CURRENT AFFAIRS

India recently hosted the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and the 26th Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) in Kochi, Kerala. These meetings were organized by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.

Renewable Energy (RE) refers to energy derived from natural resources that replenish themselves faster than they are consumed. Examples: Solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, biomass energy, geothermal energy, ocean energy, etc. These sources are environment-friendly, sustainable, and carbon-neutral compared to fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas.

In the Union Budget 2025–26, the Government of India announced an ambitious “Nuclear Energy Mission” with the goal of achieving 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047.

The Great Nicobar Island is India’s southernmost and largest island, forming an integral part of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It holds immense strategic and ecological importance for India’s maritime boundaries. Recently, the proposed Great Nicobar Island Development Project (GNI Project) has triggered widespread debate concerning environmental sustainability, national security, and tribal rights.

In India and many other countries, sand has become synonymous with illegal mining, mafia networks, and environmental degradation.

Rapid urbanization, vehicular growth, industrialization, and construction activities have severely affected air quality in India. Today, urban India ranks among the most polluted regions in the world — where clean air has become not only a basic need but also a matter of justice.

India is hosting the 8th International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly from 27–30 October 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

Carbon trading and markets have become an important tool of modern climate policy and sustainable development.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has notified methodologies under the Green Credit Program (GCP), 2023, for the “calculation of green credits for afforestation activities.”

The industrial sector is the backbone of India’s economy —  it is a major source of employment, production, and exports.