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President calls on APEC to invest in Vietnam's green growth
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 11 (ANI/VOVWORLD): President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the APEC CEO Summit 2021's theme on promoting sustainable development and climate change response strategies saying the green planet is shaking due to the unprecedented impact of climate change, severe climat
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Gopal Rai starts campaign against open burning of waste in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister on Thursday started a campaign against open burning of garbage in Delhi which will go on till December 11.
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Plant-based gummy candy helps vegans, vegetarians get their vitamins
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): Worldwide, millions of people follow vegan and vegetarian diets for religious, ethical, environmental, or economic reasons. While these diets have purported health benefits, they can also lack essential nutrients, such as vitamins B12 and D3, if not well-p
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Ministers of Brazil, South Africa, India, China representing BASIC Group m
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 11 (ANI): Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has chaired a meeting at COP26 in Glasgow, UK in which ministers of Brazil, South Africa, India and China represented the BASIC Group.
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More than 25,000 tons of COVID-19 protection waste floats in oceans
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Sofia [Bulgaria], November 10 (ANI/Novinite): Since the start of the 2020 pandemic, many have become accustomed to using personal protective equipment, which is often disposable and not used for a long time. The problem of mass pollution of the environment with used masks, gloves and bottles
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UAE endorses policy action agenda for transition to sustainable food and a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 10 (ANI/WAM): Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, announced the UAE's endorsement of the Policy Action Agenda for Transition to Sustainable Food and Agriculture, at a high-level event on 'Accelerating a just rural transition t
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President Kovind greets nation on occasion of Chhath Puja
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday greeted the citizens on the occasion of Chhath Puja, and wish the festival would strengthen people's efforts to protect the environment.
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Delhi govt to launch 'anti-open burning campaign' from Nov 11
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Delhi government on Tuesday announced that it will launch the "anti-open burning campaign" from November 11 to curb the instances of open burning in the national capital.
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'Encyclopedia of forest' Tulsi Gowda receives Padma Shri
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Tulsi Gowda, an environmentalist, received the Padma Shri award from the President of India on Monday.
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Stubble burning cases in Punjab 25 pc less than last year: Environment eng
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India] November 8, (ANI): A total of 32,734 cases of stubble burning have been reported in Punjab from mid-September till now and the average number of fires is 25% less as compared to last year, according to Samita, environmental engineer, Punjab State Pollution Control B
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MOEFCC Secretary launches COP26 Charter of Actions prepared by TERI in Gla
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], November 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): "Discussions on climate action must start with those people and areas which are going to have greatest of the impact from climate change," said Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government
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Hong Kong administration blind to climate crisis, focuses only on 'nationa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 7 (ANI): The Hong Kong administration, which is extremely active on national security law (NSL) -- is completely blind to the real threat to the territory that is climate change, according to a report in local media.
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