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Environment ministerial meet on air pollution with Delhi, Punjab, Haryana,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar informed that this year meeting with Environment Ministers of Delhi and neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan will be held virtually on October 1.
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Environment Ministry to hold review and preparation meeting regarding air
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) will conduct a virtual meeting on October 1 on the issue related to air pollution and stubble burning.
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Bhumi Pednekar engages with school students to raise awareness on climate
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 26 (ANI): Actor Bhumi Pednekar is reaching out to school students to involve them in climate conservation and has collaborated with a key global initiative, 'Climate Action Project', which reaches out to 10 million students across 107 countries.
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Indian industry leaders sign up for near-zero emissions by 2050
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): A coalition of leading Indian corporates has signed up an industry charter for near-zero emissions by 2050 at a virtual event during the ongoing Climate Week NYC.
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Mindspace Business Parks REIT pledges commitment to Climate Group's EV100
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 24 (ANI): Mindspace Business Parks REIT on Thursday pledged to transition to 100 per cent electric mobility by expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure for clients across all its business parks by 2030.
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EnKing International, the first Indian company to become a CDP Accredited
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India] September 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): CDP runs the global environmental disclosure system, each year it supports thousands of companies, cities, states, and regions to measure and manage their risks and opportunities on climate change, deforestation and water
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New tool launched to support rapid renewable energy deployment
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The India chapter of science-based non-profit Nature Conservancy has launched a geospatial tool for helping decision-makers, investors, and financiers to make better choices in selecting land for siting solar and wind projects.
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Delhi zoo to get male rhino soon, says Babul Supriyo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): On the occasion of World Rhino Day, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Babul Supriyo on Tuesday congratulated frontline forest staff and officials deployed across the country for working tirelessly to save rhinos and informed that
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COVID-19 likely to become a seasonal disease, say scientists
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Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when herd immunity is attained, suggests a new review published in Frontiers in Public Health.
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8 Indian beaches recommended for Blue Flag certification
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New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): For the first time, a total of eight Indian beaches have been recommended for the coveted international eco-label, the Blue-Flag certification, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced on Friday on the eve of the I
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Financial sector confronts deforestation as a key ESG risk: Fitch
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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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Don't link environmental degradation with peace, security: India at UN
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): Warning against "securitisation" of environmental issues, India on Thursday said that linking environmental degradation to peace and security will not enhance the collective effort to address climate change issues.
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