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Research finds method to reduce mercury emissions from industry
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers have developed a method that can reduce mercury levels in sulphuric acid by more than 90 per cent, even from very low levels. The findings were reported in the journal 'ACS ES&T Engineering.'
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New Certification Aims to Mitigate Antimicrobial Resistance Risk in Antibi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5: BSI, the business improvement and standards company, today launched a new global Minimized Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) certification designed to promote and attest to the responsible manufacturing of antibiotics in the global supply chain, helping to min
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India vulnerable to climate change due to heavy population: UNEP Executive
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"You see the effects of climate change everywhere in the world. But of course, India is particularly vulnerable to climate change because it has a heavy population and the kind of nature of India makes it more vulnerable than most other places," Solheim said on Y20 talk on climate action.
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Act Now hosts 4th edition of World's Longest and Largest Environment Onlin
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8: "Young people, speak up, through activism, through the arts and performances, through clean ups, through protest movements. Your voice is strong and getting stronger. You have power to decide your future," said Dr. Susan Gardner, United Nations Environment Programm
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Reliance Entertainment's Games - Little Singham and Little Singham Cycle R
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5: In commemoration of World Environment Day, Reliance Games is proud to announce a unique initiative aimed at raising awareness about the hazards of plastic among children and youth. Building upon the tremendous success of last year's campaign, which reach
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New approach required to solve single-use plastics problem in India
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Plastic waste has been one of the most significant environmental problems challenging humankind. Experts have realised that conventional plastics, which takes several hundred years to degrade are a critical ecological hazard. As per the United Nati
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Delhi government to organise cyclothon on occasion of International Women'
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The event will be conducted in partnership with the United Nations in India, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), as per a press release from Directorate of Education, Delhi Government
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Rajasthan's Sarpanch initiates the 'Garbage Free Marriage Functions' Campa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 6 (ANI/PNN): Known as Hockey Wali Sarpanch, Neeru Yadav the Sarpach of Lambi Ahir, Tehsil Buhana, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan; has initiated a positive change towards reducing the food waste in the marriages. In her recent initiative, she has started a unique ca
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UN ranks Namami Gange among Top 10 World Restoration Flagship Programmes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The award was received by G. Asok Kumar, the Director General of the Namami Gange project during a function at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada on World Restoration Day on Wednesday.
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Joint work programme of UNFCCC Technology Mechanism launched at COP27
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, the UNEP said, the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) - the two bodies of the Technology Mechanism under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement - launched their joint work programme to accelerate the deployment of transformative clim
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Understanding 'Concept of LiFE' held at India Pavilion at COP 27, Sharm El
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change, Inger Andersen, Executive Secretary, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFCCC, Lord Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government, London School of Eco
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MoU inked between NCC, UN Environment Programme in New Delhi to achieve un
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): National Cadet Corps (NCC) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday to tackle the issue of plastic pollution and achieve the goa
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