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Water stress poses credit risks for coal, mining and power sectors: Moody'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, September 20 (ANI): Water management is among the top environmental risks for countries and sectors in Asia, according to Moody's Investors Service.
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World Gold Council members commit to TCFD reporting
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): The World Gold Council said on Monday its members -- 33 of the world's most forward-thinking gold miners -- have committed to reporting their positions and progress on climate-related risks in line with the recommendations of Taskforce for Climate-related
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Knowhow of economical, environment-friendly saline gargle RT-PCR technique
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has transferred the know-how of indigenously developed saline gargle RT-PCR technique, used for testing COVID-19 sa
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UNGA President calls for halt to nuclear tests
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): The President of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, on Wednesday called for an end to nuclear tests, saying these tests have long lasting health and environmental consequences
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Punjab man starts company to recycle cigarette butts into toys, mosquito r
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Mohali (Punjab) [India], September 9 (ANI): Discarded cigarette filters--also known as butts-- are one of the most littered objects on earth and a major environmental pollutant. To deal with the problem, a Mohali-based company in Punjab has found a way to curb pollution by recycling cigarett
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Teaser of Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence's 'Don't Look Up' leaves fa
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): The wait is finally over! Actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence are all set to save the world from environmental issues through Netflix's film 'Don't Look Up'.
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Boom in social stress may contribute to population decline: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): A University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental health scientist has developed an "overlooked hypothesis" to help explain the projected global population decline beginning in 2064: social stress.
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DU makes it compulsory for all students to plant trees from this session
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New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): The University of Delhi (DU) has undertaken an initiative for a 'greener planet' through its new programme 'Environmental Education to Environmental Action' under which every student must plant at least one tree anywhere in the country.
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New filtering method promises safer drinking water, improved industrial pr
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Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): A team of scientists at the Tufts University School of Engineering has developed a new filtering technology inspired by biology that could help curb a drinking water-related disease that affects tens of millions of people worldwide and potentially improve
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China's BRI is a threat to climate change and environment: Report
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Beijing [China], September 6 (ANI): China's Belt Road Initiative (BRI) is a threat to climate change and is responsible for causing environmental degradation as almost 90 per cent of its energy projects are carbon-intensive and operate on fossil fuel, a think tank has said.
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Karnataka: 7 held for attacking environmentalist DV Girish
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 3 (ANI): Seven persons were arrested in connection with the alleged assault on environmentalist DV Girish, informed Hakay Akshay Machindra Supreindent of police of Chikkamagaluru district on Thursday.
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4 held in Karnataka's Chikmagalur for attacking environmentalist DV Girish
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chikmagalur (Karnataka) [India], September 2 (ANI): Police arrested four people on Thursday for allegedly assaulting noted environmentalist DV Girish in Chikkamagaluru.
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