2021
Andhra Pradesh: started a census of Water Birds.
CoP26: UNFCC's conference CoP will be held in Glasgow(Scotland) on 9th November 2021. It will be chaired by the UK.
2020
Bandhav Garh Tiger Reserve(M.P.): added the facility of "Hot balloon Wild Safari".
Ladakh's Tso Kar Lake: is the 42nd Indian entity included in Ramsar Wetland List.
IUCN's Goldman Environment Prize: This prize is awarded by IUCN(International Union for Conservation of Nature) to six grassroots Environment activists, each one from one each continent.
These are the six prize winners: 
World Climate Change Performance Index 2020: India stood at 10th place, last year it was 9th place, thus losing position by 1 rung. The worst performer is the USA.
Clean Meat: lab-produced meat is being served in Singapore.
New Zealand: set time-limit of 2025 as to turn into a Cabon Neutral Nation.
Burevi(Cyclone): hit eastern coast, originated in Bay Of Bengal, the Cyclone was named by the Maldives.
Sur-Sarovar Lake(UP) & Lonar Lake(Maharastra): found a place in Ramsar List.
Central Environment Ministery: set up an Air Quality Management commission under the chair of M.M. Kutti.
W.Bengal's Tyre Park:
M.P. Government started: Plastic Premier League.
100 % packaging of Foodgrains in Jute Bags: is the new directive of the Central Government.
Adopt An Animal: is the scheme of Odisha for nearby inhabitants to provide World-Class nutrition care to the creatures at Nand Kanan Zoological Park.
National Wildlife Week: 3 October - 8 October.
The Ecology and Environmental
The quantity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere keeps increasing. The Earth's temperature is rising. Now media are reporting that we only have 18 months to save the climate. Scaremongering, or a serious prognosis?
This time, the warning came directly from Buckingham Palace in London. "I am firm of the view that the next 18 months will decide our ability to keep climate change to survivable levels and to restore nature to the equilibrium we need for our survival," -- Prince Charles said recently.
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UN has given17 goals to achieve Sustainable Development by 2030.
J & K govt. set up a 10-member Bio-Diversity council.
Gugamal National Park: is in Maharashtra.
“state of environmental emergency”: has been declared by the island nation of Mauritius. The environmental emergency has been declared as a Japanese bulk carrier “MV Wakashio” ran aground on a reef in Mauritius and began leaking oil into the ocean. The ship stranded two weeks ago(in July 2020) is leaking tons of fuel into the surrounding waters.
BRICS member nation Environment Minister Virtual meet: The Environment Ministers of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) participated in the 6thBRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting on 30 July 2020 via videoconference under the presidency of Russia.
Sendai Framework: is laid for a reduction in Disaster Risk, To read more Click here.
Major component of Biogas is: Methane(CH4).
Biodiversity Park in Uttrakhand: On June 5, 2020, the state forest department opened the state's biggest biodiversity park in Haldwani.
India’s ‘first’ lichen park in Uttarakhand:
Uttarakhand Forest Department has developed India's 'first' lichen park in Munsiyari in
Pithoragarh district of the state. The state has over 600 species of lichens of which
around 150 are found in Munsiyari.
CoP 25 was organised at Madrid(Spain)
Poba Reserve Forest in Asam: Poba Reserve Forest in Assam will be upgraded to Wildlife Sanctuary.
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