NASA’s Consolidated Launch Schedule NASA’s Launch Schedule features the planned dates and details for missions by NASA and the partner nations in the International Space Station Program, including Russia, European Space Agency and Japan. To learn more about how the schedule is arranged and what it includes, check out LaunchContinue Reading
National Green Tribunal (NGT) is a judicial body constituted to try all matters related to environmental issues. The Tribunal is headed by Justice L.S. Panta. The first sitting of NGT was held on July 4, 2011.Continue Reading
Every year September 16th is celebrated as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. Since 1995, this date has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. This commemoration around the worldContinue Reading
June 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification Approximately one third of the Earth is arid or semi-arid. With the modern problem of global warming, it is predicted that in the next century the areas of desert climates will increase and every year more and more arid land will becomeContinue Reading
The Global theme of this year’s is ‘Forests: Nature at Your Service’ .India is beeing the global host of World Environment Day 2011Continue Reading
Name of Continents Area (Sq. Km.) Asia 41667920 Africa 29800540 North America 24320000 South America 17599050 Antarctica 14245000 Europe 9699550 Australia 7687120 A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Here are the major Peninsulas name and theContinue Reading
Green jobs are either: A. Jobs in businesses that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources. B. Jobs in which workers’ duties involve making their establishment’s production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources. A. Jobs in businesses that produce goods andContinue Reading
National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act 2010 The Union Government is to set up a National Green Tribunal for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection, conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation forContinue Reading
The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Cancún, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010. The conference is officially referred to as the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and theContinue Reading
18th September 2010 – today celebrates as World Bamboo Day World Bamboo Day is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally. Where bamboo grows naturally, bamboo has been a daily element, but its utilization has not always been sustainable due to exploitation. The World Bamboo OrganizationContinue Reading
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