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Is It Time To Tackle Pollution In River Yamuna Seriously For A Sustainable Future?

Pooja YadavApril 29, 20220

Yamuna river is one in every of the foremost sacred rivers in India, yet many of us don't visit it thanks to its status jointly of the foremost polluted rivers in India. The densely populated areas of Delhi, province, and plenty of other towns and villages surround the river, where it eventually meets with the Ganges. Not only general population had dumped wastages and garbage into the water, but so did industrial buildings and factories. Detergent, chemical waste, trash, and more is found within the Yamuna, despite the government’s efforts in trying to prevent it. In the 1990’s, the Indian national government tried to revert a number of the damage done to the Yamuna and started implementing the Yamuna Action Plan. This was a project that truly was helped by Japan, partly redu...

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Europe Faces Extreme Heat Reaching 120 Degrees Fahrenheit; Climate Crisis Is Omnipresent

Sonia SolankiApril 23, 20220

It won't be wrong to say that the climate crisis is omnipresent as Europe records the highest temperature of 120 Fahrenheit (48.8C) in Sicily. Mr Carlo Buontempo, director of EU'S climate monitoring service said, "2021 was a year of extremes including the hottest summer in Europe, heatwaves in the Mediterranean, flooding and wind droughts in western Europe." He also added, "The understanding of weather and climate extremes is becoming increasingly relevant for key factors of society." EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Report Details The report reveals that the average temperature in Europe has increased by more than 2 degrees in the past year. In its fifth annual report of C3S, it shows that Sicily, Italy recorded the highest ever temperature in Europe at 48.8C (120F). ...

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Earth Day 2022: How Can We Bring Environmental Condition Under Control Using Ancestral Rites? Check Out!

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 23, 20220

This earth was long before us, it is there even when we were not there, even if we humans are not there. Earth and nature strike their own balance. We humans should maintain the existence of this earth to maintain our existence. This is the message on Earth Day. Every day is Earth Day for those who work for the environment. Our job is to understand how we can work to maintain the environment better and how can we give a safe environment to the coming generation. We should focus on how our farmers in the village can save the environment by using science, engineering along with rural traditional methods. We should work to connect the villagers with basic problems like electricity and water with solar energy. Together with the government, the mission of solar energy is to reach the vill...

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Time To Limit Global Warming Is Running Out: IPCC Report

Sonia SolankiApril 13, 20220

The latest IPCC report says "The negative effects of climate change are worsening much faster than scientists predicted less than a decade ago and the time to limit global warming is running out". The report is titled 'Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change'. This is the third instalment of the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report. What Is IPCC And Its Aim IPCC stands for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It is a United Nations-governed body that assesses climate change in a scientific manner.  It was created by the MWO (World Meteorological Organisation) and UNEP ( United Nations Environment Programme) in the year 1988. The main aim of the IPCC is to provide governments with scientific information, at different levels, that helps in making the climate policies of th...

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Delhi’s 14 Point Summer Plan To Combat Climate Issue And Promote Green Delhi

Sonia SolankiApril 12, 20220

Delhi gets into the mode of a new 14 point summer plan to promote green Delhi and clean Delhi. The main motive is to tackle the issue of climate control. At present, it has two ready in to apply plans and 12 long term plans, which will roll out soon according to the action plan. The environment minister of Delhi, Gopal Rai releases the plan on Monday after discussion with officers from irrigation, environment, flood, civic bodies, DDA, Delhi Fire services and many other concerned departments officers. Details Of The 14 Point Plan The two ready to start plan includes "Anti-open burning and Anti-road dust campaigns from 12th April And 15th April", respectively. For the Anti-open burning program, 500 teams will be working from ten different departments. The main aim is to monitor...

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Wind Energy Sector Entered Its Second-Best Year, Implementation Decreased: World Wind Report 2022

Pooja YadavApril 12, 20220

According to the whirlwind Report 2022, in 2021 the wind energy sector had its second-best year but wind energy installations must be increased dramatically so it remains heading in the right direction with the net-zero goals. This report has been published by the World Wind Energy Council (GWEC). This report has said that in 2021, 93.6 gigawatts of capacity were installed while in 2020 it absolutely was 95.3 GW. If we see the cumulative capacity for wind energy it has grown to 837 GW. Capacity means the utmost electricity that the installations can produce, not what the installations are generating. In 2021 there were, 21.1 GW offshore wind segments installed. 5 GW were Installed within the onshore wind came segment in 2021, whereas in 2020 it absolutely was 88.4 GW. Acco...

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Forest Fires Increased In Past 20 Years: Council on Energy, Environment and Water Raises Serious Concerns

Pooja YadavApril 12, 20220

A study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has found that within the past 20 years the intensity and frequency of forest fires, moreover as a rise within the number of months during which forest fires occur, have increased. The study titled ‘Managing Forest Fires in an exceedingly Changing Climate’ found that within the past 20 years there has been a ten-fold increase in forest fires. The study has also found that over 62% of the states in India are at risk of high-intensity forest fires. Significant and potential forest fires, within the last month, are reported in Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Rajasthan. The recent Sariska Tiger Reserve fire in Rajasthan was also reported to be unseasonal, with high temperatures causing the fireplace to spread. ...

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