India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Nationwide Financial Awareness Saturation Campaign, being implemented from July 1 to September 30, 2025, has reached a significant milestone in its first month. The Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, is driving this initiative with a commitment to achieve comprehensive coverage across all Gram Panchayats (GPs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), ensuring that every eligible citizen is able to a...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) has been created under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016. The Act provides for establishment of funds under the Public Accounts of India and Public Accounts of each State for depositing of the compensatory levies received from user agencies towards compensating the loss of forest and ecosystem services in lieu of diversion of fore...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As reported by Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Government of Odisha, the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) has taken several measures to conserve the lake ecosystem. It includes excavation of the feeder channel, de-weeding of the water hyacinth, dredging of the lead channel, bird monitoring and conservation at Nalaban and Mangalajodi important bird congregation areas. Construction of fishing jettie...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, celebrated World Environment Day 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 5th June 2025, with the slogan 'One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution'. As part of one month long pre-campaign activities undertaken before World Environment Day 2025, around 69,000 events were organized in which around 21 lakh people participated across the country. The main event f...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Aided by favourable meteorological conditions and efforts by different stakeholders, the month of July 2025 witnesses the best average AQI (Air Quality Index) in Delhi, since 2018, at 78 i.e. 'Satisfactory' category, (even cleaner than the Covid-19 lockdown year 2020). The average AQI for the month of July was 104 in 2018, 134 in 2019, 84 in 2020, 110 in 2021, 87 in 2022, 84 in 2023 and 96 in 2024 respectively. Moreov...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Several Indian institutes/universities/organizations funded by the Government of India through Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Ministry of Mines (MoM) and Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) monitor Himalayan glaciers for various scientific studies including glacier melting and have reported accelerated heterogeneous mass...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Mission Mausam scheme adopts a multi-faceted transformative approach aimed at making Bharat a "Weather-ready and Climate-smart" nation. Key objectives include: Developing cutting-edge weather surveillance technologies and systems. Implementing higher-resolution atmospheric observations with improved temporal and spatial sampling and coverage. Deploying next-generation radars, wind profilers, and satellites equippe...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Indian National Centre for Ocean Information and Services (INCOIS), an autonomous institute under Ministry of Earth Sciences has prepared an interim report on the projected climate change induced Extreme Sea Levels and coastal vulnerability along the Indian coasts as part of Deep Ocean Mission. This report presents a comprehensive assessment of future sea-level rise and its implications for coastal India and the associ...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry's white paper titled, "Transforming India's Blue Economy: Investment, Innovation and Sustainable Growth," aims to unlock India's marine resource potential by strategically leveraging sustained investment in blue infrastructure, research and ocean innovation. It emphasizes fostering public-private partnerships and targeted financial mechanisms. The paper outlines a roadmap to 2035, prioritizing feasible pro...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Global Plastics Treaty is a proposed legally binding international agreement aimed at addressing plastic pollution throughout its lifecycle, from production to disposal. The treaty is being negotiated by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) convened by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The goal is to end plastic pollution by 2040 by establishing a circular economy for plastics, including reducing pr...