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UAE pioneering efforts to reduce plastic pollution at national, global lev
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
UAE Minister of Climate Change Amna Al Dahak reaffirmed the country's commitment to combating plastic pollution on World Environment Day, announcing a full ban on single-use plastic products by 2026 and highlighting global and national initiatives for sustainable transformation.
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Taiwan's Ministry of Environment revises rules to raise fees on industrial
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan's environment ministry has revised pollution fee rules for the first time in a decade, expanding the list of substances and gradually increasing rates to push industries toward cleaner practices.
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US: Montana rules in favour of youths in landmark climate decision
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The US Montana state on Monday (local time), took the decision in the favour of people who alleged that the state had violated their right to a “clean and healthful” environment by promoting the use of fossil fuels.
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Vedanta Aluminium ranks 2nd in S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The company moved up two spots from the previous fourth rank globally in the FY20-21 assessment, according to Vedanta Aluminium's statement released on Wednesday. This makes the firm the second most sustainable aluminium producer in the world.
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Textbooks not keeping pace of increasing climate impacts: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new study from North Carolina State University finds that biology textbooks have done a poor job of incorporating material related to climate change. For example, the study found that most textbooks published in the 2010s included less information about climate change than they did in the
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With British Prime Minister's recognition, Vivek Gurav's Pune Ploggers are
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Vivek Gurav, a 26-year-old techie, won a special award from the UK PM for "Plogging" after quitting his IT job to combat climate change.
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NTPC releases 'Biodiversity Policy' for conservation, restoration of biodi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): India's largest power generating firm NTPC Limited has issued renewed Biodiversity Policy 2022 to establish a comprehensive vision and guiding principle for conservation, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity.
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India has walked the talk on commitments to deal with climate change, says
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Noting that India has walked the talk on its commitments to address the global challenge of climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said equitable energy access to the poor has been a cornerstone of the government's environmental pol
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Trump signs overhauling order on 'Energy Independence Policy'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Mar. 29 (ANI):U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could be the end of Obama-era environmental policy.
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