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Punjab School Education Department intensifies campaign to make farmers aw
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 12 (ANI): The Punjab School Education Department on Monday said that it has intensified its campaign to make the farmers aware about the harmful effects of paddy straw burning on the environment.
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Nagaland Environment Minister CM Chang passes away at 78
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], October 12 (ANI): Nagaland Minister CM Chang on Monday passed away at Naga Hospital Authority in Kohima. He was 78-years-old.
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Responsible Whatr's sustainable aluminium cans reach the mark of 1 lakh sa
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Responsible Whatr, India's first natural spring water beverage in an aluminium can, launched during the global pandemic has crossed 1 lakh cans sale over a period of four months via online and offline channels. Owing to the rising demand for thei
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Close to 700 cases of stubble burning reported from Punjab, Haryana betwee
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Amidst increasing levels of air pollution in the national capital region, close to 700 cases of stubble burning were reported from Punjab and Haryana between September 21-29, according to sources in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (
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Delhi Environment Minister imposes Rs 50 lakh fine on the NCRTC for violat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for not following the anti-pollution directives of the government.
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DPCC imposes fine of Rs 20 lakh on FICCI for violating environmental regul
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New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh on FICCI for violation of environmental regulations.
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India has launched National Action Plan for conservation of migratory bird
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New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): India has launched a national action plan for the conservation of migratory birds along with the Central Asian Flyway, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday.
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Spinach is good for planet, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): A wonderful source of iron, folate, chlorophyll, Vitamin E, magnesium, Vitamin A, fibre, plant protein, and Vitamin C-- Spinach, is not just good for human health, but for the environment as well. Researchers have found that Spinach, doesn't just provide en
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Parents less aware when their kids vape than when they smoke, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 10 (ANI): The findings of a new study has shown that most of the parents know or suspect when their child smokes, however, there are chances that they are in the dark if the child vapes or uses other tobacco products.
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Stay-at-home orders cut noise exposure nearly in half amid COVID-19: Study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Michigan [US], October 10 (ANI): People's exposure to environmental noise dropped nearly in half during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the University of Michigan researchers who analysed data from the Apple Hearing Study.
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Gopal Rai visits construction site at Pragati Maidan with anti-smog gun
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday inspected a construction site at Pragati Maidan where anti-smog gun has been deployed as part of the measures to control pollution.
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Kaziranga National Park remains shut for tourists due to heavy floods
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 9 (ANI): The decision to reopen the Kaziranga National Park has been put on hold after floodwater submerged the park in the last few days, according to Parimal Suklabaidya, Minister for Fishery, Excise, Environment, and Forest, Assam government.
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