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ENVIRONMENT - August 2023

Aug 2023

Mar 31, 2024

METOC Seminar 'Meghayan 2024' - an Insight into the Frontline of Climate Change

The METOC seminar 'Meghayan-24' was conducted by the School of Naval Oceanology & Meteorology (SNOM) and the Indian Naval Meteorological Analysis Centre (INMAC) at the Southern Naval Command. It was organized in commemoration of World Meteorological Day, with the theme 'At the Frontline of Climate Action' set by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) for 2024.
An indigenous mobile application named INDRA (Indian Naval Dynamic Resource for Weather Analysis) was launched to disseminate weather-related information and forecasts, facilitating quick decision-making in naval operations.
Developed in collaboration with BISAG and the Directorate of Naval Oceanology and Meteorology, the application aims to empower optimal decision-making.

Mar 26, 2024

Supreme Court Appoints Committee for Great Indian Bustard Preservation

In response to the urgent need to protect the endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) population from extinction caused by collisions with high-powered power cables in Gujarat and Rajasthan, the Supreme Court of India took decisive action. A bench led by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud, J. B. Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra appointed an expert committee to address this critical issue while balancing conservation efforts with renewable energy goals.
The committee comprises wildlife experts, conservationists, and government officials from relevant ministries.

Mar 23, 2024

India's First Battery Storage gigafactory to Start Operating by October

GoodEnough Energy will start operations at India's first battery energy storage gigafactory in the northern region of Jammu and Kashmir by October.
The facility will help industry in cutting more than 5 million tons of carbon emissions in a year. India has set a 2070 goal for becoming net zero.
GoodEnough has already spent 1.5 billion rupees ($18.07 million) on the 7 gigawatts per hour (GWH) facility and will spend 3 billion rupees by 2027 to raise capacity to 20 GWH.
Battery energy storage projects are critical to India's ambitious plan to expand its renewable energy capacity to 500 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, from 178 GW at present.

Mar 21, 2024

Climate Leaders Set Priorities for COP29 at Copenhagen Ministerial

Climate leaders and ministers gathered in Copenhagen for the first major climate meeting since the COP28 in December 2023 and discussed expectations and priorities for the next UN climate change conference in Azerbaijan. India was represented by MEA officials in the meeting which was chaired by COP28 president Sultan Al-Jaber alongside COP29 president designate Mukhtar Babayev and Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Jorgensen.
This meeting marked the first major climate gathering post-COP28 and presents an early opportunity for governments to outline expectations for COP29 from November 11 to 24, 2024 under Azerbaijan's presidency.

Mar 19, 2024

Australia's North Braces for Tropical Cyclone Megan

Residents in parts of Australia's Northern Territory and Queensland state were urged to prepare for a tropical cyclone that is forecast to make landfall in coming days.
Megan, a category two cyclone sitting in the Gulf of Carpentaria with wind gusts up to 155 kph (96 mph), was expected to cross the coast on Monday or early Tuesday morning as a "severe tropical cyclone", the nation's weather forecaster said.
Australia is experiencing an El Nino weather event, now easing, and typically associated with extreme phenomena such as cyclones, wildfires, droughts and heatwaves.
Gales with damaging wind gusts of 110 kph were already sweeping remote Groote Eylandt, off Northern Territory's Arnhem Land, about 653 km east of territory capital Darwin, the forecaster said.
It was likely Megan would intensify to category three later on Sunday, the weather forecaster said, urging those in the warning zone to prepare their properties for strong winds.

Bihar's Begusarai is World's Most Polluted City, Delhi Worst among Capitals

A new report placed Bihar's Begusarai at the top of the list for the world's most polluted urban area, while Delhi was named the capital with the worst air quality. India ranked third in air pollution among 134 countries in 2023, with an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter, trailing behind Bangladesh and Pakistan, as per the World Air Quality Report 2023 by IQAir, a Swiss organization.
Compared to its eighth-place ranking in 2022, India's average PM2.5 concentration has increased slightly from 53.3 to 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter.

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