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World Earth Day: Eco-friendly alternatives for things you use every day!
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): As the seriousness of environmental problems become clearer, our responses towards it continue to lack urgency. The current era is all about turning towns into smart cities, owning smartphones, and luxurious vehicles. But do we realise the impact these hig
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Virtual reality could serve as environmental education tool
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 21 (ANI): Gaming and virtual reality (VR) could bridge the gap between urban societies and nature, claimed a recent study. The researchers strive to bridge the gap by a new VR game they developed called, Butterfly World 1.0, an adventure game designed to engage i
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DLF Foundation: Setting new benchmarks in CSR
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): DLF Foundation has taken rural education, training, health and environmental initiatives since its incorporation, and it looks forward to creating new innovative precedents in areas of rural education, health, and labour care.
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China's Belt and Road outreach to Nepal won't work, says leading European
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], Apr 13 (ANI): China's ambitious Belt and Road initiative (BRI) is not likely to work with Nepal due to a number of economic, infrastructural and environmental concerns, according to Amsterdam-based European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), which has clo
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Medicine, personal care products may lead to new pollutants in waterways
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): Bacteria in sewage treatment plants may be creating new contaminants that have not been evaluated for potential risks and may affect aquatic environments, say scientists in a study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Journal.
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Concert featuring Grammy Award Ricky Kej to raise awareness on climate cha
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 13(ANI): The Centre for Environmental Health (CEH), a Centre of Excellence at the Public Health Foundation of India and the Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) is organizing a one of its kind concert in New Delhi on March 23, 2019, to raise awarene
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Ethiopian Airline Crash: Moment of silence observed at UN Environmental co
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], Mar 11 (ANI): A moment of silence was observed at the start of United Nations Environment Programme meeting held here a day after 157 people, including at least 22 affiliated to the UN, were killed in the Ethiopian Airline crash on Sunday.
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EC bats for environment friendly election campaign
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), March 10 (ANI): In its bid to conduct eco-friendly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has directed political parties and their candidates to desist from using environmentally hazardous publicity material like plastics and polythene in the election campaign for Lok
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Chemical pollutants in home degrade fertility in men and dogs: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 10 (ANI): Here’s another reason to take environmental degradation seriously. Suggests that environmental contaminants found in the home and diet have the same adverse effects on male fertility in both humans and in domestic dogs.
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Rahul meets environmental activists, seeks their support for Cong in LS po
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 9 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a series of meetings on Saturday with environmental activists, representatives of fishing community and mining industry here and agreed to work together for the state and the country.
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'No other country is working on environmental issues with such depth, conv
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 8 (ANI): "No other country in the world is working on environmental issues with such depth, conviction, and honesty” as India, opined Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday.
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Haryana CM says measures will be taken to tackle pollution in Gurugram
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Days after the release of a joint report by an environmentalist group and an air purifier company that claimed Gurugram as the "most polluted" city, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said measures will soon be taken to combat the menace po
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