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India halfway through its 175 GW renewable energy goal: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that the county has already achieved half of its 175 gigawatts (GW) renewable energy capacity target.
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Theme is to empower the poor and downtrodden, says Javadekar on 100 days o
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 8 (ANI): The Central government is working with the intention of empowering the downtrodden sections of the society which have remained untouched by the development wave for all these years, said Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadek
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Make conservation of forests a people's movement: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar on Saturday gave a clarion call to make the conservation of forests a people's movement and said it was everyone's duty to conserve the environment.
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Animals the worst-sufferers of land degradation: Director, ZSI
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Animals are the worst victims of land degradation, desertification, and soil erosion, said Kailash Chandra, Director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), here on Saturday.
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India committed to minimising impact of desertification: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Greater Noida [Uttar Pradesh], Sept 2 (ANI): India is committed to finding a long-term solution to minimise the impact of desertification and land degradation, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
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122 countries have made land degradation neutrality national target: Javad
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Sept 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said on Monday that 122 countries including India, Brazil, China, Nigeria, Russia and South Africa have agreed to make the sustainable development goal of achieving land degradation neutra
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Elite Foundation NGO strives to make India greener
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] August 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): With a rapid scale of urbanisation, degraded air quality, and climate change, tree plantation is the only saviour. Leading environment NGO, Elite Foundation understands the need of the hour and has taken in its stride to make India a
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Reduced use of AC during peak summers could help prevent premature deaths:
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Wisconsin [USA], July 19 (ANI): You have heard about the excessive use of air conditioners being one of the factors influencing global warming and climate change. But did you know, use of air conditioners during peak summers is also one of the causes behind premature deaths?
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India to host 14th Conference of Parties, 197 countries expected to partic
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): India is set to host the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP) from September 02 to 13, confirmed Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday.
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Centre committed to preserving country's cinematic heritage: Prakash Javad
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 30 (ANI) : The Central government is committed to preserving the country's cinematic heritage, said Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar here on Sunday.
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G20 to discuss progress in tackling terrorism, climate change: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that progress achieved in combating global challenges like terrorism and climate change will be discussed at the G20 Summit in Japan and it will also be a platform to share India's development experience of t
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Gujarat: Crocodile strayed inside temple, devotees gather claiming it to b
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mahisagar (Gujarat) [India], June 24 (ANI): In what is seen as a miracle by the people of Palla Village, a crocodile strayed in the premises of Khodiyar Temple during late hours on Sunday.
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