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Prakash Javadekar uses Sanskrit for first time at UNSC on climate change
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Tuesday used Sanskrit for the first time in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Debate on climate change.
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More harm than good caused by climate-friendly foam building insulation
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study discovered that in "eco-friendly" foam plastic building insulation, the use of the polymeric flame retardant PolyFR may be harmful to human health and the environment.
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Tripura gets first-of-its-kind road constructed using plastic waste
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Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 22 (ANI): In a first-ever initiative in Tripura, the state has started using plastic waste in the construction of roads with an aim to reduce plastic waste and make the environment plastic-free, said Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday. Read More
Daily commuters are inhaling unacceptably high levels of carcinogens, reve
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Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): A study published in the journal, Environment International uncovered that normal suburbanites in California are possibly breathing in synthetic compounds at levels that increase the danger of birth imperfections and even cancer.
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CSC launches campaign to promote use of electric vehicles in rural areas
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New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): The government's Common Services Centre (CSC) scheme has launched a rural e-mobility campaign urging people to switch to electric vehicles and preserve the environment by reducing carbon footprint.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan plants sapling at MP Secretariat to conserve environ
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 20 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan planted a sapling at the state secretariat on Saturday and urged people to plant a sapling at least once in a year.
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Delhi govt to make comprehensive action plan to tackle dust pollution
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New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): The Delhi government will make a comprehensive action plan to tackle dust pollution in the city, said state Environment Minister Gopal Rai.
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Discussed important issues with COP26 President for negotiations in Glasgo
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New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday held a meeting with Alok Sharma, President of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and discussed all important issues for the negotiations to b
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HCL Foundation grants Rs 16 crore to NGOs in sixth edition
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Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 16 (ANI): HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Technologies Ltd, said on Tuesday three NGOs -- one each in development areas of environment, health, and education -- will each receive a grant of Rs 5 crore for a three to five-
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Kabira Mobility launches KM3000 & KM4000; India's fastest electric bik
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New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): Bike fanatics in India have a reason to rejoice as Kabira Mobility, a Goa-based start-up today announced the launch of two new hi-speed electric bikes - KM3000 and KM4000 through a virtual launch. With an objective to provide a 'Made in India'
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Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education inaugurates two-day textbook t
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Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 15 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Monday organised a two-day workshop to initiate translation of the Environmental Studies textbooks from standard 3 to 5, and of Mathematics textbooks from standard 1 to 5, into four
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NGT constitutes expert committee to look into Rourkela Steel Plant gas lea
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New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the constitution of an expert committee comprising the Ministry of Environment, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and the Odisha Pollution Control Board (PCB) to look into the matter of suspected toxic
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