost of Rs. 150.4 crore.
The unit was inaugurated by Chief Minister M K Stalin and is claimed to be India's largest and first floating power plant in Tamil Nadu.
AM International Holdings Ltd, Singapore, built the state-of-the-art 25.3 megawatts DC/22 megawatts AC floating solar power plant as part of its efforts to maximize energy output in industrial plants on a sustainable basis. SPIC Ltd is a part of Singapore-based AM International Holdings Ltd.
Greenam Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AM International, owns this project.
The floating islands and supply floats were designed, engineered, and anchored by SPIC Ltd in collaboration with Ceil and Terre, a global leader in floating solar power.
The construction activities were taken up by EDAC Engineering Ltd., another company of the AM International Group.
Yearly, this plant can generate 42.0 million units of electricity.

Mar 09, 2022

Plastics Innovation Hub Indonesia

A partnership was established by Australia and Indonesia with the aim of tackling plastic pollution in the Indo-Pacific region.
The Australian government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency launched the Plastics Innovation Hub Indonesia project.
According to the estimates of CSIRO, there are five billion to ten billion individual pieces of plastic in the Indo-Pacific region's coastlines.
This project is a part of CSIRO's Ending Plastic Waste Mission under which it aims to reduce plastic waste that is entering the environment by 80 percent by 2030.
This partnership will bring together investors, researchers, and major stakeholders, including public and private sector businesses, to develop various solutions to tackle plastic waste in Indonesia's waterways and oceans. The Hub expands on CSIRO's existing partnership with the Udayana University and Indonesian government to analyze, measure, and chart plastic pollution in Java, Bali, and other regions.

Amazon Rainforest Reaching Tipping Point

The Amazon rainforest is moving towards a tipping point where trees may die off en masse, say researchers.
A study suggests the world's largest rainforest is losing its ability to bounce back from damage caused by droughts, fires and deforestation.
Large swathes could become sparsely forested savannah, which is much less efficient than tropical forest at sucking carbon dioxide from the air.
The giant forest traps carbon that would otherwise add to global warming.
But previous studies have shown that parts of the Amazon are now emitting more carbon dioxide than can be absorbed.
The trees are losing health and could be approaching a tipping point - basically, a mass loss of trees.
The findings based on three decades of satellite data, show alarming trends in the health of the Amazon rainforest.

Mar 08, 2022

Arushi to Represent India at 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition

Aarushie Verma, a national level shooter in pistol and trap shooting, a multi-time State & Northern India Champion & National medalist, and an active environmentalist, was selected to represent India at the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition to be held in March 2022.
The expedition aims to raise awareness and work for the preservation of Antarctica through the promotion of recycling, renewable energy and sustainability solutions to combat the effects of climate change. 2041 Climate Force is a global initiative to train and develop the next generation of sustainability champions and to help corporations with their sustainability solutions.
Selected from among thousands of applicants from around the world, the participants of the expedition will comprise of scientists, sustainability leaders and practitioners from different regions of the world, who will journey to the South Pole on the most dynamic Antarctic sea expedition, a unique 12 day educational journey by ship to the 'last great wilderness on earth'.

Mar 05, 2022

India, Pakistan: Most Vulnerable to Climate Change

Extreme climatic conditions are threatening the food security in South Asia with escalated floods and droughts making India and Pakistan the most vulnerable to climate change, cautioned the latest IPCC report released.
If emissions are not dramatically reduced, 'wet bulb' temperatures in India, which measure both heat and humidity, will exceed 31 degrees Celsius, which is fatal for humans, according to the paper. Despite the fact that India is one of the South Asian countries with the greatest urban adaptation measures, these plans are hampered by inequitable funding and "priority," with larger cities receiving more attention.

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