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Vice President suggests environment ministry should consider 'stop work or
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 26 (ANI): Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday called Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to Rajya Sabha and suggested him that his ministry should consider keeping in abeyance the 'stop work order' on Polavaram Multipurpose Proj
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ICRA downgrades Piramal Capital's loans, bonds from AA+ to AA
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 26 (ANI): Investment information agency ICRA has cut ratings for Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Ltd's (PCHFL) bonds, term loans and debentures from AA+ to AA on rising challenge to raise money in the risk-averse environment.
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Mangaluru: 261 kgs of plastic seized during raids on local shops
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 26 (ANI): Health and environment officials of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) conducted raids on local shops in the city and seized 261 kilograms of banned plastic items.
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DLF5`s luxury project The Crest awarded LEED Gold Certificate by USGBC
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India] June 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): DLF5 has backed yet another accolade to its name with its luxury condominium - The Crest being awarded the LEED Gold Certificate for its environment-friendly design by U. S. Green Building Council. USGBC will soon host a ceremony to award th
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Gujarat: Crocodile strayed inside temple, devotees gather claiming it to b
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mahisagar (Gujarat) [India], June 24 (ANI): In what is seen as a miracle by the people of Palla Village, a crocodile strayed in the premises of Khodiyar Temple during late hours on Sunday.
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Crocodile rescued from Gadhia village near Vadodara
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], June 23 (ANI): A team of the Forest Department on Sunday rescued a crocodile in Gardhia village, some 80- km away from here.
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Assam: Gaurav Gogoi writes to centre over transportation of elephants to G
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Gaurav Gogoi, Member of Parliament of Indian National Congress from Kaliabor in Assam, has sought centre's help to prevent the transportation of four juvenile elephants from Assam to Gujarat.
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Karnataka: BBMP issues advisory to marriage halls, directs to use environm
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 20 (ANI): Bengaluru administration has directed the marriage hall owners in the city to use environment-friendly utensils while assuring stricter implementation of the same.
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CBIC to ensure IGST refunds to all genuine exporters
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on Thursday informed that all genuine exporters will continue to get their Indirect Goods and Services Tax (IGST) refunds in a timely manner in a fully automated environment.
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Climate change affects crops in India: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): India's grain crops are vulnerable to climate changes and yields from rice, experience larger declines during extreme weather conditions, found Kyle Davis Environmental data scientist at Columbia University.
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How is unrecycled plastic affecting environment?
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): Recycling plastic waste can significantly help the environment. But how much of the plastic we use is being recycled and in the right way? How much of it is ending up in the environment or landfills and are causing newer problems that are difficult to fi
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Environment-friendly battery golf cart ply in Parliament premises
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): As the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha began on Monday, environment-friendly battery operated golf carts were seen ferrying Lok Sabha staff inside the Parliament premises, seen as an attempt to contribute to keeping the pollution levels of the national c
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