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Petrol, diesel-run govt vehicles to be replaced with electric vehicles: Pr
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
"We will preserve the environment and also will save energy, our government has decided to go for electric vehicles during the next five years in all the government departments. Electronic vehicles will be bought from now and charging stations would be set up as we want to keep our environme
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UN ranks Namami Gange among Top 10 World Restoration Flagship Programmes
Updated : 3 years, 6 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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Study confirms light from outside our galaxy is brighter than expected
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): Scientists analyzed new measurements showing that the light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three times brighter than the light from known populations of galaxies, challenging assumptions about the number and environment of stars in the unive
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Pakistan's most crucial challenges include impacts of climate change: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The most crucial challenges for Pakistan include the impacts of climate change -- floods, heat waves, drought, crop losses and diseases -- whose frequency has increased rapidly over the past couple of decades.
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Altus Airflow expanded its services recently; plans to launch branch offic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI/SRV): Altus Airflow, a premium Modular Operation Theatre & IVF Lab Manufacturing company, known worldwide for designing and constructing healthcare clean rooms and environment projects, has recently expanded its services beyond its current operations i
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How do algae photosynthesize in deep sea: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Plants that live on land, such as spinach, grow by using sunlight to perform photosynthesis. How, then, do algae photosynthesize in the deep sea, an environment where only a little light reaches them?
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We felt Tim Southee was right for our environment now: New Zealand coach G
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Kiwis announced earlier on Thursday that Southee was taking over from Kane Williamson as New Zealand Test captain and the fast bowler's first assignment as skipper will come in Pakistan over the New Year.
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China's foreign coastal infrastructure projects come at heavy environmenta
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A recent academic study published in the journal One Earth reveals that there are environmental downsides to China's coastal infrastructure and projects. Africa is the worst affected by these projects. The marine habitats in Caribbean Island nations also face high risk.
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HECS continues to bag major O&M Contracts
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI/SRV): Hubert Enviro Care Systems P Ltd (HECS) continued its order-winning spree as it is receives orders worth 55 crores from 4 different repeat customers last month.
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Green bonds likely to be issued in Jan-March quarter, government tells Par
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Green bonds are financial instruments that generate proceeds for investment in environmentally sustainable and climate-suitable projects.
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ACE Green Recycling and Tabono to form Battery Recycling Joint Venture
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Houston [US], December 13 (ANI/PRNewswire): ACE Green Recycling (ACE), an innovative recycling platform for battery materials, and Tabono Investments (Tabono), a leading investment company in Africa with experience in mining, logistics and recycling, have signed a term sheet to form a joint
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Itchy eyes and a runny nose? Research suggests it could be climate change
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers with the Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute have simulated how climate change will affect the distribution of two leading allergens - oak and ragweed pollens - across the contiguous United States. The results, published in the journal Frontiers in Al
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