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ENVIRONMENT - August 2023

Aug 2023

Dec 14, 2023

Cyclone Jasper Hits Australia

Tropical Cyclone Jasper, the first named storm of the 2023–24 Australian region cyclone season, made landfall in northeast Australia, impacting northern Queensland with destructive winds and the looming threat of flash flooding. This active tropical cyclone emerged as the third disturbance of the 2023–24 South Pacific cyclone season.

Dec 13, 2023

Baku to the Future: UN Climate Talks will be in Azerbaijan in 2024

A long-time stand-off that had turned the choice for next year's (2024) United Nations climate talks into a melodrama and mystery resolved as part of a prisoner swap settlement between Azerbaijan and Armenia. It set the stage for the COP29 climate talks in 2024 to be in a city where one of the world's first oil fields developed 1,200 years ago: Baku, Azerbaijan.
It also means that for back-to-back years an oil powerhouse nation will be hosting climate talks, where the focus is often on eliminating fossil fuels.
The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP29) will be held in November 2024.

Dec 11, 2023

India Ranks 7th in Climate Change Performance Index

India ranked 7th in this year's (2023) Climate Change Performance Index, up one spot from the previous one, and also remained among the highest performers, according to the report released in Dubai during the global climate talks COP28.
Monitoring Climate Mitigation Efforts of 63 Countries plus the EU – covering more than 90 per cent of the Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions, India received a high ranking in the greenhouse gas Emissions and Energy Use categories, but a medium in Climate Policy and Renewable Energy, as in the previous year.

Dec 09, 2023

UNICEF Unveils 'Green Rising' Initiative at COP28

In December 2023, at COP28, UNICEF's Generation Unlimited, in collaboration with India's Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, unveiled the 'Green Rising' initiative. This groundbreaking initiative, carried out through India's YuWaah campaign, places a special emphasis on engaging youth in impactful environmental actions at the grassroots level, drawing inspiration from the Mission Life movement.

Dec 08, 2023

SECL to Adopt Miyawaki Plantation Method

In a significant move towards environmental conservation, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, will be implementing the Miyawaki method of plantation in its Gevra Area in Chhattisgarh. This pilot project, aimed at enhancing the green cover in the coal belt region, is backed by an investment of Rs. 4 crore in partnership with Chhattisgarh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam (CGRVVN).
The Miyawaki method, developed by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, is known for its rapid growth and dense greenery. SECL's initiative involves planting approximately 20,000 saplings over a two-year period, covering a two-hectare area.

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