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State of Forest Report 2021
India has recorded an increase of 1,540 square kilometres in its forest cover, according to the biennial India’s State of Forest Report 2021, published by the Forest Survey of India. This is the increase recorded during 2019 and 2021
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Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2022
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on February 22, 2022 has issued the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2022 to further amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.
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Spreading like wildfire: the rising threat of extraordinary landscape fires
Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by the end of 2050 and 50
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Compliance report regarding contamination of water bodies and groundwater, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, 21/02/2022
Compliance report on behalf of state of Uttar Pradesh in pursuance of NGT order, September 7, 2021 in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur.
The matter related to remedial
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Draft environmental guidelines for compressed biogas plant (CBG)/bio-CNG plants
The Central Pollution Control Board Theon 31st January 2022 has invited comments/suggestions from the public on the draft “Environmental Guidelines for Compressed Biogas Plant (CBG)/Bio-CNG Plants. The
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National health profile 2021
The 16th edition of annual publication "National Health Profile 2021" provides useful and relevant information on six important facets concerning health sector. It provides information on the key monitoring
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Chandigarh draft electric vehicle policy, 2022
The Union Territory of Chandigarh has framed a “Draft Electric Vehicle Policy, 2022” in order to make Chandigarh a “Model EV City” by achieving one of the highest penetration of zero emission vehicles
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World development report 2022: finance for an equitable recovery
World Development Report 2022: Finance for an Equitable Recovery examines the central role of finance in the economic recovery from COVID-19. Based on an in-depth look at the consequences of the crisis
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Guidelines on extended producer responsibility for plastic packaging
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. The guidelines on
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Green hydrogen policy
The Ministry of Power notified green hydrogen policy, which will help in meeting the target of production of 5 million tonnes of Green hydrogen by 2030 and the related development of renewable energy capacity.
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2021 weather, climate and catastrophe insight
This report highlights 2021 global natural hazards and helps quantify and qualify how topics such as climate change, socioeconomics, and other emerging issues are driving new and emerging types of risk.
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Draft Motor Vehicle Aggregators Scheme, 2021
The Delhi government has issued a draft Motor Vehicle Aggregators Scheme, 2021, which proposed the need for online passenger and commercial vehicle operators to increasingly adopt electric vehicles. Alongside
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Climate of the middle: understanding climate change as a common challenge
This book presents a multidisciplinary perspective to increase the understanding of climate policies that are rooted in the natural moral inclinations of people, families and firms. Which policies prevent
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Global population growth and sustainable development
Global Population Growth and Sustainable Development probes the linkages between global population growth and the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. The report examines
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Reimagining healthcare in India through blended finance
A Niti Aayog report has said that about 65 per cent of hospital beds in the country cater to almost 50 per cent of the population and stressed that the number of beds must be increased by at least 30 per