Current Affairs - Environment

The prelude to the International Water Conclave 2024 wrapped up with a successful Curtain Raiser event at the State Convention Centre in Shillong. The Conclave aims to foster discussions on enhancing water resource quality and sustainability, featuring participation from global experts.

Uttar Pradesh is launching the Green Hydrogen Initiative to achieve a one million-tonne green hydrogen capacity and create 120,000 jobs.

Uttar Pradesh is poised to become the first state in India with 21 airports, with the addition of 10 more airports since 2014 and plans for 5 more by the next month, highlighting significant growth in transportation infrastructure.

The joint report on LNG adoption in Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (MHCVs) was released by NITI Aayog and the Kingdom of the Netherlands during India Energy Week, highlighting collaboration efforts between India and the Netherlands in the energy transition sector.

Cameroon, situated in central Africa, has recently embraced the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, an international agreement under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. This move aims to promote fair and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resource utilization, safeguarding biodiversity and traditional knowledge.