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Bhumi Pednekar says 'climate conservation has become the most important fo
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar, who has been a fierce advocate of climate conservation and even runs an acclaimed social media initiative named 'Climate Warrior', recently became the most viewed GIF on Giphy for her climate action GIFs.
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Act Now organizes world's longest environment online event, Peace Is Green
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): On the occasion of World Environment Day and launch of "Decade of Restoration" by United Nations Environment Programme, Act Now, an Indian NGO, working for environmental awareness and climate action, organized a unique 24-ho
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Environmentalists sue Sri Lanka government, MV X-Press Pearl operator over
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 5 (ANI): A group of climate and fishermen activists in Sri Lanka has filed a lawsuit against the government and operator of MV X-Press Pearl over the ship wreck that caused severe damage to the environment.
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UAE announces offer to host COP 28
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): The United Arab Emirates today announced an offer to host the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Abu Dhabi in 2023, with a focus on the economic case for inc
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'India is very committed' on climate action, says Macron
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 19 (ANI): Stressing on the need for innovation on the issue of climate change, French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday lauded actions taken by India to tackle the climate crisis, saying that New Delhi is "very committed" to the cause.
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DPS Gurugram bags Microsoft's award at tech-for-good challenge event
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Microsoft India on Wednesday announced DPS International School in Gurugram as the overall winner for a global tech-for-good challenge event at its education exchange forum.
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Meetings with US special envoy Kerry were 'very productive': MEA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The meetings held between the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry with the Indian side were "very productive", and the US diplomat appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and leadership in climate action, said Ministry of Extern
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'Children can lead change', say Sesame Workshop - India and India Climate
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], April 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Sesame Workshop - India -- the Indian arm of the internationally renowned non-profit media and educational organisation behind Sesame Street, and India Climate Collaborative -- a collective of business and philanthropy working to accelerate climate
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Sitharaman discusses need to enhance financial flows to developing countri
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday underscored the need to enhance financial flows to developing countries beyond USD100 billion to strengthen climate action in her meeting with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climat
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US, Arab countries commit to accelerating climate action
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and a number of Arab countries have agreed to accelerate climate action, US and Arab countries' senior officials said in a joint statement upon the conclusion of the United Arab Emirates Regional Climate Dialogue.
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Access to climate finance critical for development and recovery: ADB
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 1 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called access to climate finance a key priority for Asia and the Pacific as governments design and implement a green and resilient recovery from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
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Quad leaders agree to create working groups on vaccine, critical technolog
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): The leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) on Friday agreed to set up three working groups to facilitate vaccine distribution and innovative technologies and to strengthen climate actions globally.
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