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Approach Environment, Fisheries Ministries; NGT on plea for mandatory use
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a petitioner to approach the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying with his plea seeking to enact regulatory measures under the Mari
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India will work with G-20 nations to make world a better place: Javadekar
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): India is committed to working with the G-20 nations for making the world a better place and applauds the launch of the Global Initiative to reduce land degradation and coral reef programme, said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday.
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PwC commits to net zero emissions by 2030 globally
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London [UK], Sep 16 (ANI): Global consulting major PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has made a worldwide science-based commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, including supporting its clients to reduce their emissions.
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Scientists predict that COVID-19 will become a seasonal virus - but not ye
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 15 (ANI): A new review published in Frontiers in Public Health suggests that 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.
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Trump says science doesn't know about climate change, he does
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the observations of scientists about climate change and predicted that it would soon get "cooler".
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Swadeshi Jagran Manch writes to PM requesting halt to field trials of gene
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): After the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change allowed the field trials for Bt brinjal, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Monday, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to halt th
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Environment Ministry suggests different models for re-using plastic pens
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that three different models have been suggested for the producers, importers and brand owners to implement the Extended Producers Responsibil
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Indian diplomat Abhay K quotes Kalidasa's poems to highlight climate chang
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New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Abhay K, Ambassador of India to Madagascar and Comoros, used classical 5th century Sanskrit poet Kalidasa's poems to highlight the triple threat of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution that the world faces today.
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Over 37 yrs, glaciers in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve's Rishikesh catchmen
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 9 (ANI): Glaciers in Rishikesh catchment area of world heritage site Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve are depleting fast due to climate change, with a reduction of almost 10 per cent in almost four decades, says a study by the Ministry of Environment and
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Threat of climate change is real and dangerous: Piyush Goyal
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New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the threat of climate change is real and dangerous and the country has to move towards a world of net-zero carbon emissions.
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Five Petroleum and Gas sector PSUs to join International Solar Alliance:D
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Five Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry will be joining International Solar Alliance (ISA)'s Coalition for Sustainable Climate Action (ISA-CSCA) as Corporate Partners and will be contributing to ISA's Corpus Fund,
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Poor quality environments contribute to 13 per cent of deaths in Europe: E
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Poor environmental conditions in European countries contribute to as much as one in eight deaths, a report on the environmental risks to health released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) released on Tuesday said.
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