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Stakeholder to brainstorm over need for 'New Age Economic Regulators' in N
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): To discuss the role of regulators in changing economic environment and reforms envisaged for the power sector, key stakeholders from different sectors such as power, oil and gas, housing, telecom, banking and insurance will be coming together in Delhi on Augu
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India pledges to restore 50 lakh hectares of degraded land by 2030: Javade
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Underlining that desertification is a worldwide problem, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that India will aim to convert degraded land of nearly 50 lakh hectares to fertile land by 2030.
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Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental fund pledges $5 million towards Amazon p
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
California [USA], Aug 26 (ANI): Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio's new environmental fund with Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth has pledged USD 5 million towards the preservation of the Amazon rainforest as wildfires continue to ravage "the planet's lungs".
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Greater Chennai Corporation initiates environmental awareness campaign
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The Greater Chennai Corporation on Sunday initiated the awareness campaign through a Marathon for 'zero waste and no use of plastic.'
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Scientists suggest new method to track pollution from cooking
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): Researchers have found a new way to track pollution from cooking, an important source of pollution in urban environments.
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Trump calls Brazil President, offers assistance in tackling Amazon rainfor
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump called Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday (local time) and offered assistance, if needed, to tackle the raging wildfires in the Amazon rainforest.
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Here's how people celebrate an eco-friendly Janmashtami
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 23 (ANI): Like every year, the festival of Janmashtami which marks the birth of Lord Krishna is being celebrated with a lot of fervour and zeal. People are coming up with several ways to celebrate the special day with pomp and show and are mindful of its impact on the
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Gujarat: Institute directs students to plant trees on committing mistakes
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): In an innovative environment-friendly step, an institute affiliated with University of Gujarat has instructed its students to plant a sapling for every mistake that they commit in the campus.
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Elite Foundation NGO strives to make India greener
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] August 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): With a rapid scale of urbanisation, degraded air quality, and climate change, tree plantation is the only saviour. Leading environment NGO, Elite Foundation understands the need of the hour and has taken in its stride to make India a
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IIT Delhi startup Sanfe launches reusable sanitary pads
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 20 (ANI): With an aim to protect the environment, reusable sanitary pads made from banana fibres was on Tuesday launched by Sanfe, an IIT Delhi-incubated startup.
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BRICS nations come together for Urban Environmental Management
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], Aug 16 (ANI): Acknowledging the importance of urban environmental management for improving quality of life in cities, the Environment Ministers of BRICS countries on Friday agreed to work together to resolve the multifaceted environmental issues faced by BRICS cities.
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INDOWUD - India's first environment-friendly alternative to plywood launch
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] August 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): The city-based Milam Sales Enterprises Private Limited, a leading trader of carpentry materials, and INDOWUD Polymers Private Limited, an innovative panel products manufacturer, have launched INDOWUD, a Natural Fibre Composite (NFC) boar
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