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ENVIRONMENT - June 2022

Jun 2022

Jan 25, 2023

Bihar Inks MoU with FSI for TOF Field Survey to Promote Agroforestry

To encourage tree plantation on farmland along with crops to help farmers get additional income, Bihar government in association with FSI decided to conduct 'Trees Outside Forest' (TOF) field survey to identify the dominant tree species that are growing outside the recorded forest areas (RFA) in the state.
As per the Forest Survey of India (FSI) India state of Forest Report, 2021, Bihar registered an increase of 3.79 per cent in growing stock in RFA and 0.58 per cent in TOF respectively.
The overall tree cover also increased in the state from 2,003 sq km in 2019 to 2,341 sq km in 2021. The FSI survey was conducted by using remote sensing based forest cover mapping of all patches of more than one hectare within and outside the RFA.
The TOF field survey, for which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the FSI is expected to start from April.
"The survey, which will be completed in two months, will cover all 38 districts.

Jan 24, 2023

Chandigarh Gets North India's Largest Floating Solar Power Project

Chandigarh UT Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit inaugurated northern India's largest floating solar power project of 2000kWp worth Rs. 11.70 crore at waterworks, Sector 39.
The inauguration was held in the presence of MP Kirron Kher. He also inaugurated a 500kWp floating solar project with fountains at Dhanas Lake. Adviser Dharam Pal, director (environment) Debendra Dalai and Mayor Anoop Gupta were present on the occasion.
These projects were designed and executed by CREST (Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society) and will generate a minimum of 35 lakh units (kWh) of solar energy per year with 20% module efficiency.

Jan 20, 2023

Rare 'Orange Bat' Spotted in Bastar's Kanger Valley National Park in Chhattisgarh

A rare orange-coloured bat was spotted in the Banana plantation in Parali Bodal village of Kanger Valley National Park in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The orange-coloured bat is identified as a 'Painted Bat' and is characterised by bright orange and black wings.
The orange-coloured bat is generally found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
In India, the orange-coloured bat was spotted in the Western Ghats, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Odisha, and now in Chhattisgarh.
The orange-coloured bat, scientifically known as 'Kerivoula Picta', has black wings, orange wings, and fingers.

Jan 16, 2023

Europe's Largest Known Deposit of Rare Earth Elements Found in Sweden

Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB identified more than 1 million tonnes of rare earth oxides in the Kiruna area in the far north of the country, the largest known such deposit in Europe.
Rare earth minerals are essential to many high-tech manufacturing processes and are used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, portable electronics, microphones and speakers.
This is good news, not only for LKAB, the region and the Swedish people, but also for Europe and the climate.
It could become a significant building block for producing the critical raw materials that are absolutely crucial to enable the green transition.
Rare earth elements are currently not mined in Europe, leaving the region depending on imports from elsewhere, while demand is expected to rise in coming years due to a ramp-up in electric vehicles and renewable energy.

Jan 11, 2023

Delhi most Polluted City of Country in 2022

Delhi continued to be the top polluted city in the country in 2022 with an annual average of PM 2.5 concentration 99.7 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3) of air, much above the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) standard of 40 ug/m3 of air, an analysis of CPCB air quality data by the NCAP (National Clean Air Programme) tracker has shown. The analysis has however revealed that PM 2.5 levels in the city has shown a 7% improvement from 108 ug/m3 in 2019.
The analysis, which was to mark four years of the launch of the NCAP by the Centre, has found that some of the top polluted non-attainment cities in 2019 have marginally improved their PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels but continue to breach CPCB's standards.

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