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NGT expresses displeasure at Centre for not responding to plea challenging
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday registered its displeasure with Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Mines, Power and Coal, for not filing any response even after nine months in the petition challenging its n
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Govt has taken effective measures to manage plastic waste: Prakash Javadek
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call to phase out single-use plastics by 2022, and the government has taken effective measures to manage plastic w
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Javadekar urges agriculture sector to save water amid declining availabili
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Raising concerns over the declining water availability in the country, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Friday called on the Agriculture sector to conserve water as it is consuming nearly 85 per cent of the availab
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Eight Asiatic lions housed in Hyderabad zoo infected with COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 4 (ANI): Eight Asiatic lions housed in the Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) Hyderabad have tested positive for SARS-CoV2 virus.
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Prakash Javadekar tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): A month after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Friday tested positive for COVID-19.
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Prakash Javadekar meets John Kerry, discusses climate, joint research
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, on Tuesday met John Kerry, US special presidential envoy for Climate, and discussed a range of issues including climate, finance, joint research and collaboration.
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Women have extra qualities of compassion, consistency and courage compared
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Information and Broadcasting, and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, on Monday stated that women have extra qualities of compassion, consistency and courage compared to ma
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Prakash Javadekar uses Sanskrit for first time at UNSC on climate change
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Tuesday used Sanskrit for the first time in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Debate on climate change.
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Discussed important issues with COP26 President for negotiations in Glasgo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday held a meeting with Alok Sharma, President of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and discussed all important issues for the negotiations to b
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Kerala CM seeks PM Modi's intervention on notification regarding eco-sensi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 7 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting his intervention on the draft notification issued by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) notifying 118.59 s
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Delhi: PNG fuel to be made available in all identified industrial units
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change on Wednesday informed that Piped Natural Gas (PNG) fuel will be made available in all identified industrial units.
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Centre directs states, UTs to take possible steps for containing bird flu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Considering the possibility of spread of avian influenza virus or bird flu to humans and other domesticated animals and birds, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to take all possibl
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