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Nigerians protest illegal mining, seek to stop Chinese miners in Osun, Lag
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Expressing their displeasure through the Twitter hashtag #StopChineseIllegalMining, the protesters stated that Chinese miners have made themselves lords of the Nigerian natural resources which belong to the people and government.
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Railway electrification: 37,011 Route kilometres electrified in last nine
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Over the past nine years, the pace of electrification in India has accelerated significantly, and railway electrification offers a sustainable and efficient mode of transportation that is free from environmental pollution and dependency on fossil fuels.
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IIT Roorkee researchers working on technologies to tackle Plastic, e-Waste
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A research group headed by Prof. K K Pant, Director, IIT Roorkee, is working on e-waste Conversion to Valuable Products and Metal Recovery, which is a generation of wealth via a zero-waste discharge concept.
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Delhi Govt announces 'Red light On Gaadi Off' campaign to reduce vehicular
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Delhi Government announced the 'Red Light On Gaadi Off' campaign on Friday in its bid to reduce vehicular pollution in the national capital.
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Study: Embryonic exposure to environmental pollutants on risk of diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [US], July 23 (ANI): The School of Public Health and Health Sciences' Alicia Timme-Laragy, an associate professor, studies the effects of early life exposures to two common per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) chemicals, which are present in waterproof and nonstick household
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Assam will be one of leading states in the country to use renewable source
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Udalguri (Assam) [India], July 19 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that, in the next five years, Assam will be one of the leading states in the country to use renewable sources of energy to steer the development of the state and mitigate the results of environm
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Scientists discover new type of 'plastic-loving bacteria'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new type of 'plastic-loving bacterium' that attaches itself to plastic present in the deep sea, probably allowing them to hitchhike across the ocean as per a new study.
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Poets Ruth Padel, Abhay K. use ecopoetry to highlight environmental challe
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], April 5 (ANI): Eminent British poet Ruth Padel and Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. came together to raise awareness about the triple threats of Climate Change, Environmental pollution, and Biodiversity loss at the Indelible Festival of Literature in Dubai which is directed by Inde
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We are working on issue of air pollution, says UP Minister after Mayawati,
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh minister Brijesh Pathak on Saturday reacted to the allegations of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav that the government is "sending farmers to jail in the name of environmental pollution."
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Environmentalist in Jammu creates vertical gardens using plastic bottles
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 16 (ANI): In an attempt to reduce environmental pollution using waste management, environmentalist Dr. Nazia Rasool Latifi has begun to create vertical gardens in Jammu using plastic bottles.
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Indian diplomat Abhay K quotes Kalidasa's poems to highlight climate chang
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Abhay K, Ambassador of India to Madagascar and Comoros, used classical 5th century Sanskrit poet Kalidasa's poems to highlight the triple threat of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution that the world faces today.
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Opting plant-based diet benefits health, climate, and economy, study sugge
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand], Jan 23 (ANI): A new study suggests that opting for a plant-based diet can come across as a potential option to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while also helping to improve population health.
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