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Jun 15, 2024

World Bank Partners with Chennai for Zero Waste Goal

The World Bank will lend support to the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to achieve sustainable waste management in the city.
At a meeting, the World Bank held discussions on solid waste management with officials of the State government and the GCC to stop waste dumping in Kodungaiyur by 2026-2027. In a bid to achieve sustainable waste management, the GCC intends to take initiatives to minimise the amount of solid waste that is disposed of on landfills or through incineration.
The World Bank intends to improve solid waste management in the city and various parts of the State over a period of 20 years. It will also conduct a study of the status of solid waste management in the city.

Jun 14, 2024

Three States Seek Shrinking of Eco-sensitive Areas in Western Ghats

Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa, three of the six states where the Centre proposed eco-sensitive areas (ESA) to protect the Western Ghats, have sought a reduction in the extent of these ESAs to allow development works.
The states flagged the need for rationalisation of these ESAs, spread over 56,825 sq km in the Ghats in their discussions with an expert panel appointed by the Centre to finalise a draft notification. The current draft is in the fifth iteration, with its first version issued in March 2014. And with a consensus elusive so far, the latest draft notification, published in July 2022, is set to expire, too.
An expert committee will submit its report to the Environment Ministry by September despite a June-end deadline. While the panel will consider the states' demands, it will stick to the principles of ecological protection and follow a uniform approach.
The panel, headed by Sanjay Kumar, former Director General of Forests, and comprising members from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, was appointed in July 2022.
It has since held multiple meetings with officials from the six Western Ghat states — Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu — besides seeking inputs from Geological Survey of India, National Institute of Hydrology, Forest Survey of India and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.

Jun 13, 2024

MP Completes Preparations for Second Cheetah Home - Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary

The Madhya Pradesh government completed preparations for its ambitious cheetah reintroduction project at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is slated to be the second home for cheetahs in India after Kuno National Park.
Teams from Kenya and South Africa had earlier visited Gandhi Sagar to assess the conditions.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav chaired a meeting of the state wildlife board, during which it was informed that preparations were completed.
Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh, is around 270 km from Kuno National Park in Sheopur. The second home for cheetahs is spread over 64 sq km, protected with a wired fence.

Jun 11, 2024

Smallest Known Species Dating back 11 mn Years Discovered

The smallest known great ape was discovered in Germany, dating to 11m years ago.
The tiny creature, far smaller than any other great ape on record, is estimated to have weighed 10kg (1st 8lbs), about the size of a human toddler. The species, called Buronius manfredschmidi, is an ancient hominid, part of the ancestral family that gave rise to modern humans, gorillas and chimpanzees.
Another surprising element is that the newly discovered species is thought to have coexisted with another, much larger hominid, called Danuvius guggenmosi.

Jun 08, 2024

Mount Kanlaon Erupts in the Central Philippines

Authorities in the Philippines ordered residents living near Kanlaon volcano (Mount Kanlaon) in the country's west to evacuate, after an eruption sent a 5km (three mile) plume of ash into the sky.
The explosive eruption caused a "strong earthquake" and prompted the suspension of work and schools in nearby Canlaon City, while several flights were cancelled.
Kanlaon is one of the country's two dozen active volcanoes and last erupted in December 2017.

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