The three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023), was organized during 5th – 7th July 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi by the Government of India. Key points

The three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023), was organized during 5th – 7th July 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi by the Government of India. Key points
According to a recent study published in Nature, apart from absorbing carbon dioxide and moderating the climate, oceans cool the planet by releasing short-lived halogens (SLH) such as chlorine, bromine and iodine. Key points
The Union Ministry of Power on 30th June 2023 notified the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, 2023. Key points
The World Economic Forum on June 28 ranked India at the 67th place globally on its Energy Transition Index 2023. Key points
The wild orchids are dying off at an alarming rate and their plight is stirring calls for “rewilding” places (north Bengal ) where they thrived until driven out by habitat loss owing to illegal logging and development. Key points
According to a new study published in Nature Communications, the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by the 2030s, even if we do a good job of reducing emissions between now and then.
The United Nations 193 Member States on June 19 adopted the first-ever legally binding international treaty governing the high seas. Key points
Scientists have discovered a “lost world” of ancient organisms in billion-year-old rocks from northern Australia.
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) on June 5 initiated a pilot programme in collaboration with Ashok Leyland and Hero Mototcorp to test the effectiveness of the ED7 fuel blend. Key points
On the occasion of the World Environment Day 2023, the Prime Minister launched ‘Amrit Dharohar Yojana’ and ‘Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes (MISHTI)’ Yojana. Amrit Dharohar Yojana MISHTI: “Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes“
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the 2025 World Conservation Congress (WCC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The IUCN World Conservation Congress is held every four years. Key points
The second session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-2), concluded on June 3 in Paris without any result. Key points
India’s biodiversity hotspot, the Western Ghats, is home to 62 Desiccation-Tolerant Vascular Plant Species which could have applications in agriculture, particularly in areas with scarcity of water.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) published the Environmental Guidelines for Stone Crushing units May 12, 2023. Key facts
The World Meteorological Congress has approved a new greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring initiative named “Global Greenhouse Gas Watch (GGGW)”. The World Meteorological Congress is a body of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Key points