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Air pollution: Centre should participate so that we get help from other st
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): I believe the Central government should actively participate on the issue of air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region so that we can get help from other states and resolve this problem, said Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday.
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Delhi: Anti-smog guns deployed at large construction sites to control poll
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New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Anti-smog guns have been deployed at large construction sites in the national capital as part of the measures being taken to control pollution.
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'Govt plans animal corridor on upcoming Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to protect
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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 5 (ANI): Aiming at protecting the wildlife, an "animal corridor" is being planned near Ranthambore National Park and Mukundra Hill Tiger Reserve en route under-construction Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, said Sukhram Bishnoi, Rajasthan Forest and Environment Min
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Uttarakhand's COVID positive minister hospitalised with breathing problem
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) October 2 (ANI): Uttarakhand Forest and Environment Minister Harak Singh Rawat, who is COVID-19 positive, was hospitalised with breathing problem last night, the state government said on Friday.
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Environment ministerial meet on air pollution with Delhi, Punjab, Haryana,
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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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Kejriwal seeks meeting with Javadekar to discuss IARI technique to elimina
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar, seeking a meeting to discuss a solution to the problem of stubble burning developed by scientists of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) which us
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Centre sanctions 670 electric buses, 241 charging stations under phase-II
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New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): The Centre sanctioned 670 electric buses in Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, and Chandigarh as also 241 charging stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Port Blair under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme, Union Environment Minister Prakash Jav
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India urges nations to put 'nature at heart' of recovery plan post COVID-1
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New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised that un-regulated exploitation of natural resources coupled with un-sustainable food habits and consumption patterns lead to destruction of systems that support human life, said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadek
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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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Okhla Bird Sanctuary set to open from tomorrow
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Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 14 (ANI): Okhla Bird Sanctuary is set to open from tomorrow after being closed for five months due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, informed the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday.
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Erik Solheim inaugurates the 12th International Greenstorm Nature Photogra
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Kochi (Kerala) [India] September 11 (ANI/PRNewswire): "Contrary to popular notions, environmental protection and development can go hand in hand," said Erik Solheim, former Norwegian Environment Minister, former UNEP Executive Director and former UN Under-Secretary-General.
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Centre to focus on increasing gross enrollment ratio, building higher educ
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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 8 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that the Centre has set a target of increasing the Gross Enrollment Ratio in higher education from 26 per cent to 50 per cent under National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and added that
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