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Jeff Bezos announces USD 791 million in grants to 16 groups fighting clima
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Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced on Monday in an Instagram post that he will give USD 791 million in grants as part of his Bezos Earth Fund to 16 organizations that are working to protect the environment, CNN reported.
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Countries joined hands in year 2020 to combat climate change, COVID-19: Dr
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New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the current year 2020 has been the year of collaborative action in which countries joined hands to combat various challenges including climate change and COVID-19 pandemic while investing in g
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India names Lonar lake, Sur Sarovar as wetlands of international importanc
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New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): India has named two more wetlands of international importance-- Lonar lake in Maharashtra and Sur Sarovar in Agra-- under the Ramsar Convention, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday.
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Shiv Nadar School Hosts Virtual Boot Camp on Nuclear Energy, Climate Chang
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Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Shiv Nadar School, Noida, (a not-for-profit initiative of the Shiv Nadar Foundation in K12 education) organized the first-of-its-kind Energy Boot Camp as part of its STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) program to
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More than 10000 to participate in eMarathon, the Biggest for Fit, Clean, H
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New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI/ Media Dekho): "Environmental destruction kills children and their hope for a future. Millions of children and young people are demonstrating on the streets for stronger climate and environmental policies and sustainable way of life. It is time to listen a
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South Korean President says discussed bilateral relations with Biden
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Seoul [South Korea], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that he had held a phone conversation with projected US President-elect Joe Biden to discuss the bilateral relations and global challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
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France welcomes Biden's pledge to bring US back to Paris Climate Accord
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Paris [Europe], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Paris welcomes US President-elect Joe Biden's commitment to return to the Paris agreement on climate change, French Minister-Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness Franck Riester said on Monday.
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Plea in SC against Centre's notification demarcating Western Ghats ESA
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New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the October 2018 draft notification by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change relating to the demarcation of 56,825 sq km as the Western Ghats ecologically sensitive area (ESA).
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US-China tensions will remain even if Biden joins Paris climate pact, say
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Beijing [China], November 6 (ANI): Chinese observers say that Washington and Beijing have more challenges to overcome even if they work together on the climate change issue, even as US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has said that he will immediately rejoin the Paris climate pact i
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UN, member states regret US withdrawal from Paris agreement on climate cha
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New York [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), along with UN member states Chile, France, Italy and the UK, have expressed regret over Washington's decision to exit the Paris accord on climate change but said they would continue t
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Climate change an important issue, countries need to work together: Prakas
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New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Underlining that climate change is an important issue that needs the attention of world leaders, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said all the countries need to work together to save the planet.
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FS Shringla, Philip Barton discuss regional issues, terrorism; agree to st
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London [UK], November 5 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla held talks with Philip R Barton, Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during which they agreed to strengthen the UK-India partnership and work together to tackle global challenge
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