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The Central Groundwater Board released the 2024 Annual groundwater Quality report in December 2024. This report presents the findings from the nationwide groundwater quality monitoring exercise based on a standardized

 The fifth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5), aimed at developing a global treaty to end plastic pollution, concluded in Busan, Republic of Korea, on December 1, 2024,

 The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) closed on November 24, 2024, with a new finance goal to help countries to protect their people and economies against climate disasters, and share

On November 8, 2024, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, released its annual state of extreme weather report. According to the report, extreme weather events have been

 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) organized a national-level dialogue on FAO’s report “The Unjust Climate” on 16 October 2024 in New Delhi. The dialogue focused on the multidimensional

 On 22 September 2024, at the UN Summit for the Future, world leaders adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful,

 Every September, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) publishes its signature report, State of the Rhino, which documents current population estimates and trends, where available, as well as key challenges and

 The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 1, 2024.  The Bill amends the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The amendment aims to enhance India’s disaster

 In early September 2024, Greenpeace India released the report “Spare the Air -2” (An Air Quality Analysis of 10 Cities from Southern India Edition-2). The report focused on the 10

In July 2024, the Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, released a report entitled “National Clean Air Programme: An Agenda for Reform”. The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was