Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Maa Durga Primary Fisherman Co. Operative Society Ltd. Vs Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandary and Dairying dated 06/02/2024. The applicant, a cooperative Society has filed the application seeking issuance of directions to respondents inter alia to frame concrete guidelines to …
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on February 05, 2024. The Bill seeks to amend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. It would be applicable to Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, and any other state that passes a …
As per the Electricity Act, 2003, CEA is to prepare the National Electricity Plan once in five years. Further, Section 73 (a) of the Act also provides the formulation of short-term and perspective plans for development of the electricity system as one of the functions of the CEA. Accordingly, a …
The recent amendment issued on 2nd February 2024, the Ministry of Power has deleted the provision related to debarring RE Generators in cases of delays in the commencement of power supply. The Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Wind Power Projects have …
The Government of India has come out with guidelines for undertaking pilot projects for using green hydrogen in the steel sector. The guidelines, named “Scheme Guidelines for implementation of Pilot projects for use of Green Hydrogen in the Steel Sector under the National Green Hydrogen Mission”, have been issued by …
The Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects have been notified vide Resolution No. 27/03/2023-RCM published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) (Part1 - Section 1) on 21st August, 2023. The Guidelines aims to provide a framework for procurement …
The Rajya Sabha on February 02, 2024, issued the National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to amend the National Food Security Act, 2013. The following has been stated: In section 4 which is about Nutritional support to pregnant women and lactating mothers, in sub-section (a), after the words "nutritional standards'', …
In a significant development, the Ministry of Power has implemented key amendments to the Guidelines for Renewable Energy Bidding, marking a strategic shift in the competitive bidding process for grid-connected renewable energy power projects with energy storage systems. The resolution, dated 2nd February 2024, focuses on refining Clause 14.3, specifically …
The Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects have been notified vide Resolution No. 27/01/2023-RCM published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) (Part 1 Section 1) on 28thJuly 2023. The Central Government hereby notifies the following amendment in the …
Reply by the MoEF&CC in the matter of Prof Sanjeev Bagai & Others Vs Department of Environment GNCTD dated 02/02/2024. "Land is a state subject and the state government/UT administration have regulated felling of trees on non-forest land through various acts and rules". Many states have specific tree preservation acts/tree …
Wetlands are important ecosystems that provide benefits such as flood control, water purification, and biodiversity conservation. In India, however, wetlands are threatened by pollution, encroachment, and rampant real estate development. This brief assesses the East Kolkata Wetlands to illustrate the challenges of preserving urban wetlands in India. It also presents …
This report provides a regional breakdown of 1.5ºC compatible renewables deployment, showing what six major world regions – the OECD, Asia, Latin America, Eurasia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – could contribute towards upscaling renewables by 2030. It compares these benchmarks to the latest IEA …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) on February 01, 2024, issued the Environment Audit Notification. The Central Government hereby issues this notification for environmental audit of the projects, activities and processes that are mandated to obtain environmental clearances and/or approvals from the Central Government and/or from the …
The State of India’s Digital Economy (SIDE) 2024 presents a new approach to measure digitalisation. This approach is better suited for developing countries like India for three reasons. First, it proposes a much wider definition of digitalisation through its Connect-Harness-Innovate-Protect-Sustain (CHIPS) framework, capturing both the opportunities and risks created by …
In a recent global policy report published by the Food System Economics Commission, a multinational and multidisciplinary team of over forty researchers carried out the most ambitious food economic study yet to evaluate means by which the food system could be economically improved. They conducted a cost-benefit analysis of the …
Air pollution is a major threat to health, and the dangers are particularly acute in low- and middle-income countries. However, little is known about how the burden of pollution is spread across the wealth distribution in these countries. This paper uses new data providing high-resolution wealth estimates for more than …
There are 718 snow leopards in India. However, only a third of their habitat is under legal protection, showed a report released by the Government of India and non-profit organisations on January 30, 2024. Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, released the report on the Status of Snow …
The REN21 Renewables and Sustainability Report (RESR) builds on a yearlong research and consultative process among a wide range of stakeholders across sectors. It was conceived as a reference document bringing together different perspectives to analyse the benefits and identify the best practices to mitigate the potential negative impacts of …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) on January 30, 2024, issued the Draft End-of-Life Vehicles (Management) Rules, 2024. The following provisions have been stated: Responsibilities of registered owner: (1) It shall be the responsibility of the registered owner to ensure that End-of-Life Vehicles are managed in an …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) on January 30, 2024, issued the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2024, to further amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. The following amendment has been stated: In Schedule – I, which states “Standards for Emission or Discharge of Environmental Pollutants”, in serial …
