The JK govt on Monday constituted Divisional, District and ULB Level Plastic Waste Management Cells and District Level Task Force for effecting of Plastic Waste Management and elimination of Single Use Plastic (SUP).
In an effort to help wild animals in distress and mitigate human-wildlife conflict, Wildlife SOS has launched a 24-hour helpline in JK. In the short time since its launch, the helpline has already rescued over 60 animals in distress!
The world is on a catastrophic pathway to 2.7-degrees of heating. This is breaking the promise made six years ago to pursue the 1.5-degree Celsius goal of the Paris Agreement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Saturday.
Ahead of the annual UN General Assembly meeting next week, Antonio Guterres warned governments that climate change is proceeding faster than predicted and fossil fuel emissions have already bounced back from a pandemic dip.
The authors warn that while recent targets to reduce emissions and conserve nature are welcome, they are not enough and are yet to be matched with credible short and longer term plans.
Residents of northern India are on track to lose more than nine years of life expectancy if pollution levels of that of 2019 persist as the region experiences the most extreme levels of air pollution in the world.
Signifying the messy state of affairs in the forest department and the State Forest Corporation (SFC), thousands of timber logs worth Rs 100 crores have been left to decay in several forest ranges across Budgam district.
Govt has initiated the process for implementation of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006 i.e Forest Rights Act and planning for post-claim support process.
The Jammu and Kashmir authorities are starting community engagement and stakeholder consultations for establishment of a plastic bank aimed at eliminating plastic footprint at picturesque tourist destinations by involving local youths, a senior official said here on Monday.
Kashmir’s ecology is facing unprecedented threats in what is unveiling to be a multi-faceted environmental offense.
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