World waste could grow by 70% , warns World Bank

World waste could grow by 70% , warns World Bank

Global waste could grow by 70 per cent by 2050 as urbanization and population rise, South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa Said to generate biggest increase in rubbish as of now. It is often the poorest in society who are adversely impacted .Over 90 per cent is dumped openly in lower income countries because of low treatment facilities. Plastics which can contaminate the earth for thousands of years contributes to 12% of all waste.Adequate financing and disposal is one of the biggest issues for cities. :- World Bank. Adequate measures to be taken in the near future for dealing with this problem .

Environmental Ministry seeks better pollution management

This news was published in Business Standard on June 26 2018.

• The Union Environment Ministry held meeting with expert institution including ISRO to discuss satellite based measurement for improving Air Quality Information and Management ahead of the winters.
• During meeting experts discussed use of satellite based Aerosol Optical Depth data for estimating ground based PM 2.5 or particle with diameter less than 2.5 macrons.
• The monitoring aims at early warning system and dissemination protocol to inform public and enforcing agencies about episodic high polution events in advance.
• In November 2016-2017 the Air pollution levels  Delhi has crossed the level,compelling government to impose several restrictions on industrial and construction activities ,close down the schools and warn people to avoid outdoor activities including morning walk.
• They discussed assessment of air pollution mitigation technologies and implementing solutions found feasible on a pilot basis before the onset of winter.
• The idea explored of setting up system for certification of air quality emission monitoring instruments as calibration and certification could be done domestically.
• National Physical Laboratories will be the certification agency for air quality measurement instrument.Certification of PM 2.5 and PM 10 volume sampler will commence from' September 2018'.

Pollution regulator issues notices to Coal India for environmental non-compliance.

This article was published on 07-Sep-2018 in Economic Times. This news talks about the mismatch in the regulations prescribed by the authorities and what Coal India actually has. The pollution regulator issued a notice to Coal India in August for non-compliance of environmental norms. The notice says like the sludge treatment plant in one of the mines was found to be defective and moreover, the water sprinkling systems to keep the dust under control was inadequate. The Pollution Control Board also alleged that a coal fire was observed in one of the mines also the fire fighting measures were also found to be inadequate.

The pollution regulator for the central Indian state of Odisha issued notices to Coal Indiamines with a combined annual capacity of 20 million tonnes for non-compliance on environmental norms

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The pollution regulator for the central Indian state of Odisha issued notices to Coal Indiamines with a combined annual capacity of 20 million tonnes for non-compliance on environmental norms

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The pollution regulator for the central Indian state of Odisha issued notices to Coal Indiamines with a combined annual capacity of 20 million tonnes for non-compliance on environmental norms

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CO2 emissions cost India $210 Bn every year.

This article talks about the harmful effects and the costs to the country with respect to the carbon dioxide emissions. According to a global study conducted by Nature Climate Change, carbon dioxide emissions are costing India with a huge amount of 210 billion dollars. India is likely to suffer the highest economic damage from climate change after United States. According to a research conducted by the University of California, the top three countries with the most to lose from climatic changes are US, India and Saudi Arabia. The news also says like As the temperature rises it can affect the growth of economy. 

No More Plastic Ban In Kerala

GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM INDIAN PADDY FIELD IS VERY HIGH:STUDY

         

 This news had been published in THE HINDU on 11th september 2018

According to a study conducted in India, rice farming across the world should be responsible for up to twice the level of climate impact relative to the climate impact which was previously estimated.

The study published in PNAS( Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) of USA found that intermittently flooded rice farms can emit 45 times more nitrous oxide as compared to the maximum from continously flooded farms that predominently emit methane.

The researchers investigated greenhouse gas emissions from rice farms across southern India. They found that nitrous oxide emissions from rice can contribute up to 99% of total climate impact of rice cultivation at a variety of intermittant flooded farms. These emissions contributed substantially to Global Warming pollution far more than the estimate of 10% previously suggested by multiple global rice research organizations.

Changing Landscape

               This is an article by Anjuli Bhargava, that talks about the several developmental changes that occurred in Ladakh, hill district of Jammu and Kashmir. She talks about many delightful developments that had happened in Capital Leh. Mainly the paving of the main market road and forbidding the entry of vehicles. Some years ago the place was filled with garbages and filth which is now turned into a developed city which is less polluted, pedestrian-only and its far easier to stroll and navigate as you take in the quaint cafes and shops full of Tibetan, Ladakhi and Nepali curios she tells. The Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation (LAMO) actively played a role in the development activities of capital Leh. She added that as far as the economy goes there's been a surge in the tourism. The region is now dotted with high-end resorts, most of them started by outsiders in partnership with locals. The local Ladakhi artistes are finding themselves in demand as many resorts paint walls and buy art to give local flavor and color. Ladakh Sarai is a relatively popular new place owned by a local. Apricot tree in the village Nurla with unbeatable views of the Indus river is owned by a local and he is a 28-year-old Ladakhi manager who is at some stage of planning to branch out on his own by setting up a travel and trekking company.

