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A silent call from oldest ranges - Aravalli faces shrinking forests, vanis
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The 2-billion-year-old mountain belt system - Aravalli range spread across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat came into limelight, when the definition of ranges contradicts the public interest.
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Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh departs for Nairobi to represent India
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Singh noted several initiatives led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to combat climate change.
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Sustainable Wealth Creation through Poverty Alleviation in India
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27: India's colonial history involved systematic planned wealth extraction, and with years it led to manipulation of natural resources, disrupting-harming steadily the traditional agricultural systems. Post-independence, rapid population growth further intensified
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The Habitats Trust Announces THT Grants 2024 Recipients
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24: The Habitats Trust (THT), has announced the recipients of its THT Grants 2024. These grants, totalling Rs. 2 crores, support innovative and scalable conservation initiatives across India. The Habitats Trust, is focused on addressing some of the most pressing d
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"Tackling climate change must be inclusive and equitable," says German Con
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Organised under the Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development (GSDP), the event focused on the critical role of gender equality and diversity in fostering resilience against climate challenges such as depleting natural resources and biodiversity loss. Organised under t
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Global Environment Facility approves USD 70 million to support FAO project
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has helped 28 countries unlock USD 70 million in financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to address urban sustainability, groundwater management, biodiversity loss, climate change and land degradation.
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On Earth day, PM Modi reaffirmed India's commitment to environment protect
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Every year on April 22, Earth Day serves as a global reminder of our responsibility to protect the planet by bringing attention to challenges such as climate change, pollution, deforestation, and biodiversity loss. It demands a change in direction toward a sustainable future, urging individu
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Climate Disasters are inextricably interconnected: Experts during WSDS 202
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9: For a long time, climate change and biodiversity loss have been dealt with in siloes. The two are not only inextricably linked; it is impossible to find a solution for one without factoring in the other.
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Experts Discuss on Integrated Approaches to Protect Ecosystems
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9: For a long time, climate change and biodiversity loss have been dealt with in siloes. The two are not only inextricably linked; it is impossible to find a solution for one without factoring in the other.
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Window to address climate change closing rapidly: IUCN seven Commissions a
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The window of opportunity to address climate change and biodiversity loss is closing rapidly, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) seven Commissions asserted in a clarion call ahead of COP28 Summit in Dubai.
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Plant-based food alternatives might help in shift to global sustainability
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the study just published in Nature Communications, additional climate and biodiversity benefits could accrue from reforesting land spared from livestock production when meat and milk products are substituted by plant-based alternatives, more than doubling the climate benefits an
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From policy to progress: India's steady march towards Sustainable Developm
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While all these goals are interconnected, 5 of them are primarily connected to the environment. They are i) Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable; ii) Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns; iii) Take urgent action to combat climate cha
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