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This Diwali, Go Green!
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 26 (ANI): Diwali, the festival of lights comes along with lots of shopping, sweets, exchange of gifts, bursting of crackers. Amongst all the celebration, joy and fervor, we unconsciously leave dire effect the environment.
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Punjab: Govt reduces VAT tax on natural gas to 3 pc
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) Oct 25 (ANI): In a move that will scale up revenue generation significantly and reduce environmental pollution by encouraging industry to shift to natural gas, Punjab government on Friday notified reduction in VAT on natural gas, in Gaseous State other than Compressed Na
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Congress seeks special session of Goa assembly against Centre's clearance
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Congress leader Digambar Kamat on Friday sought a special session of Goa assembly over Centre's decision to grant environmental approval to Karnataka's Kalasa-Banduri drinking water project on the Mahadayi River.
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Telangana: Citizens, traders say no to Chinese crackers this Diwali
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 25 (ANI): With colourful decorations, sparkling lights and abundance of sweets, people across Hyderabad are ready to celebrate Diwali. The responsible citizens here are saying no to Chinese crackers this festive season, which do not only pollute the environ
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Varanasi: Students pledge not to burn firecrackers
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 25 (ANI): The students of CM Anglo Bengali College in Varanasi on Friday pledged not to burn crackers during Diwali in bid to prevent air and noise pollution.
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Sawant demands Javadekar's ministry to withdraw consent given to Kalasa-Bh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Oct 25 (ANI); Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday demanded the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to immediately withdraw the consent granted to Karnataka's Kalasa-Bhandura project.
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Punjab govt inks MoU with Industrial associations, GNDEC Ludhiana to promo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): In a bid to give further impetus to promote research and innovation in the state through collaborative efforts, the Department of Science, Technology and Environment of the state on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guru Nanak
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Goa: CM Sawant should resign for failing to protect Mahadayi river, demand
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Goa Forward Party (GFP) President Vijai Sardesai on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for allegedly failing to protect the Mahadayi River.
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Piyush Goyal lauds PM for 'path breaking improvements' in India's business
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): After India jumped 14 positions to be ranked 63rd in the World Bank's ease of doing business, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the "path breaking improvements" in the country's business environment.
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Kanpur: School students campaign for celebrating eco-friendly Diwali
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): With the festival of Diwali around the corner, some students from a school in Kanpur have vowed to celebrate an eco-friendly festival of light and urging others also to shun the usage of firecrackers.
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Wipro elected as DJSI World index member for 10th consecutive year
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): IT major Wipro Ltd said on Tuesday that it has been selected as a member of the global Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) 2019 for the tenth year in succession.
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Workshop by NMCG to mull on ensuring 'clean' and 'perennial' flow of river
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 21 (ANI): International and national environmentalists and experts mull over ensuring the perennial flow of river Ganges at a workshop organised by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) here on Monday.
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