            She concluded the article by saying that everything is not perfect. Ladakh is still struggling with amounting garbage problem and a water crisis looms large, just like many other cities in India. Also, murder, thefts, such crimes have now made inroads.

WORLD WASTE COULD GROW 70% AS CITIES BOOM, WARNS WORLD BANK

Global waste can grow at 70% by 2050
South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa generate more rubbish
one-third of the world's waste is dumped without treatment
Countries lack adequate disposal of waste and treatment facilities

Eni, UNDP to promote sustainable energy, sustainable development goals in Africa

source : https://guardian.ng/business-services/eni-undp-to-promote-sustainable-energy-sustainable-development-goals-in-africa/

Compensation for human-wildlife conflict

How effective is compensation for loss that human-wildlife conflict causes?

The small town of Pandharkawada in Maharashtra is in the news: A young predator tigress with cubs has been in search of prey. So far, she has killed 14 people; three of these deaths were reported in August 2018 alone. The state government is making an attempt to capture and sedate her.

The damages caused by the wildlife are social, psychological and economic loss to the individual and the community and on the other, the loss of an endangered animal. The most common damage caused by wildlife is the destruction of crops by elephants, deer, antelopes, wild boar and other wildlife. Elephant Task Force, ‘Gajah Secures the Future for Elephants in India’.

Monetary compensation for the loss of lives and livelihood is a major tool used by governments to reduce the man-animal animosity. In India's 29 states, 22 (76 per cent) compensated for crop loss, 18 (62 per cent) for property damage, 26 (90 per cent) for livestock depredation, and 28 (97 per cent) for human injury or death. In 2012-2013, 78,656 conflict incidents were reported from 18 states and compensations totaled Rs 386 million, as per the study. The average expenditure per incident is

• For crop and property damage, Rs 3,406
• For livestock, Rs 5,363
• For human injuries, Rs 7,465
• For human death, Rs 233,715

Source:Business standard, e-newspaper

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UAE , Italy sign sustainable development cooperation agreement

UAE , Italy sign sustainable development cooperation agreement

        On 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and the Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea of Italy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the area of sustainable development.

       

         The MoU includes:

• Formulation and implementation of policies to  support sustainable development. 
• Identifying and leveraging new opportunities and tools to  achieve sustainability in urban planning, construction, transportation  energy efficiency renewable energy and clean production.
• Adoption of practical solutions in sustainable farming, fisheries, food processing, landscaping, biodiversity conservation in hyper-arid environments, tourism, air quality and noise monitoring and control, chemicals management and waste management.
• To encourage the participation of the private sector in climate action through public-private partnerships (PPPs).

          By this MoU both these countries will work towards the shared goal of environmental sustainability.It will be a collective action in order to mitigate the climate change and other environmental issues.   

Source: www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/uae-italy-sign-sustainable-development-cooperation-agreement-2018-09-25-1.673606

Carbon dioxide emissions costing India up to $210 bn every year

        Carbon dioxide emissions are costing the Indian economy up to $210 billion every year, according to a global study. Top three counties with the most to lose from climate change are US, India and Saudi Arabia. "The economic damages model indicates that as temperature rises, economic growth in India will slow," Katharine Ricke, an assistant professor at UC San Diego, told. At current emission levels, the Indian economy loses $210 billion annually.

      We all know carbon dioxide released from burning fossil fuels affects people and ecosystems around the world, today and in the future. The country-level SCC(Social Cost of Carbon) for India alone is estimated to be about $86 per tonne of CO2. For the US, the cost is about $50 billion per tonne. This means that the nearly five billion metric tonnes of CO2 the US emits each year is costing the US economy about $250 billion.

     Impacts by climate conditions includes low agricultural yields, vector-borne disease, reduced worker productivity due to heat, increased frequency of extreme precipitation resulting in infrastructure damages or any of the other many ways that human systems get impacted. The world's largest CO2 emitter, China, also places in the top five countries with the highest losses.

Source: www.business-standard.com, e-newspaper