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Punjab Govt signs MoU with PHFI
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Sept 7 (ANI): The Punjab Government on Saturday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) to undertake collaborative programs in the areas of environmental health, road and food safety besides nutrition and preventive health amo
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Animals the worst-sufferers of land degradation: Director, ZSI
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Animals are the worst victims of land degradation, desertification, and soil erosion, said Kailash Chandra, Director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), here on Saturday.
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J-K leaders to be in custody till environment created for democracy to fun
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Defending government's move of detaining political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir after repeal of Article 370, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday said they have not been charged with any criminal offence and are only in "preventive detentio
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Allergic diseases increase risk of adult-onset asthma: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 6 (ANI): Allergies are one of the most common chronic diseases which can increase the risk of asthma in an individual if serving severely, found researchers.
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NMCG gains global experience from World Water Week 2019 to clean Ganga
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 6 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) will seek the help of foreign experts to develop a kind of environmental flow regime for river Ganga and its tributaries.
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IATA reports soft start to peak travel period
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 6 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Friday announced slowing global passenger demand growth for July.
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Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif urge fans to shun single-use plas
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Actors Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Madhuri Dixit hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative of banning single-use plastic in the country and urged fans to support the mission.
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US, China diplomats spar over South China Sea at Indian Ocean Conference
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sept 4 (ANI): US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on China in his address at the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) here, leading to a tense environment which saw a Chinese diplomat in the crowd rebutting his claims.
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Siliguri raises voice for Amazon fires
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Sep 4 ANI: Organisations dealing with issues related to science, nature, environment conservation hit the Siliguri streets on Tuesday evening to express deep concern over the fires engulfing the world's largest rainforest, Amazon.
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IATA calls for living up to the legacy of Chicago Convention
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chicago [USA], Sep 4 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged aviation stakeholders to continue to be guided by the spirit of the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation, known as the Chicago Convention, in response to the challenges being faced by the avia
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Riteish Deshmukh makes eco-friendly Ganesha idol at home
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sep 3 (ANI): Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations come with a number of environmental issues and risks as thousands of people immerse the idols made of Plaster of Paris and toxic paints that do not dissolve in water properly and end up polluting and choking the already dying w
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India committed to minimising impact of desertification: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Greater Noida [Uttar Pradesh], Sept 2 (ANI): India is committed to finding a long-term solution to minimise the impact of desertification and land degradation, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
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