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Over 40,000 troops to participate in Indian Army's exercise 'Sindhu Sudars
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): More than 40,000 troops will take part in the Indian Army's exercise codenamed 'Sindhu Sudarshan' in the deserts of Rajasthan, from November 29 to December 4.
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Bernie Sanders suffers heart attack, Doctors confirm
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 5 (ANI): Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack, his campaign confirmed on Friday (local time) after he departed Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas.
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New Delhi Declaration reflects synergies of land, people at grass root lev
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 13 (ANI): The 'New Delhi Declaration' adopted by 196 countries and the European Union on the last day of 14th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) reflects a development synergy of both land and pe
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India committed towards land restoration: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar asserted here in a conference organized by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Friday that India is committed for its actions in the country to ensure that
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It is important to mobilize private investors for land restoration, says U
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 10 (ANI): Resources available to address the problem of land degradation are insufficient and it is important to mobilize private investors for the purpose of land restoration, said Ibrahim Thiaw, executive secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Deser
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PM Modi takes India's remote sensing and space technology to world stage
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took India's remote sensing and space technology to the world stage by mentioning it at the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
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PM stresses on India's role in promoting South-South Cooperation at COP 14
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stressed on India's role in promoting South-South Cooperation at the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) while addressing 196 countries
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PM Modi to address COP 14 to UNCCD in Greater Noida on Monday
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) being held in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
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Over 3 animal species in India have gone extinct due to desertification, r
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 8 (ANI): At least three to four species of animals, such as the Indian Cheetah, pink-headed duck, and the Sumatran Rhino, have become extinct due to desertification in India, researchers warned at the 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations C
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Forest certification can help reduce degradation, experts panel observes
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Certification of forest and trees is extremely important for natural resources which will help in reducing land degradation and combat desertification, an experts panel observed on Saturday.
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Animals the worst-sufferers of land degradation: Director, ZSI
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Animals are the worst victims of land degradation, desertification, and soil erosion, said Kailash Chandra, Director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), here on Saturday.
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Land degradation affecting livelihood, experts call for alertness at grass
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 5 (ANI): With land degradation massively affecting livelihood at the local level in all parts of the world, UNCCD has said that 122 countries have committed to set Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets so far.
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