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"Trump has been in a climate denial": Former diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar on U
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
After US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday directing the withdrawal of the United States from international organisations, conventions and treaties that are "contrary to the interests" of the US, former Indian diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar told ANI on Thursday that the US Pr
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US withdraws from Green Climate Fund, says will not fund "radical organisa
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also said that the goals set by the GCF were "contrary" to Washington and that it would no longer fund "radical organizations."
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International Solar Alliance to remain focused on its objectives despite U
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The government has noted media reports citing the US' decision to withdraw from 66 international organisations, including the International Solar Alliance (ISA), sources said on Thursday, stating that the Alliance remains focused on its objective of supporting its member countries in scaling
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 strikes Tajikistan
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck Tajikistan on Wednesday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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Heavy rain, snowfall kill 17, injure 11 in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The dead included five members of a family whose roof collapsed on Thursday in Kabkan, a district in Herat province, Mohammad Yousaf Saeedi, spokesman for the Herat governor, said. Two of the victims were children.
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Himachal Pradesh: CM Sukhu explains three-step plan to tackle 'chitta' cir
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, CM Sukhu said that the first step was to raise awareness, followed by strict action and providing professional treatment in case an addict is found, only to bring them back into the mainstream.
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Congress' Jairam Ramesh criticises Govt's new definition of Aravalli, BJP'
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a major step towards conservation and protection of the entire Aravalli Range stretching from Delhi to Gujarat from illegal mining, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued directions to the States for a complete Ban on the Grant of any New
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"No legal demarcation, notified boundary": Congress' Pawan Khera criticise
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Yesterday's notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change claims that it has issued directions to the states for a 'complete ban on the grant of any new mining leases in the Aravallis'. It is also claimed that 'This prohibition applies uniformly across the entir
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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launches Integrated Renewable Energy Policy to
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Today, at a state-level programme in Gandhinagar, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched the Government of Gujarat's Integrated Renewable Energy Policy-2025. Under the guidance of the Chief Minister and the leadership of Energy Minister Rushikesh Patel and Minister of State Kaushik Vekar
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Environment Ministry writes to states on prohibited zones, sustainable min
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat regarding the "ban on grant of new Mining leases and strict regulation of ongoing mining activity in the Aravalli Hills in compliance
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Centre will protect entire Aravallis; no mining leases; protected zone to
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a significant step towards conservation and protection of the entire Aravalli Range stretching from Delhi to Gujarat from illegal mining, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued directions to the States for a complete Ban on the Grant of an
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Jairam Ramesh accuses Centre of misleading public on Aravallis, questions
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Ramesh alleged that the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change was being "economical with the truth" on the Aravalli Hills issue. He claimed that the redefinition being adopted by the government had been "clearly and compellingly opposed" by key statutor
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