NGT to Odisha: stop illegal construction near Tampara Lake Context : The Odisha government has been ordered by the National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone, not to proceed with “illegal” building in and around Tampara Lake, a Ramasar site and one of the state’s largest and […]
G-20: 39 MNCs come together for a circular economy coalition Context As stated by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav at the Resource Efficiency Circular Economy Industry Coalition (RECEIC) launch on the sidelines of the fourth G-20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) and Environment and […]
West Bengal government announces a ‘mangrove cell’ Context On the occasion of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on Wednesday, West Bengal, which is home to nearly 40% of the mangrove forests in India, announced the establishment of a “mangrove cell” […]