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French Parliament votes to include climate change clause in constitution
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Paris [France], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The lower house of the French parliament, the National Assembly, on Tuesday voted in favor of amending the country's constitution with provisions that include climate and biodiversity protection.
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SC issues notice to Centre, Delhi Govt on petition to bar entry of vehicle
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi Government on a petition seeking to immediately stop entry and parking of vehicles inside the Sunder Nursery in the Nizamuddin area here beyond the Mughal Pavilion as it is endangering
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Research reveals how pollutants affect fertility
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Portsmouth [UK], March 6 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study found that individuals who lived near the South Coast of England were 6 times less fertile than any other lesser polluted location in the world. The study was conducted on shrimp-like creatures that lived in the survey area an
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Study discusses effect of pollutants on fertility
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Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have found that shrimp-like creatures on the South Coast of England have 70 per cent less sperm than any other lesser polluted location in the world. They also discovered that individuals who lived in the survey area were 6 times le
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PM Modi has shown enormous leadership on issues relating to climate change
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Alok Sharma, President-designate of 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "shown an enormous amount of leadership" in the area of climate change and issues relating to nature and biodiv
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Assam CM lays foundation stone of Wildlife Health and Research Institute a
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 9(ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of the Institute of Wildlife Health and Research (IWH&R) at Dinjan, Dibrugarh on Monday.
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UP: Noida gets its first musical fountain in Sector 91
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 6 (ANI): Noida's first musical fountain opened on Tuesday for people as part of Biodiversity Park here in Sector 91.
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Biodiversity is life insurance for humans: French President Emmanuel Macro
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 1 (ANI/Xinhua): French President Emmanuel Macron was philosophical on Wednesday in his appeal for global efforts to reverse biodiversity loss, saying it is the life insurance of humans.
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Over 60 countries back 2030 Biodiversity Protection Pledge ahead of UN Sum
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New York [US], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Political leaders from more than 60 countries including Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom came together to commit to protecting biodiversity in a pledge released on Monday.
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AXA XL in India to plant 30,000 trees and create a biodiversity park in De
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New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): AXA XL in India has partnered with charity, Give Me Trees Trust, to embark on an ambitious three-year project to plant 30,000 trees and create a biodiversity park in Jaunapur, Chhatarpur, New Delhi.
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India urges nations to put 'nature at heart' of recovery plan post COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised that un-regulated exploitation of natural resources coupled with un-sustainable food habits and consumption patterns lead to destruction of systems that support human life, said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadek
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Financial sector confronts deforestation as a key ESG risk: Fitch
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 18 (ANI): The environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors could increasingly influence global banks' financing activities relating to commodity producers in forest-risk regions as deforestation is under growing scrutiny from activists and policymakers, Fitch Rat
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