Mizoram Water Resources (Management and Regulation) Bill, 2024

A bill to provide for the establishment of institutional mechanism within the State of Mizoram for effective management, protection, conservation, development, equitable distribution, regulation, conjunctive judicious and efficient use of the state water resources with the objective of ensuring water, food and ecological security.

Capturing the climate change mitigation benefits of circular economy and waste sector policies and measures

Waste and circular economy actions contribute to reducing the need for new primary materials and the associated greenhouse gas emissions linked to the extraction and processing of resources. Including circular economy and waste activities in the reporting on climate change mitigation policies and measures can help provide a fuller account …

Net zero energy by 2060: charting the path of Europe and Central Asia toward a secure and sustainable energy future

Since February 2022, geopolitical events have made clear Europe’s need to diversify its energy sources and avoid excessive dependence on fossil fuel imports. The drop in Russian natural gas flows to Europe in 2022 marked the single largest supply shock in the history of global gas markets. It caused a …

Measures to enhance forest conservation and reduce deforestation: viewpoints and lessons from producing countries

Forests sustain and protect us in a myriad of ways. They absorb carbon dioxide and provide us with oxygen, they harbour more than three quarters of terrestrial biodiversity, and they support the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide. But the world has lost 420 million hectares of forest since 1990. …

Draft Offshore Areas Mineral Trust Rules, 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (jj), (jk), (jl) and (jm) of sub-section (2) of section 35read with Section 16A of the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 (17 of 2003), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: These rules may be called the …

Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2024

The Government of India has approved amendments to the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020. Issuing the amendments, the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy stated that these amendments further reduce the timeline for getting new electricity connections and that they simplify the process of setting up …

Landscape of guarantees for climate finance in EMDEs

Cross-border guarantees are an important but underused tool for mobilizing private climate finance. A recent OECD evaluation found that guarantees leveraged 26% of all mobilized private finance between 2018-2020 and were among the preferred risk mitigation tools of private investors. Studies suggest that larger and more effective credit guarantee facilities …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by A P Refinery, Jagraon, Ludhiana, Punjab, 21/02/2024

The NGT, February 21 directed a joint committee to look into the allegations of an industry (M/s A.P. Refinery Pvt. Ltd.) located at Nakodar road, Jagraon, district Ludhiana, Punjab contaminating groundwater.

The joint committee will comprise representatives of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Punjab Pollution Control Board, District …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution and encroachment of Yale Mallappa Shetty lake, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 21/02/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Preserve this lake before it disappears" appearing in the Bangalore Mirror dated 09.01.2024 dated 21/02/2024.

The application was registered on the basis of the news item published in Bangalore Mirror, January 9, 2024 regarding pollution and …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding largescale forest land encroachment in Kerala, 21/02/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Over 5000 hectares of forest land in Kerala under encroachment State forest dept report"

Appearing in the Deccan Herald dated 08.01.2024. The application has been registered on the basis of the news item titled “Over 5000 …

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