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HP: Case registered against unknown persons for killing adult male deer in
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Police on Wednesday registered a case against unknown persons for killing an adult male deer in Hurla village of Gadsa Valley here.
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Maruti clocks 3.9 pc rise in December sales led by compact car segment
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Green shoots appeared to be emerging in the auto sector on Wednesday with Maruti Suzuki India reporting 3.9 per cent increase in total sales during December.
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Govt approves extension of Secy Ravi Shankar Prasad, assigns additional ch
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The central government on Tuesday approved the extension of Ravi Shankar Prasad, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for a period of one year.
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Odisha: Miniature artist creates 'Welcome 2020' to raise awareness about n
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Khordha (Odisha) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): In order to create awareness about non-biodegradable waste in the country, a miniature artist from Odisha's Khordha scripted -- Welcome 2020 -- artistically inside a glass bottle using waste plastic fibre.
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Kochi: Artist makes 'trap' installation to raise awareness against single-
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): To draw attention towards the increasing problem of single-use plastic waste in the country, a huge model made up of around 1500 plastic bottles called 'Trap' has been installed here on Tuesday.
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Thermax wins Rs 431 crore order for two FGD systems in Jharkhand
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Energy and environment solutions provider Thermax Ltd said on Tuesday it has concluded an order of Rs 431 crore from a public-private joint venture power company to set up two flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems at its thermal power plant in Jhar
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K'taka: State forest department converts wasteland into medicinal plant ga
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The state forest department and the Western Ghats Task Force in Shivamogga have converted a wasteland into a medicinal plant garden after dedicated over a decade of time and efforts on the initiative.
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Haryana: Earphones, data cables, money in exchange for e-waste in Panchkul
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): To control the generation of e-waste, Panchkula administration has launched an initiative in which those bringing in the waste can either take money or exchange it for other items.
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India's forest covers increased by 13,000 sq km in past four years: Prakas
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): India has increased its total forest cover by 13,000 square kilometres in the past four years, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javdekar said on Monday, adding that his ministry is on the right track to further increase the gre
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New Delhi: Prakash Javadekar releases India State of Forest Report
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) on Monday in New Delhi.
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Haryana-based company introduces environment-friendly shoes
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): In an environment-friendly move, a city-based company, that has been into shoe-making business for the last 25 years, have manufactured biodegradable shoes which are made of husks, sugarcane and eucalyptus.
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Reduced exposure to air pollution results in substantial health improvemen
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 29 (ANI): Air pollution is an issue that requires urgent redressal if environmental degradation is to be halted from progressing further. Though, on an individual scale, reduction in air pollution has been observed to have dramatic positive effects on the health of
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