Environment

There's no Earth B: Children skip school to walk the talk on climate change

New Delhi (India), Sept 27 (ANI): "We have to raise our thoughts, not the sea levels," was the hard-hitting message echoing the parliament street adjoining Jantar Mantar here on Friday when dozens of children skipped school to draw everyone's attention to today's urgency - climate change!

2019-09-27T12:40:11.046793+00:00 IST

Odisha: Awareness campaign on climate change organised in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Scores of people including school children gathered near Ram temple in Bhubaneswar to participate in the foot march awareness campaign demanding the government to take urgent action on climate change.

2019-09-27T08:00:13.130485+00:00 IST

Study says plastic teabags release microscopic particles into tea

Washington DC [USA], Sept 26 (ANI): While the world is trying to reduce plastic pollution which has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, researches have found that microscopic particles from plastic teabags can also have a direct impact on our health.

2019-09-26T13:35:40.725041+00:00 IST

TN: 100 kg of plastic carry bags seized during raids in Madurai flower market

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Raids were carried out across flower market here today and around 100 kgs of plastic bags, which were banned in the state, was seized, police said.

2019-09-24T10:14:15.224336+00:00 IST

Tibetan women commit to protecting their environment on World Rivers Day

McLeod Ganj (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): The Women's Environment and Development Desk of the Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) celebrated the World Rivers Day here at the Main Square. The theme of the celebration was -- The 5 great rivers of Tibet.

2019-09-22T11:48:37.162116+00:00 IST

Int'l Coastal Clean-up Day: Thousands of volunteers clean up litter at Edward Elliot's Beach in Chennai

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): People from all walks of life in Chennai gathered at the Edward Elliot's Beach to participate in the cleanup drive on the occasion of International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) on Saturday.

2019-09-21T08:00:35.094848+00:00 IST

K'taka: Indian Coast Guard conducts beach cleaning campaign in Karwar

Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): On World Cleanup Day, members of the Indian Coast Guard conducted beach cleaning campaign at various beaches in Karwar here on Saturday.

2019-09-21T07:45:39.139534+00:00 IST

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Delhi: Cleanliness drive organised at Yamuna ghat on World Cleanup Day

New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Ahead of the Namami Gange project, a cleanliness drive was organised at Yamuna ghat near Kalindi Kunj on World Cleanup Day on Saturday in which many young volunteers participated.

2019-09-21T06:53:43.290050+00:00 IST

Environment

International Coastal Cleanup Day: Massive beach cleaning drive begins in Puri

Puri (Odisha) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Thousands of volunteers from across the country on Saturday gathered here to participate in the massive beach cleanup drive on the occasion of International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) on Saturday.

2019-09-21T06:09:06.958119+00:00 IST

Environment

How movement against single-use plastic is gaining strength

New Delhi (India), Sept 19 (ANI): India produces 26,000 tonnes of plastic every single day out of which over 10,000 tonnes remain uncollected!

2019-09-19T10:42:48.810371+00:00 IST

Environment

Railway installs plastic bottle crushing machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Express

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): In an eco-friendly bid, the Western Railway for the first time has installed a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle crushing machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Express.

2019-09-19T06:44:10.150780+00:00 IST

Environment

Delhi: Induction of electronic vehicles may lead to reduction in air pollution, says report

New Delhi [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Induction of electronic vehicles in Delhi's transportation fleet will lead to a possible reduction in air pollution, according to a report released on Monday.

2019-09-16T18:11:03.298519+00:00 IST

Environment

AP's Krishna leads fight against single-use plastic

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have given a clarion call to shun single-use plastic last month, but Krishna district administration has been working on a plan to promote the use of cloth and jute bags as an alternative for the last two months.

2019-09-15T03:28:54.197771+00:00 IST

Environment

Study says pollution is ruining ecosystem too

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 15 (ANI): Not only humans but plants and insects are also getting adversely affected by the high levels of pollution of major metropolitan cities of the planet, claims a study.

2019-09-15T01:28:35.372872+00:00 IST

Environment

WB: Forest Range Officer creates garden using plastic bottles, rubber tyres

Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): A forest range officer (FRO) of Pirakata Range under Midnapur division has created a beautiful garden using 1,100 waste plastic bottles and rubber tyres.

2019-09-15T01:02:59.707837+00:00 IST

Environment

'Jaldoot' to spread message on water conservation across Maha

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar here on Saturday flagged off 'Jaldoot', a bus with water conservation exhibition which will travel across eight districts of the state in next two months.

2019-09-14T12:43:10.069051+00:00 IST

Environment

K'taka: Environmentalist preserves 500 endangered herbal plants, 1500 seeds in house

Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Sept 14 (ANI): An environmentalist in Karnataka's Shivamogga has preserved endangered species of more than 500 rare herbal plants and about 1500 varieties of seeds which are considered extinct in his house.

2019-09-14T11:37:20.034585+00:00 IST

Environment

Odd-Even scheme too little, too late: Environmentalist

New Delhi [India], Sep 14 (ANI): Just a day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a rerun of the odd-even scheme from November 4 to 15, Vimlendu Jha, an environmentalist, on Saturday said that headline management will not help in combating the menace of air pollution and actual concrete governance is required.

2019-09-14T08:02:12.074682+00:00 IST

Environment

Tribal eviction case: Brinda Karat writes to Prakash Javadekar over absence of SG during hearing

New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Friday wrote a letter to Union Minister Prakash Javadekar expressing disappointment over absence of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta during the hearing of an ongoing petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Forest Rights Act (FRA).

2019-09-13T08:26:41.155285+00:00 IST

Environment

This Indian artist is turning leaves into an art

Agartala (Tripura) [India], Sep 13 (ANI): Art inspired by nature is always beautiful and fascinating. The experience becomes more enchanting when an artist carves out a master piece from nature.

2019-09-13T04:33:19.237078+00:00 IST

Environment

Sudarsan Pattnaik calls for water conservation through sand art

Puri (Odisha) [India], Sep 12 (ANI): With an aim to send out a strong message to the people to use water judiciously on the occasion of 'Anant Chaturdashi', sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sculpture of a running tap at Odisha's Puri beach on Thursday.

2019-09-12T06:18:48.817273+00:00 IST