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Indian social enterprises make headway at the Singapore International Foun
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, September 2 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Singapore International Foundation's (SIF) Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) programme kicked off its 2020 edition as a digital experience, undeterred by restrictions imposed by the pandemic to continue nurturing young global change-makers.
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Filter Concept is making revolutions in the industrial Air filtration segm
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), India, Aug 31 (ANI/PRNewswire): According to WHO, air pollution is the greatest environmental risk to health. The microscopic air pollutants such as particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), airborne lead, VOCs, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and more create seriou
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Study suggests COVID-19 treatment could lead to antimicrobial resistance
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): A new study suggests that the use of antibiotics in people with COVID-19 could result in increased resistance to the drugs' benefits among the wider population.
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Women inspired by Gandhi Ji's self-reliance pick up 'sui dhaga' to make kh
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] Aug 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Inspired by the Gandhian values of self-reliance, social activist, environmentalist and classical Kathak dancer Arushi Nishank of Uttarakhand supported and trained thousands of rural women in Uttarakhand to take up sui dhaga (needle and th
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Delhi HC dismisses application seeking compliance of order to publish tran
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed an application seeking to publish the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020 notification in multiple languages in compliance with its earlier order.
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Delhi HC directs DDA to deposit environmental compensation of Rs 50 lakh f
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to deposit an environmental compensation of Rs 50 lakh with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for allegedly damaging stormwater drains on the Samalkha-Dwarka Road.
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'Should be scrutinised thoroughly': Tharoor calls for withdrawal of EIA 20
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has urged the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to immediately withdraw the proposed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) draft in its current form till it is possible to widely deliberate and consult on its proposal
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Kerala can't agree to many recommendations of EIA draft notification, says
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram, (Kerala) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Kerala cannot agree with many of the recommendations of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) draft notification 2020, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday.
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Butt out the cigarette butts with Let's Do It India's "Fugitive" this Worl
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Let's Do It India is the Indian division of Let's Do It World, a global not-for-profit that aims to tackle environmental and social problems related to mismanaged waste by engaging with communities, governments and policymakers for a cleaner ecosp
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Greenman Viral Desai's "Tree Ganesha" movement receives support from acros
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Aug 10 (ANI/News Wire India): Popularly known as the Greenman, Viral Desai, an environmentalist and a successful businessman from Surat has started the 'Tree Ganesha, Each One Plant One' movement a few days ago.
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EIA 2020 draft's objective is 'loot of the nation', must be withdrawn: Rah
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the objective of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020 draft is "loot of the nation" and demanded that it must be withdrawn to stop environmental destruction.
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Andhra government to hold special drives for inspection of industrial unit
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): In the wake of recent accidents in different industries in Andhra Pradesh, the state government on Tuesday decided to organize special drives for inspection of industrial units in the state to check if they were following the prescribed environ
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