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Emphasis on new crop technologies to boost India's climate action - Dr Shi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bushfires in summers are not uncommon for the people living in Australia. But what they witnessed this year was a mega-blaze, burning over five million hectares of land and claiming human lives.
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Partner with India to fight climate change, rather than defence says Front
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): Bernie Sanders, the front-runner for the Democratic US presidential nomination on Tuesday said instead of selling weapons to India, United States should partner on the issue of climate change with the aim of creating renewable energy and cutting air polluti
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Jaishankar, German Foreign Minister discuss counter-terrorism, climate cha
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Feb 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his German counterpart, Heiko Maas, in Berlin and discussed a range of global and bilateral issues, including climate change, counter-terrorism, multilateralism, connectivity, besides sharing their perspectives on the
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Tech Mahindra recognized as global leader on climate change for four years
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions announced today that it has been recognized as a global leader on climate change for four years in a row.
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India to take lead role in promoting 'green economy': PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Mentioning that India has a population of almost 2,970 at present, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country would take a leading role in promoting green economy including conservation of mountain ecology with people's partic
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India, Norway agree to jointly tackle environmental concerns
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): India and Norway have agreed to jointly tackle concerns related to oceans, environment and climate matters, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Sunday.
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UN chief Antonio Guterres arrives in Pakistan for four-day visit
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 16: Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday for a four-day visit to the nation.
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Adani Green Energy surges after signing deal with Total for $510 million
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Shares of Adani Green Energy soared by over 2 per cent in morning trade on Friday, a day after the company said it has entered into a binding agreement with Total Gas and Power Business Services SAS for investment of 510 million dollars to acquire
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'Pyaar ka Paudha' campaign launched by Bihar govt to encourage practice of
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Ahead of Valentine's day, 'Pyaar ka Paudha' (a plant of love) campaign has been launched by the Bihar government's Department of Environment and Forest in Patna, to encourage the practice of planting trees in the state.
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Rapid weather variability increases spread of flu epidemic, study finds
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): A team of scientists from Florida State University in a recent study detailed on how significant weather swings increases the spread of flu epidemic in highly populated regions.
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CDRI will enhance Climate change adaptation with focus on Disaster Resilie
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled various proposals in Union Budget 2020-21 related to the Environmental sector, emphasising on the government's aim to enhance climate change adaptation with a focus on Di
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Budget 2020: Govt sets aside Rs 4,400 cr to battle climate change
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Underlining India's focus on environment preservation and climate change, the government has set aside Rs 4,400 crore to spend under this head in this year's Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday.
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