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Celebrate without harming environment: President Kovind
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): With air quality worsening in the national capital, President Ram Nath Kovind urged social organisations to spread awareness about celebrating festivals without harming the environment.
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Palaniswami writes to PM Modi over Kerala's proposal for new dam
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to direct the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to forthwith withdraw recommendations made on Kerala's
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FTII student alleges she was punished for speaking against sexual harassme
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Bhupendra Kainthola has been accused of 'creating hostile work environment' and 'intimidating' a student, who raised her voice against incidents of sexual harassment in the institute.
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Delhi: Amidst declining air quality, Imran Hussain reviews action plan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday reviewed the preparedness and action plan of the various stakeholder departments for implementing the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) mandated by the Supreme Court for combating and mitigating air polluti
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EPCA directs industries to stop burning waste in Narela, Bawana Industrial
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Monday held an urgent meeting here, where it instructed the industrialists to stop burning plastic and rubber waste in the Narela and Bawana industrial belt as it has escalated the leve
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Great White Pelican rescued from Valankulam Lake being treated
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct. 22 (ANI): A Great White Pelican, which was rescued from Valankulam Lake by an environmentalist, is being treated in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore.
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India takes strong steps towards achieving Paris Agreement goals
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], Oct 20 (ANI): Government of India took an important step toward its goals for low-carbon, climate-resilient development with the approval of a US$ 43 million grant from the Green Climate Fund, supporting climate resilience of millions of people living in the coastal states
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Charges framed against RK Pachauri in Sexual Harassment case
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Saturday framed charges against environmentalist and former The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) director RK Pachauri in connection with an alleged sexual harassment case.
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Those commuting through natural environments report better mental health
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 19 (ANI): Turns out, people who commute through natural environments report better mental health and this association is even stronger among active commuters.
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Delhi govt forms inspection team to check air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday constituted a six-member team to carry out surprise inspection in the national capital to check whether measures to control air pollution have been put in place.
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RapNet launches new trade center
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): RapNet, the world's leading diamond trading network, is proud to announce the launch of the RapNet Trade Center. This marks a major strategic development for RapNet by providing members with an efficient, secure and intuitive system to trade
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Virtual reality can alter taste!
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 16 (ANI): Humans not only relish the sweet, savory and saltiness of foods, but they are also influenced by the environment in which they eat. According to researchers, people's perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings.
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