Oil major ONGC has joined hands with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) to assist the Assam Forest Department conserve the endangered Eastern Swamp Deer. The joint initiative was launched recently at Kaziranga National Park.
The eastern swamp deer (or ‘Barasingha’) survives as a single population of around 600 individuals restricted to the flood-prone Kaziranga National Park in Assam. It is one of the three recognised sub-species of Swamp Deer, distributed in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. With only one viable population in existence today, this eastern swamp deer is at an extremely high risk of extinction due to factors like flood, disease and epidemic transmitted from livestock.
The ‘ONGC Eastern Swamp Deer Conservation Project’ will assess the population dynamics, threats and factors limiting growth and distribution of Eastern Swamp Deer to prepare and implement a conservation strategy including creation of new viable populations outside Kaziranga. ONGC is financing 100 per cent of the project cost of around 86 lakh.
Govt promoting green buildings in country: Farooq
The Government is promoting construction of green buildings through a green rating system in the country.
“So far, 50 projects from various government departments, public sector undertakings, educational institutions including AIIMS have been registered for the construction based on norms for acquiring GRIHA ratings,” New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah said in New Delhi.
Answering a written query, the Minister said training was being provided to evaluators including architects, engineers and officials from central and state governments and PSUs in workshops for the programme.
“About 115 trainers and 92 evaluators have been trained through these training workshops who are further promoting green buildings in the country,” he added.
The GRIHA rating system is applicable for the construction of new buildings. The Ministry is also promoting installation of renewable energy systems and devices in households and offices.
The eastern swamp deer (or ‘Barasingha’) survives as a single population of around 600 individuals restricted to the flood-prone Kaziranga National Park in Assam. It is one of the three recognised sub-species of Swamp Deer, distributed in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. With only one viable population in existence today, this eastern swamp deer is at an extremely high risk of extinction due to factors like flood, disease and epidemic transmitted from livestock.
The ‘ONGC Eastern Swamp Deer Conservation Project’ will assess the population dynamics, threats and factors limiting growth and distribution of Eastern Swamp Deer to prepare and implement a conservation strategy including creation of new viable populations outside Kaziranga. ONGC is financing 100 per cent of the project cost of around 86 lakh.
Govt promoting green buildings in country: Farooq
The Government is promoting construction of green buildings through a green rating system in the country.
“So far, 50 projects from various government departments, public sector undertakings, educational institutions including AIIMS have been registered for the construction based on norms for acquiring GRIHA ratings,” New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah said in New Delhi.
Answering a written query, the Minister said training was being provided to evaluators including architects, engineers and officials from central and state governments and PSUs in workshops for the programme.
“About 115 trainers and 92 evaluators have been trained through these training workshops who are further promoting green buildings in the country,” he added.
The GRIHA rating system is applicable for the construction of new buildings. The Ministry is also promoting installation of renewable energy systems and devices in households and offices.
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