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Prakash Javadekar launches NBA-UNDP India's Biodiversity Samrakshan Intern
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar launched NBA-UNDP India's Biodiversity Samrakshan Internship Programme and addressed the virtual celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity on Friday.
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Locusts from Pakistan enter Indian states, threaten standing crops
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Locust swarms from Pakistan have entered Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh threatening major damage to standing cotton crops and vegetables, said Spokesperson, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Over 150 global corporations urge world leaders for net-zero recovery from
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London/New York, May 21 (ANI): A total of 155 companies with a combined market capitalisation of over 2.4 trillion dollars and representing over five million employees have signed a statement urging governments around the world to align their COVID-19 economic aid and recovery efforts with t
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Exoplanet climate 'Decoder' aids search for life
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): After examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet surfaces, Cornell University astronomers have developed a practical model -- an environmental colour "decoder" -- to tease out climate clues for potentially habitable exoplanets in galaxies far aw
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Every day is mother's honoring Mother Earth
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): WeThePlanet organized a live broadcast to honor "Every Day is Mother's Day and Mother Earth" on this Mother's Day, where extraordinary mothers and daughters (and a few good men) came together to restore their faith given the recent Covid-19
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Russia to launch first Arktika-M satellite for monitoring Arctic climate t
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 4 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia will launch its first Arktika-M satellite for monitoring the Arctic climate and environment at the end of the year, General Director of the Lavochkin aerospace company Vladimir Kolmykov told Sputnik.
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Greta Thunberg donates USD 100,000 to UNICEF to protect children during CO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 1 (ANI): Sweden-based climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that she was donating USD 100,000 in prize money she had received from the Danish NGO Human Act to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support their work in protecting children hit by the
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I believe all of us have the power to make the world a better place, says
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Actor Bhumi Pednekar has been trying to propagate positive social messages through her movies as well as her nature protection initiative 'Climate Warrior.' The actor believes that every individual has the power to make a difference amid these testing ti
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Earth Day 2020: Today's Google Doodle is all about 'The Bee'
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): As the world observes the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Google has marked the special day with a doodle featuring one of the smallest and most critical organisms - the honey bee.
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Bollywood divas appreciate nature on 50th Earth Day
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): As the world celebrates the 50th Earth Day today, Bollywood divas Madhuri Dixit Nene, Sonakshi Sinha, Bhumi Pednekar, and Pooja Bhatt took a moment to appreciate nature and thank mother Earth in different ways.
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ADB Ventures raises $50 million, exceeding fund capitalisation target
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday that ADB Ventures, its new impact investment platform, will soon start operations after successfully raising the equivalent of 50 million dollars from multilateral and bilateral development partners and
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Delhi's air quality may deteriorate due to western dust storms: SAFAR
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has said that the air quality of Delhi could deteriorate on Wednesday due to approaching dust storms from western India.
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