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China reiterates offer to 'mediate' between India, Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May. 8 (ANI): Stressing on the importance of maintaining bilateral ties and reconciliation of India-Pakistan relations, Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui said the collective development of India, China and Pakistan will promote regional stability, chalking out a frie
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Polluted environment tied to elevated cancer rates
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 8 (ANI): You may want to rethink moving to a green neighbourhood as a recent study has linked poor environmental quality to elevated cancer rates.
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New Delhi trailing Beijing by 13 years: China
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Lack of a favorable growth and environment combined with slow implementation of policies has hampered India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the last decade, said Chinese ambassador to India, Luo Zhaohui.
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How environment affects mental health in men and women
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 5 (ANI): Poor women are 60 per cent more likely to suffer from anxiety than women living in richer areas, a new study found.
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Rs. 1 lakh fine for those dumping waste on Ramganga banks: NGT
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday announced that anyone found dumping hazardous waste on the banks of the River Ramganga in Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh would have to pay Rs. 1 lakh as environment compensation.
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NGT summons U'khand environment secy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday summoned the Uttarakhand's environment secretary on widening of Gangotri March for Chardham Yatra.
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SC to hear plea in air pollution matter
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today hear the plea filed by noted environmentalist M. C. Mehta in the air pollution matter.
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Join the Breathefree movement and #SAVEYOURLUNGS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 29 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Our choice of living has made us vulnerable to many lifestyle diseases. Smoking, no physical activity, food preferences and environmental factors like dust storm and pollution are making our lungs weak.
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Need to urgently create ecosystem to make new IPR Policy successful, says
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): Though the government has come out with a National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy to promote a robust intellectual property (IP) environment across India, we need an ecosystem to take a good idea to a logical end even before it is commercialised, U
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We should develop universities as temples of higher learning: President
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr 26 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said India should develop universities as temples of higher learning, adding that there should be places for creating learning environment, where free exchange of ideas will take place and where mighty minds
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Start placing bins at 1.5 m distance to boost recycling
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr 23 (ANI): For clean and safe environment, start placing bins at a distance of 1.5 metres away from suite doors as a study reveals that it can drastically boost recycling and composting rates by 141 percent.
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Japan infrastructure, sanitation and health dominating S.E. Asia landscape
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia]/Bangkok [Thailand]/Singapore City [Singapore], April 22 (ANI): Japan's Shimizu Corporation has a history of over 200 years in building safe and reliable infrastructure, protecting these structures against natural disasters, and promoting the concept of environmental
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