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30% decrease in stubble burning, Centre unsatisfied
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan has directed officials from Punjab and Haryana to ensure prompt action against incidents of stubble burning as data point out only 30 per cent decline since last year.
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Delhi-NCR to observe 'Clean Air Week'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Amid growing concerns over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, a 'Clean Air Week' would be organised from November 1-5 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with the Delhi government and the four major N
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Palaniswami writes to PM Modi over Kerala's proposal for new dam
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to direct the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to forthwith withdraw recommendations made on Kerala's
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India takes strong steps towards achieving Paris Agreement goals
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], Oct 20 (ANI): Government of India took an important step toward its goals for low-carbon, climate-resilient development with the approval of a US$ 43 million grant from the Green Climate Fund, supporting climate resilience of millions of people living in the coastal states
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New mechanism will forewarn depletion in air quality: Vardhan
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan on Monday informed that Indian scientists along with scientists of the US and Finland have developed a mechanism which will soon be able to forewarn depletion in air quality.
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TTZ chief, MoEF Secy responsible for preserving Taj Mahal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 [ANI]: The Supreme Court on Monday said the onus of maintaining and preserving the Taj Mahal was on the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) Chairman and the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Delhi: Number of trees to be cut is overstated says NBCC
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): In the wake of Delhi locals protesting against a massive felling of trees, Managing Director of NBCC Anoop Kumar Mittal issued a clarification on Sunday, saying that the number of trees slated to be cut is much lesser than that reported.
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India, EU committed to respecting Paris Agreement
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Jun 19 (ANI): Emphasising on the need for clean energy and climate change, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said India and the European Union (EU) are united in their commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement.
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Minister Harsh Vardhan's 'Green Good Deeds' gets global recognition
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Durban [South Africa], May 19 (ANI): Green Good Deeds, the societal movement launched by Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to protect environment and promote good living has found acceptance by the global community.
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Tourism Minister inaugurates Indian Culinary Institute, Noida Campus
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 30 (NewsVoir): The Indian Culinary Institute (ICI), Noida campus was inaugurated today by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism and Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, K. J. Alphons in presence of the Minister of State (Indepe
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Macron blames 'greedy' leaders for terrorism, climate change
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said that the world is facing issues like terrorism and climate change because of some greedy leaders.
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Asians, Europeans more vulnerable to severe dengue
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb. 24 (ANI): Turns out, genetics make Asians and Europeans susceptible to severe dengue, a new study has stated. As globalisation and climate change spread tropical infectious diseases around the globe, not all populations have the same degree of susceptibility.
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