Environment
Environment and related topics
- Pollutants
- Air pollution
- Water Pollution
- Soil Pollution
- Noise Pollution
- Radio Active Pollution
- E-Waste
- Solid Waste
- Thermal Pollution
- Plastic Pollution
- Bioremediation
- Environmental pollution and health
- Acid Rain
- Type of Acid Deposition
- Categorization of industrial sectors
Renewable Energy
- Solar
- Wind
- Biomass
- Luminescent Solar Contentrators
- Hydro
- Ocen thermal
- Co-generation
- Waste to Energy
- Geothermal
- Fuel cells
Environmental Issues
- Indian Himalayan Region IHR – Environmental challenges
- Sand Mining in India – Environmental issues
- Palm oil – Environmental issues and India’s role in it
- Colony collapse disorder
- Wildlife (Elephants, Leopards, etc. Deaths due to collision with trains)
- Impact of Radiation from mobile phone towers on human beings and wildlife
- Genetically engineered (GE) Trees
- MoEF banned Dolphin captivity
- Prohibition of removal of shark fins in the sea
- Cost of Environmental degradation in India
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Indian Policies Requiring EIA
- EIA Cycle and Procedures
- Components of EIA
- Components of EIA
- Key Elements of an Initial Project Description and Scoping
- Environmental Impact Assessment in Indian system – Drawbacks and Recommendations
Climate Change
- Global Warming
- Green House Effect
- Green House Gases
- Climate Forcings
- Global Warming Potential
- Receding Glaciers – A symptom of Global climate change
Ocean Acidification
- Ocean Acidification
Ozone Depletion
- Ozone Depletion
Impact of Climate Change – India and the world
- Agriculture and Food Security
- Water Stress and Water Insecurity
- Rise in Sea Level
- Ecosystem and Bio-diversity
- Impacts on India’s Biodiversity
- Climate Change and Health
Mitigation Strategies
- Carbon Sequestration
- Carbon Sink
- Carbon Credit
- Carbon Offsetting
- Carbon Tax
- Geo-Engineering
India and Climate Change
- India’s position on Climate change
- Observed climate and weather changes in India
- Current Actions for Adaption and Mitigations
- India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change
- Climate Equity Monitor
- INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions)
- Indian Network on Climate Change Assessment
- National Communication (NATCOM)
- India’s Policy Structure Relevant to GHG Mitigation
- Introduction of Labelling Programme for Appliances
- Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC)
- Energy Audits of large Industrial Consumers
- Mass Transport
- Promotion of Energy Saving Devices
- Promotion of Biofuels
- Indian Solar Lamp Programme
- National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)
- BSE-GREENEX
- FAME India Programme
- Long Term Ecological Observatories (LTEO)
- National Adaption Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC)
- India Cooling Action Plan
- Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) and Bonn Challenge
- Other Critical Initiatives
Climate Change Organisations
- UNFCCC
- KYOTO PROTOCOL COP3
- BALI MEET
- COP 15 Copenhagen summit
- COP 16 Cancun Summit
- COP 17 Durban Summit
- Doha Outcomes COP 18, 2012
- Warsaw Outcomes, COP 19, 2013
- Lima Outcome COP 20, 2014
- Paris Climate Change Conference COP 21, 2015
- Marrakech Climate Change Conference, COP22, 2016
- Bonn Climate Change Conference – COP 23, 2017
- COP 25, 2019
- Glasgow COP 26 outcome
- Other mechanisms of UNFCCC
- REDD & REDD+
- Climate Smart Agriculture
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- National Green House Gas Inventories Programme (NGGIP)
- Green Economy
- The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
- Ecological Footprint
- Global Climate Finance Architecture
Acts and Policies
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972
- Environmental (Protection)Act 1986
- National Forest Policy 1988
- Biological Diversity Act, 2002
- The Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
- Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy, 2015
- Coastal Regulation Zone
- Island Protection Zone Notification, 2011
- Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
- Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 2016
- Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016
- Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016
- E-waste Management Rules, 2016
- Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021
- Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017
- National Green Tribunal (NGT)
- The Ozone Depleting Substances Rules
Institution and Measures
- National Wildlife Action Plan
- National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board
- Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA)
- Joint Forest Management (JFM)
- Social Forestry
- National Bamboo Mission
- Comprehensive Environ Mental Pollution Index (CEPI)
- Lighting A Billion Lives (LABL)
- Eco Mark
- Urban Services Enviro-mental rating system (USERS)
- Biodiversity Conservation & Rural Livelihood Improvement Project (BCRLIP)
- National Clean Energy Fund
- National Mission for Electric Mobility
- Science Express – Biodiversity Special (Sebs)
- Environmental Education, Awareness & Training (EEAT) Scheme
- National Environmental Awareness Campaign (NEAC)
- Eco-Clubs (National Green Corps)
Environmental Organisations (across the world)
- The Animal Welfare Board of India
- Central Zoo Authority
- The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) – Chennai
- Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)
- National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP)
- National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)
- Wildlife Trust of India
References: Considering multiple books and personal experience for better categorisation of the climate change policies, pollution, renewable energy, and constant observation on the policy changes year-on-year. The above is the outline on the development that took place in “Environment”. Individual posts or the articles will be linked here.